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It was an easy sell for me. I lived in a lot of places when I was really young (Athens, D.C.), but I spent most of my life in a fairly large city with a really small-town mindset (Jacksonville, FL), always wishing I could be somewhere that 'mattered' and where stuff actually happened. And, growing up in the 80s and watching lots of MTV, London always seemed really 'cool' or something. Plus, Americans love London. Anyway, I visited in 2005 and wished I could live here one day, but knew I probably never would. But I ended up here less than a year and a half later. I love all the options for everything (food, shopping, entertainment). I love the fact that London has such a diverse population. I love the sense of history (like the fact that the road around the corner from my flat has been there since Roman times). The weather's not great, but the summers are lovely and I appreciate actually having seasons (something that you don't get in Florida).
I've only been here a little over two years now, but I'd have a hard time moving away. Almost anything would seem like a 'step down' to me. Maybe not NYC. But London's so much closer to so many things... NYC is all the way across the Atlantic.