How would you describe your relationship with London?

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gordondaviesmoustache

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Pretty polarising subject among many blues, I expect.

Mine is a pretty complicated one.

A one day working visit on Thursday of this week, became two and I had to unexpectedly stay in central London last night. Went 'up West' for a few drinks and some food and I was struck (not for the first time) about what a ball of energy the city is. Full of incredible buildings, eccentric characters and as rich a history as any conurbation on the planet. It truly is one of the world's great cities. Whenever I go there, for the first day or so, I always feel a twinge of disappointment that I never 'made it' in London when I lived there twenty years ago. However, I've never been there for more than a couple of days and not been ready to go home, wherever that is at that particular time. It's expensive, full of itself, can be a nightmare to traverse and has an egregiously high proportion of utterly rude cunts at the best of times.

For me, it's a wonderful place to visit, but an unappealing place to live, but I understand its appeal to others, especially to the ambitious, whatever sacrifices living and working there may entail.

What's your relationship like?
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Pretty polarising subject among many blues, I expect.

Whenever I go there, for the first day or so, I always feel a twinge of disappointment that I never 'made it' in London when I lived there twenty years ago. However, I've never been there for more than a couple of days and not been ready to go home, wherever that is at that particular time. It's expensive, full of itself, can be a nightmare to traverse and has an egregiously high proportion of utterly rude cunts at the best of times.

For me, it's a wonderful place to visit, but an unappealing place to live, but I understand its appeal to others, especially to the ambitious, whatever sacrifices living and working there may entail.

What's your relationship like?
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Bullshit.

Name one.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Pretty polarising subject among many blues, I expect.

Mine is a pretty complicated one.

A one day working visit on Thursday of this week, became two and I had to unexpectedly stay in central London last night. Went 'up West' for a few drinks and some food and I was struck (not for the first time) about what a ball of energy the city is. Full of incredible buildings, eccentric characters and as rich a history as any conurbation on the planet. It truly is one of the world's great cities. Whenever I go there, for the first day or so, I always feel a twinge of disappointment that I never 'made it' in London when I lived there twenty years ago. However, I've never been there for more than a couple of days and not been ready to go home, wherever that is at that particular time. It's expensive, full of itself, can be a nightmare to traverse and has an egregiously high proportion of utterly rude cunts at the best of times.

For me, it's a wonderful place to visit, but an unappealing place to live, but I understand its appeal to others, especially to the ambitious, whatever sacrifices living and working there may entail.

What's your relationship like?
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One of the best cities in the world, like you though wouldn't want to live there, did it for 3 months and that was enough
 
Love visiting - at least 4 times a year but wouldn't live there for a gold clock.
 
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