Two Years In London : Part 1

Part 1 of my promised Two Years In London anniversary vlog. In this segment I talk about my first impressions and experiences of London in the first month that I arrived in May 2005.

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"Like A Star" - Corinne Bailey Rae
"Put Your Records On" - Corinne Bailey Rae

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[ANTM55]

If you go to china town there are 100s of shops dedicated to food from china and quite a few that do japanese aswell. Also around there there are alot of places to eat out quite cheaply.

[kazzart]

See my reply to sclements75

[sclements75]

Wow, these vids are kind of a downer, regarding living in London, but it's stuff I've heard a million times before. I've sort of made the decision to move from Toronto to Bristol, because of the negativity surrounding London, but I'm still wondering if I shouldn't just say 'screw it' and give London a try.

[kazzart]

I completely agree that you should still give London a try. It may or may not be for you. I'm still here now, nearly 2 years after making this video! Perhaps I should make a new one with my further insights on London. There are many things I enjoy about london, though there are still things I dislike.

[kazzart]

However I quite disagree with basch2020 - the china town in London is quite puny and under developed.. and really quite laughable. Of course if he is comparing it to bristol or even other cities in europe, its "developed". But compared with Sydney, it is seriously lacking in quality of authentic oriental food.

[kazzart]

Most of the restaurants are geared for the clueless "white folk" who have absolutely no idea what real chinese or japanese or korean food is supposed to taste like. Basically, it's "tourist food". There are some decent chinese or japanese restaurants in london - none of which are in china town.

[Argiz1]

Instead of telling us about your own experiences, give us advice or information on what is really like living in London considering the great amount of negatives about the place regarding the presence of Muslims.

[ArcadianGirl]

Really like your videos. Very informative, open, honest and interesting!

[matthewcollingwood]

stir your tea dam it!!!

[jackthevillain]

People want to live in London wow now ive heard it all.

[lilsnbits]

I was just wondering, how did you go about getting a job in London coming fresh out of another country? I'm actually thinking about moving there sometime in the next few years.

[adelby100]

I may be wrong, but I was thinking your accent was very light cockney+ Aussie.

[America2France]

@America2France Just to add, when I got to London in September, it probably rained everyday until February! When Spring rolls around, it is such a beautiful and AMAZING city!! The rain and gray is worth the Springtime!

[America2France]

I was in London for grad school until about 3 weeks ago and it was the best ever. I loved that it was multicultural, I was there for the royal wedding and everything! I couldn't get with the tea or beans for breakfast. Other than that, great city and very polite people!

[mohajer22]

How did you afford to eat sandwiches all the time