10 Reasons NOT to Move to London
What are the reasons not to move to London? I used to wonder why some folks didn’t want to move to London, the city I so much love and admire. I couldn’t figure out why some people would see the great city and capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain as a no-go area. But now, I know better! Looking through their eyes, I have seen their reasons not to move to London.
I, kind of, agree with them, though that may not change anything for me about the iconic London cityscape which I still hold in high esteem. Yet, I’m not proud to tell you about the negative sides of living in London. For those living well above the poverty line, there’s nowhere like London. Their first days, weeks, and even months in the metropolis will likely be the moments of unprecedented novelty, energy, and infinite possibilities. But living in the British capital may present a nightmare for people living from hand to mouth.
Now consider the reasons and see if you can, because of these, decide not to visit London, not to talk about moving there.
1. Housing Is Very Expensive
Properties for rent are not at all cheap in London. The first time you start looking for a room, you may wonder whether the prices you’re given are actually for a room or the whole flat. Please don’t try to convert the amount to the currency of your home country so that you don’t develop goose pimples upon realizing how much of that you have to cough out to secure a place just to lay your head.
Housing in London is just too expensive. Sometimes the cost of housing can neutralize the excitement and anticipation of seemingly high wages that attract many to the city. This also causes high tenant rotation. At times, you question whether or not you’d ever find a stable home environment.
For those who are rich enough to think about buying a home when moving to London, a shocking reality that awaits them is the cost.
2. Weather
London weather is something else. The skies remain grey for most of the year. It can sometimes be depressing when the dark weather goes on for two or more weeks. This explains high rates of depression among Londoners of certain status. But while you’re coping with the moodiness, the weather can unexpectedly change and become very hot, and then suddenly back to rainy and windy.
This unpredictability of the city’s weather is one of the 10 reasons not to move to London that are mostly referred to. Of course, some who have lived in London for a long have learned to cope with its weather.
3. The Time Taken to Get Anywhere, Be It by Car or Public Transport Is Too Much
For the sake of explanations in this video, let’s assume you have stayed long enough to be able to afford a car and all the necessary permits to drive in the metropolis. Driving in central London presents challenges most of the new drivers are not mentally and emotionally prepared for. Driving in London is such is hard work that car owners try to avoid. If you’re among those that enjoy driving your car daily, you have a reason not to move to London.
Even if you don’t have your car, perhaps as you’re just relocating to London and what you’re used to is spending a short time traveling within cities, living in London will shock you. Traffic congestion is just everywhere and you may travel for two hours covering a distance you could cover in forty-five minutes elsewhere.
Driving daily should be avoided if you can. It can become quite expensive as congestion charges were introduced.
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I miss London. It's not perfect but I felt good there. I usually don't like the big cities but I like London:)
Many people who are living in London don’t know what’s the feeling to be home 🏡 literally, having to share housing, crazy expensive rents 😩
The weather in London is NOT bad! It’s never really cold, rarely snows and rarely goes below OC… it’s relatively dry compared to cities in the north and Scotland.
@ParsclickTV
2 жыл бұрын
It’s dry comparing it to Scotland? lol compare it with Cali or south France or Spain why Scotland? 😂 Just look at humidity section on your weather app mate! People buy air dehumidifier just not to get pain in their bones.
@craighobbs3708
2 жыл бұрын
@@ParsclickTV because Scotland is another part of the UK. We are talking about the weather in Britain not the South of France or California. There is a general misconception that London has ‘bad weather’ when actually, it doesn’t really. The comparison with Scotland was because the weather in Scotland is more typical of what many people think the weather in London is like .
@ParsclickTV
2 жыл бұрын
@@craighobbs3708 well that’s you comparing Scotland to England maybe you haven’t seen other countries and not knowing English people already run away from the country multiple times a year. Maybe not knowing first thing in every conversation is oh yeah the weather is shit. Hahahaha Dude you said Scotland who else? But why there really. Also who goes to Scotland anyway. Hahahaha
@artsy38
2 жыл бұрын
Lol I'm from glasgow the weather is one of the reasons I would move down
@artsy38
2 жыл бұрын
@@ParsclickTV lots of people come to Scotland, we have one of the nicest countries in Europe. The Highlands , Stirling Edinburgh, massive tourism every yr . With a name like Azimi what country u trying to escape that u can diss scotland ... Bawbag!!
Arrived from the North of England to London 50 years ago and have really enjoyed the city generally
I love London and will move back permanently, but my personal negatives of living there are: 1. The sheer percentage of smokers and relaxed attitudes to smoking. 2. The weather 3. Lack of career opportunities given to non-exceptional new grads in job market 4. Expensive cost of living 5. A bit old school with some technology- old buildings, no A/C, boiler heating system, manual cars, etc.
Properties to rent in any big city are very expensive. Paris is astronomical compared to London.
As a born and bred Londoner, I agree with much of this, though for many, the benefits will outweigh the drawbacks. Is the video aimed at people from other countries coming to the UK? Or people from other parts of the UK coming to London? Some of the negatives apply to the UK as a whole, or to big cities in general.
I feel lucky I was born in London and lived here all my life. Having visited many cities worldwide I've yet to find a city where I could imagine living and working (and probably never will in spite of how it's changed). Like all cities London has good and bad areas, largely dependant on your budget. Now it's overcrowded with heavy traffic daily, with blocks of flats rising up on every patch of land, I'm so pleased I enjoyed the best of it!
@plancho2572
2 жыл бұрын
Buddy, I am mexican and i want to know how is education there, i want to say someone says mexicans are ignorant, London people aré ignorant? or Cultured? Sorry for my english, i am learned.
@periuza6419
2 жыл бұрын
Are you black
@plancho2572
2 жыл бұрын
@@periuza6419 is it for me?
@amlonely5772
2 жыл бұрын
@@periuza6419 you ok 😧
@glitchyplaz_shorts.
2 жыл бұрын
@@periuza6419 yes I am
I liked London and met a lot of nice people in the short time I was there. But it is too expensive for me. That's the only reason I won't move there permanently.
@AaAa-bp9zf
2 жыл бұрын
Cool. Where are you from?
@samiuddinomer8154
9 ай бұрын
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So many fraudsters doing illegal renting of council properties also some people doing house shares for £1,000 a room is a joke.I lived there but I found it tiring and stressful most people are angry.On the flip side I met some amazing people from all over the road
Housing is the reason for me
I dont agree with racism and weather
Best city of world
The weather doesn’t bother me. It’s similar to the weather where I live in Oregon. The traffic would drive me crazy. When I’ve been there I usually walk everywhere because it’s faster. Friends: met a London family on my first visit in 1998. We have been close friends ever since, visiting each other annually, and on FaceTime every week. I’d love to live there but what I don’t? Money. It’s too bloody expensive
Hey @Learning Canteen: Have you lived in London before?
You should really have titled that, "Why NOT to live in the centre of London". I had much of the same opinion when I moved here, but I chose to live out East, far more relaxed. Oxford Street 25 minutes away, Epping Forest, and the M11 if I need to get the feck out. Best of both worlds. 😀 I said if I stayed here for five years, I'd probably have a heart attack with the stress. 25 years now.
I couldn’t agree more. Holidaying to London yes. Making a living there, no thanks. Remembering how poor I felt living for a year in SE London on scholarship £500 per month despite in my country I still earn 20k monthly. Imagine the currency difference £1= 6-7 those days. Other issues including the size of the house make me think three times before thinking of moving to live there. Perhaps outside London I don’t mind.
And 100 reasons to move to London. And what about the 10 reasons not to live in places that aren't London.
I enjoyed my trip there, always different than living someone where versus visiting
Move north whilst its still affordable
I'm wanting to study in London , would I be able to pay off tution fees on my own ofc legally I can't, I would have to get my hands dirt for it ,but will it be possible if I'm smart enough to prevent me working hand cash jobs from police being tipped off ?
Which one is the best place than
All big cities are expensive,New York, Paris ect, ,where in the world you get free entrance to museums? you have music ,theatre so much variety ,this city is superb. The weather is bearable, pollution is in every big city ,London is not an exception ,I have lived in other cities I prefer London, I highly recommend to get if you can, the experience of living in this amazing city.
You forgot the dragons on the South side of the Thames.
When I was younger I used to go to London (occasionally) to visit Museums and the Eye Hospital but I can never understand why people find it exciting. Just a load of grey grimy buildings. I was always glad to get home.
The weather is the same everywhere in the UK so this would be more of a reason not to move to the UK as opposed to just London.
How about air quality in London?
Just got back from London, and would never go back! They smoke like a chimney! The air is polluted, I had a hard time breathing on the street. Vaping and tobacco usage is so relaxed and encouraged.
London is a okay city but the next 10 to 15 years it can seriously go into space, the city is slowly being regenerated, places like old oak, which will be a new city within one, you have countless new skyscrapers, countless buildings being converted into roof gardens with bars, you have completely new districts opening up due to the new super speed rail that connects places like the west end to the east by ony 15 mins. I was recently in soho and that whole area has new state of the art buildins. And venues Should be awesome to see it become even better then it is, left thou, hopefully come back in 2027 to see some new stuff again
Racism??? Are you kidding - try Americas or Russia! Then you will know what racism is
My wife and I visited one October that was unusually cold for October. A cabbie told us that he had Russians in his cab griping about the cold.
How about living in the Himalayas....?
Did he say white british are given speacial considerations? Wtf lol
If I was going to move to Europe, Paris is the only city I’d even consider. The food, history, art and culture cannot be beat.
@albertinsinger7443
2 жыл бұрын
If you are living in the US almost any city in Europe is better art wise, food wise, architecture wise, culture wise and even having any conversation wise.
@thetimelapseguy8
2 жыл бұрын
@@albertinsinger7443 Don't forget transportation wise, European metros and rail, even london's, are pipe dreams for American cities.
@shazanali692
Жыл бұрын
In the USA anytime someone wants to build high-speed subways or rails in the city the car lobby just pays off the mayor's, it will never happen
It's hot and rain is a much wanted comfort that rearly come along, Total lie it's 🌧
This is a guide for people who want to live in a medium size town with less people, less jobs, less facilities but probably still high rents. Try Gdansk in Poland if you have low or average earnings. Try Basle in Switzerland if you have higher income. If you are bored after one year, move to Rome, Paris or London - then all the negatives in this video (some are false) are easy to live with after a year spent in lego-land.
Some of the points are partly ture, but a lot aren't. For example driving around and parking really isn't that terrible, even in central London sometimes, precisely due to the mindset mentioned in this video, a lot of people choose not the drive, the accommdation really isn't that expansive, really depends where you want to live in the city, buying or renting within tube zone 3 -6 really not that expensive
Cool
Traveling is also quite high in London
😅sounds like a nightmare
I moved in February to London, it the dirtiest city i have ever been to, but its good for shopping and the museums. The food is terrible and really you have to stay under the radar and even then someone will find a problem.
@Wonderwoman79G
Жыл бұрын
London has some of the most diverse food. There are a lot of different cultures in London.
Making friends in London is easy. The flip side is that keeping the same ones over time can be difficult because alot of the population, even the indigenous Londoners themselves, are transient.
Does humidity affect your hair in london ??????
@Christine16425
2 ай бұрын
Oh yes They deteriorate very quickly and with I have lost them. I'm french worries me when I go to London 😨🇫🇷
I would
I agreed. In London people not make home all the life , food and travelling are very expensive. You cannot afford you home in 2000 pound in a month. No savings useless and destroying your beautiful life.
Greater London is ok with Rent Hayes and Harlington, Ilford, Enfield, Romford, Slough, Harrow, Edgware, Barking And Easy to Commute locations London is a miserable City for the most part
well, i dont mind if they treat local and foreigners differently, its their country so why should foreigners get the same treatment... however if they treat local of different color and race differently, thats a big problem...
I am happy to move out of London after living 12 years, it feels like a prisoner is setting free! Seriously
People don't queue at the bus stop anymore. Once the bus arrives, it's a literal free for all; no such thing as women and children first, more like everyone for themselves!.
London is a great city only downfall its expensive other UK cities are boring miserable people and people very racist and segregated in other UK cities not much opportunities.
Я думаю что ты не можешь уговорить людей переехать в Лондон всё равно мы любим Лондон 😍😘😍🤩🥰🤲
The piece on London's weather is nonsense, largely. OK is is greyer and more cloudy than I'd like but it's one of the least wet capitals in Europe. It rains very little and is seldom cold. Weather-wise it's a very liveable city.
Not as cold as Ireland
Racism? It's one of the most mixed ciy's in the world.. its not got issues with Racism lol
@Marvin-dg8vj
2 жыл бұрын
The statement about racism is backed by no evidence whatsoever.It is entirely assertion and no explanation as to why this should be a problem in a city with a non white British majority.
@ParsclickTV
2 жыл бұрын
@@Marvin-dg8vj Racism is not only towards Black people but it's everywhere, if city is "a non white British majority" it doesn't mean racism is not there, it's got nothing to do with having British in London or not. Trsut me the recism is still there unless you are white you won't feel it but it's there.
@Marvin-dg8vj
2 жыл бұрын
@@ParsclickTV who is racist towards who and why is this a London problem?
@shotwser9148
2 жыл бұрын
Bullshit
@rocketman2010
2 жыл бұрын
@@Marvin-dg8vj Pakistanis and North Africans I have heard
Most of these are wrong. The racist one is laughable
Try living comfortably in London on less than $300K a year. Comfortably, I said. Impossible.
London is not that bad, Tokyo is just that good.
For me is no a problem the weather I really like a lot the weather, but the other things about London is a crap
Oh the weather is so depressing I don't no why people move there no sun 😕 at lease in nyc we have a d_ry winter the sunshine all the time in London it's always gray and depressing
@ronrichardson3103
2 жыл бұрын
You talk about load of rubbish
@markgilbertson1564
2 жыл бұрын
@@ronrichardson3103 And following on....awesome weather last week....bright, sunny, cold but no wind.
@1real11
2 жыл бұрын
Bright and sunny here today.🤔
@kingali_
2 жыл бұрын
London isn’t that great I live here I would rather live in Detroit fr
@marked8327
2 жыл бұрын
Other parts of the UK are grey and depressing London is the warmst in the UK.
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Sorry the racism one is so cap and I'm brown living in London
This guy is a hater of london
@maverickhistorian6488
Жыл бұрын
So am I
Born & raised there & am now leaving. The traffic's got worse, way too many rude people & the pollution gets to my chest when it's bad. But racist?! Not sure about that one.
Wrong about racism, weather isn’t bad compared with New York or any Northern European city like Paris or Berlin. The transport in London is one of the best in the world and as the U.K. is so small if you want to see any other place it’s an easy drive or train ride away. There’s low levels of pollution compared to any other global city and although it’s expensive most jobs here pay a lot more than other places in the world so it counters that. All in all, pretty poor video
Stand on the right hand side of an escalator, standing on the left and obstructing people who wish to move quickly, will get you banished from polite society and tutted at mercilessly. 😁
We see London in Bollywood movies..
@samiuddinomer8154
9 ай бұрын
Kabhi khushi kabhi gham.....
Air pollution
@markgilbertson1564
2 жыл бұрын
I was in London last week. Air quality was light years better. Hybrids and electric vehicles were dominant. Clear skies and very little litter or graffiti.
Beautiful city 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 London or graffiti city, and rubbish everywhere, the roads are filthy and a lot of run down property, some roads look like nobody has swept them in years, a lot of crime in London and are very unfriendly people and treat you like dirt, most won, t even talk to you. Horrendous traffic and I do mean really bad, no thanks you can keep it VERY Arrogant people in London and def a rip off to live, keep your money go else where and you will have money left in your bank account, stop giving it away to city that's way too over priced by miles.
How the hell can you claim Britain is not a racist country? It's as racist and xenophobic as fuck! I'm an ex-pat Brit who grew up in London and lived there for 40 years. You can't tell me that as i know better. I lived in the north, south, east and west of London. I spent 3 years in Brixton and lived through 2 race riots. You don't know what you're talking about where racism in the UK is concerned. I now live in New Zealand and that's as racist as fuck too - like everywhere else I suppose.
Who would…thought name changed to Londonstan…..
@samiuddinomer8154
9 ай бұрын
Soon
Since lockdown London has got a little Cheaper
Racism? Are you sure?
London is only 2,5 zone , overestimated properties , according to the location, looks acceptable , rest is mostly not nice , underground is from the museum , should be tourist attraction , free of charge , no deep connection friends well forget about this , known faces , danger in some places ,
One of the worst places on earth. Totally agree. Avoid it
@maverickhistorian6488
Жыл бұрын
It's a dirty, smelly little crudhole.
Ugly houses
Worst weather in the world
@florinRS11
2 жыл бұрын
Go to live one winter in Calgary, Canada. After that you will love the weather from London.
@craighobbs3708
2 жыл бұрын
The weather in London is not bad at all
@Marvin-dg8vj
2 жыл бұрын
Hardly. Mild most of the year round.Rarely cold in winter though can be hot and humid occasionally.Quite dry and good for walking and travelling.