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A very touristy, and one dimensional view of London, and very different to my impressions of London. The author has clearly only really tried to experience the
by 14113 12y ago
A very touristy, and one dimensional view of London, and very different to my impressions of London.
The author has clearly only really tried to experience the food and culture of the very centre, and likely only lived there as well. The only thing that they've got spot on is that london is essentially a collection of loosely linked villages. For a permanent resident, that means that where you live (probably one of the "village" areas) is a world away from what the centre of London is like.
- vidarh 12y agoExactly. For me, "going in to town" means going in to Croydon - a city centre with it's own large high street and multiple shopping centres at the outskirts of London. Croydon town centre again is at the centre of a collection of smaller villages within the borough, each with their own high streets. I work near Waterloo, so I commute in to the centre, but outside of work I rarely see central London - it's pretty much a different city from my perspective. I also found the mention of City curious. City is also pretty much a thing by itself. I guess it differs by what skillsets you put on your CV, but I've never worked with someone who has worked in City. I've only known one person who did. I don't come across recruiters trying to get me to take bank jobs very often. London is not defined by City any more than San Francisco is defined by its financial district.
- k-mcgrady 12y ago>> "london is essentially a collection of loosely linked villages. For a permanent resident, that means that where you live (probably one of the "village" areas) is a world away from what the centre of London is like." Any good resources for trying to pick the right area? I'm planning on moving to London but besides the names of some of the areas I know very little about them.