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@Daveypants
Most of London is generally cold and unfriendly. I don't feel that safe a lot of the time. It's expensive, fast paced, slow to navigate on anything but a bike and dirty. There is little to divide rich and poor - they're all mixed up together. Walking down Oxford Street makes me angry. Tourists and residents alike frequently show themselves to be idiots. It feels like every man for himself.
That said, I mostly love it. Nothing beats walking across the river at dusk on a warm summer evening just as all the buildings are starting to light up. It's a beautiful city. I'm only young, and I don't want to live here for the rest of my life, but I get the feeling I will always be coming back.