London

[SoSolid]

Can't stand the place; traffic, too many foreigners, arrogant rude people and cyclists.

 

[SoSolid]

I don' live there but occasionally I have to work there.

 

[SoSolid]

London is no longer British. I need to take my passport every time I go.

 

[SoSolid]

London is so congested I cannot stand it.

 

[SoSolid]

I suspect you're trolling, but I'm willing to to take you seriously. Why is too many foreigners an issue? London is a massive tourist hotspot, there will be people from all over the world.

I am not trolling. I just feel the city has lost its identity, there are a lot of riff raff immigrants there, especially if you go to places like Stratford. They do not make any efforts to integrate into our society, in fact I get the impression they judge us. I feel like I am not in my country when I go to certain parts of London. I don't think we know who we are letting in to our country.

 

[SoSolid]

The foreigners are the only people who might say hello or might hold a door open

londons ok for the odd week . Hell for living

Yes, I do quite enjoy the odd day out there but could not even conceive the idea of living there.

 

[SoSolid]

I think you're full of rubbish and haven't thought through your views enough to validate them.

It is my opinion, I don't need to validate anything.

 

[SoSolid]

What exactly is "integrating into our society"? What is the exact problem with "riff raff immigrants" over native "riff raff"? How do you know that they're immigrants? In fact, how do you ever spot whether some one is an immigrant or not?

Sorry, I am not going to enter a debate in to the UK immigration policy. I just think it is sad that you can now go to entire areas of London and not see any natives. Mile End is one example.

 

[SoSolid]

But unless you have thought it through carefully and logically, it's a useless opinion to anyone but yourself, and also useless to share it with others.

I lived there for 2 years, I studied there for 5 years. I now work there occasionally and I have formed these opinions. I find the people rude and I do not like the city in general. I still enjoy the odd day out there with friends, but I like to get the heck out at the end of the day.

 

[SoSolid]

I lived in London for almost 10 years and really enjoyed it. The OP's moan seems to be less about London as a place and more about those pesky foreigners.

I am sorry that you seem to think this. My main gripes are with the city itself, I just do not like it.

 

[SoSolid]

Well that's great, because I wasn't initiating one.

Yes, and how do you identify an immigrant or "native" by sight?

Contradiction much?

 

[SoSolid]

That's an hilariously ignorant comment. You do understand that due to the location of the docklands, areas like Mile End have been immigration hotspots for centuries...

Whitechapel is another depressing place I detest.

 

[SoSolid]

So you don't like the buildings then? What have they got to do with "immigrants"?

I don't like the congestion, the cold nature of the people, the narrow streets and roads, the ridiculous prices of everything. Plus I feel that the city has lost its cultural identity.

 

[SoSolid]

That word doesn't mean what you think it means.

I didn't ask you about immigration policies. You're sperging about immigrants, so I've asked you how exactly can you tell some one is an immigrant. Since you know of so many immigrants you obviously know how to pick them out, so come on, how do you do it?

Walk around Mile End. You will soon hone your skills.

 

[SoSolid]

What is its cultural identity? And how has this been lost?

It does not feel British any more. I feel like a foreigner in the capitol city of my country.

 

[SoSolid]

OP, what is your definition of a native?

That is a very good question. I would describe a native as being a British national with some ancestral connection to the country.

 

[SoSolid]

That's what you 'feel'. You're entitled to your opinion.

What exactly about London makes you feel like a foreigner?

Yes, thank you, that is exactly it. This is how I feel and based on my opinions. It's just not a place I can warm to.

 

[SoSolid]

Your 25, the change from White British in London is down 2% in ten years if that really has ruined your life and city you're being a bit precious.

I never mentioned anything about White British. I don't believe you need to be white to be British. But I do think you need to speak English and abide by our rules. I am not white.

 

[SoSolid]

His last post is exactly why I've been saying what I've been saying. It might have seemed like he was pointing at that, but I don't like to assume some one is saying something.



Again though, how do you tell some one is British by sight? If you don't think you need to be white to be British, what is it?

I already told you what it is. Several people on here have jumped to conclusions it seems. For example, women walking down the high street in Burkhas is not part of the British cultural identity.

 

[SoSolid]

I prefer my posh little provincial Shires to London for 'living' and general style of life... but if you are ambitious, and if you want a career and want to make money, there is nowhere else in the UK like London. It is the beating heart of the country and it is where all of its most vibrant youth/art culture resides - like it or not. All the diversity and myriad numbers of things to see/hear/taste etc. are part of the fun that makes living in the vortex of London so special compared to anywhere else (Bristol has a very varied feel as well, but a markedly different atmosphere: cultural capitol versus slavery capitol...).

Quaint and quintessential England is either a homesick sort of nostalgia or else a refusal to live in the 21st century. I can imagine myself retiring to somewhere like Cheltenham/the Cotswolds or Surrey or something when I'm old and spent, but to complain about London because of its 'busyness' or 'multi-racial mix' is to be hopelessly out of touch with the world we live in now. People that complain about "feeling like a minority in their own country"... this sort of talk is madness to me. Go teach abroad for a year or go do manual work in another country for a year and you'll know how just about every other nationality and culture has had it for years. British arrogance, yet again.

Oh yes, I also hate the people that knock this country and British culture but then refuse to go back to their native lands.