London - Just As Crap As It Always Was

[raynaputi]

Well most people north of Watford have already said what a crap place London is so you wont "enjoy" it if you came back for a few days.

Then no point telling people who think London is crap to like it coz they won't like it no matter what you say. I know Keith doesn't like London even before I came here to UK. I didn't say I didn't like it but I would not go back unless I really need to because it's too expensive for my taste. Once is enough for me unless I'd have a spare money to spend for it (which we currently don't, hence going there just for a day).

[Michael Parnham]

I've only visited London as a tourist about three times in my life, it's ok! During my working years been through and everywhere around London 100's of times but never since the M25 was built, used to drive straight down the A1 past Comet roundabout down Holloway Rd over Tower Bridge Early in the mornings to deliver 22pallets of canned goods to Reckett & Colmans Brighton 6am delivery after leaving Peterborough 4am. Those were the good old days before traffic delays, there were none then 1960s.

[les_taxi]

This thread has been a bit of fun
To be honest it's our capital city,and some amazing things to see and do,but it has changed and to me for the worse.
I want to see it full of Londoner's,people who can show you round without having to translate for you!
The taxi knew exactly where TCRoad was of course but he was dealing with an honest Taxi driver who isn't a mug!
Would loved to have a beer with Danny Dyer and slagged off football teams lol
Look it's still a great city but changed a lot and it's a shame.

I also think most 'Capital Cities' are a bit of a let down-Paris stinks and is dirty,Bankok! phew not thanks.
I think you see more of 'old England' up north and thats just how it is.
Liverpool and York are fantastic cities

[grahamw48]

... and you could get from South Kensington up to Hendon on the tube for 5p, walk up the road to the start of the M1 and stick your thumb out. Back in York a few hours later, or a few days if unlucky.

[KeithD]

What a load of old bks. You spend half a day in London and take your missus to a cheap Chinese buffet and on this basis you write off the Capital city in your first visit in 30 years.
The reason you didn't enjoy your stay is, in true scouse style you tried to do it on the cheap. How on earth could you expect the good lady to enjoy herself in London in half a day. If you had any class you would have booked a decent hotel got some tickets for a good show and treated her to a slap up meal in China Town.
There's nothing wrong with London it's a fantastic City with a multitude of places to visit and it needs to be enjoyed in more than half a day. If that was your wife's first visit to the capital then shame on you.
Londons only problem nowadays is the some of the shed loads of scum that have been allowed to inhabit the city and those that are attracted to it.
Les as for the Taxi drivers not knowing where Tottenham Court Rd is, I can only say you never travelled in a Taxi you travelled in a mini cab probably driven by a non tax paying illegal. Everyone of the 30,000 London Taxis on our streets know exactly where it is and much more beside.

I've been to many cities around the world so know how to compare, and you'll see on here, the majority hate the place, even those that have lived there. Guys on my other forum can't stand the place either, and they are Londoners I have a dislike of many major cities, but then I like others. Remember, London is multi-cultural now ... live with it

[bigmarco]

I've been to many cities around the world so know how to compare, and you'll see on here, the majority hate the place, even those that have lived there. Guys on my other forum can't stand the place either, and they are Londoners I have a dislike of many major cities, but then I like others. Remember, London is multi-cultural now ... live with it

You made a judgement on a half a day visit in thirty years. Be honest you done it on the cheap you didn't want to spend a few quid.
Next time this misses fancies a visit send her down on the train and we'll show her a good time and you can stay at home with your wallet.

[grahamw48]

Now now.
Rayna has explained that spending priorities lie elsewhere. Trips to the Phils don't come cheap.

Now if it had been ME visiting the place they wouldn't have had a brass farthing out of me.

[raynaputi]

You made a judgement on a half a day visit in thirty years. Be honest you done it on the cheap you didn't want to spend a few quid.
Next time this misses fancies a visit send her down on the train and we'll show her a good time and you can stay at home with your wallet.

He doesn't need to do that. I don't like travelling without Keith. And you know what's better than going to London for me, after all the time I've been here? Keith surprised me with a ticket to watch Jessie J at Chester Rocks 2 weeks ago! I went with a Filipina friend! He knows how I loved to see Jessie J performed live and I love going to concerts. If tickets to her show in Liverpool Echo wasn't already sold out, we could've been there.

I don't know what your problem is about the way Keith showed me London? And what's wrong with being cheap? We don't live beyond our means. I've seen what I wanted to see in London. I told him before I only wanted to see Big Ben & Buckingham Palace and yet we've been to others too. I was even more excited seeing the horse in the Horse Guards Parade than seeing the rest! Hahaha..

[raynaputi]

Just to make it clear to everyone here, I don't have any complaint in spending only half a day in London. What else to do there aside from visiting the tourists places? I don't drink and never like partying so not worth staying at night. I don't like to pay for expensive food and then not get properly full. Even in the Philippines, my family and I prefer buffets than fancy restaurants. I did't want to enter Westminster Abbey because I have to pay £18. I don't want to ride in London Eye unless it turns into a rollercoaster or I can bungee jump from there. I would've love it though if I saw the Queen and the Royal Family.

[grahamw48]

I remember my (ex) Mrs being shocked at the size of the horses here.

It didn't help that the first ones I showed her were some Shires at a country park near us. Now they are BIG.

[raynaputi]

Well being here in the country side, I regularly see horses and other farm animals. But everytime I see one, I always get excited, whether a horse, rabbit, squirrel, etc. I even say good morning to the sheep whenever the farmer puts them to the fields in front of our house. Too bad the only badgers & foxes I regularly see are road kills. But horses, oh I would love to see them all the time running in the fields, walking on the roads or just resting there in the fields.

[gWaPito]

The great Metropolis...I love the place
It's all personal taste...one man's beauty is another man's ugly.
The countless tourists it clocks up 365 days of the year can't be wrong.
Yes, it has traffic and pollution...what capital city worth visiting, doesn't.

[gWaPito]

This thread has been a bit of fun
To be honest it's our capital city,and some amazing things to see and do,but it has changed and to me for the worse.
I want to see it full of Londoner's,people who can show you round without having to translate for you!
The taxi knew exactly where TCRoad was of course but he was dealing with an honest Taxi driver who isn't a mug!
Would loved to have a beer with Danny Dyer and slagged off football teams lol
Look it's still a great city but changed a lot and it's a shame.

I also think most 'Capital Cities' are a bit of a let down-Paris stinks and is dirty,Bankok! phew not thanks.
I think you see more of 'old England' up north and thats just how it is.
Liverpool and York are fantastic cities

I agree with York...a must visit for any tourist.

[grahamw48]

We've got too many blinkin tourists in York already !

Send them all to London.

[grahamw48]

Well being here in the country side, I regularly see horses and other farm animals. But everytime I see one, I always get excited, whether a horse, rabbit, squirrel, etc. I even say good morning to the sheep whenever the farmer puts them to the fields in front of our house. Too bad the only badgers & foxes I regularly see are road kills. But horses, oh I would love to see them all the time running in the fields, walking on the roads or just resting there in the fields.

Oh you would have loved to visit with us where my boy and I used to live...15 miniature Shetland Ponies in our back field.

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[Arthur Little]

By the way, if any of you would care to donate to the forum, then Keith & I can probably enjoy a few days in London. That would be money well spent not just for us but for you too!

Many's the true words spoken in jest, Rayna, but ... WHERE would MOST of US be without this excellent forum?

... MORE POWER to your elbow!

[fred]

I even say good morning to the sheep whenever the farmer puts them to the fields in front of our house.

You have to feel a bit sorry for Welsh sheep Rayna.
Why do think welshmen wear Levi button-fly jeans?

Because a Welsh sheep can hear a zipper at 100 yards!!

[les_taxi]

I don't want to ride in London Eye unless it turns into a rollercoaster

[Michael Parnham]

Well said Rayna, Your just like my Maritess enjoy the simple life and careful with your money. Good one!

[KeithD]

You made a judgement on a half a day visit in thirty years. Be honest you done it on the cheap you didn't want to spend a few quid.
Next time this misses fancies a visit send her down on the train and we'll show her a good time and you can stay at home with your wallet.

Money isn't an issue, you're missing the point, I couldn't care less how much I spend, as long as it is VALUE. I can park for free in most cities in this country, and if I do have to pay it is now more than £2 and hour. Central London is around £6-£8 and hour, and the spaces are no good for the disabled as you can't get out the car. You get charged £10 just for the privilege of just driving into the place. . Westminster Abbey charges £18 each, its a bloody church... they are supposed to be free .

Red lines instead of yellow, what's that all about, we already have NO STOPPING signs used in the rest of the country. Must have been a discount on red paint

I don't make a judgement in 1/2 a day, I make a judgement based on life's experience. When you go somewhere you compare it with what you know, and compared to the hundreds of cities I've visited around the world, London is crap, as the majority here agree

[raynaputi]

You have to feel a bit sorry for Welsh sheep Rayna.
Why do think welshmen wear Levi button-fly jeans?

Because a Welsh sheep can hear a zipper at 100 yards!!

Hahahahahah

[Pete/London]

Money isn't an issue, you're missing the point, I couldn't care less how much I spend, as long as it is VALUE. I can park for free in most cities in this country, and if I do have to pay it is now more than £2 and hour. Central London is around £6-£8 and hour, and the spaces are no good for the disabled as you can't get out the car. You get charged £10 just for the privilege of just driving into the place. . Westminster Abbey charges £18 each, its a bloody church... they are supposed to be free .

Red lines instead of yellow, what's that all about, we already have NO STOPPING signs used in the rest of the country. Must have been a discount on red paint

I don't make a judgement in 1/2 a day, I make a judgement based on life's experience. When you go somewhere you compare it with what you know, and compared to the hundreds of cities I've visited around the world, London is crap, as the majority here agree

In Westminster you have dedicated disabled bays in the streets, hard to find and they fill up quick, but they are free. Also my nearest train station and tube station has free parking for disabled so you can park there and get a one day travel card for around £9.
and I think it gives you a discount on river travel. You might have enjoyed the over ground train ride through the East London Suburbs.

As a blue badge holder you have to register for congestion charge exemption, can be done online a few days before your visit.

Red no stopping lines were originally for bus routes and you are not even allowed to drop someone off and you would be towed away very swiftly. Like everything they have been extended as they are probably a big money earner.

I too am really pissed of about the charges for places like St Pauls, always worth a visit but not any more. Londoners are now priced out of such places and now just full of tourists.

Shame you didn`t enjoy your day, next time try looking at something like `Haydens` for reviews on where to eat.

So what if London is crap to the majority London and the south east still supports the rest of the country.

[grahamw48]

I hereby bestow honorary Yorkshireman status upon you Keith.

[KeithD]

London and the south east still supports the rest of the country.

Not for much longer as most of the shale gas is up North , and it is shale gas which is helping the US recover.

[KeithD]

I hereby bestow honorary Yorkshireman status upon you Keith.

[raynaputi]

Well said Rayna, Your just like my Maritess enjoy the simple life and careful with your money. Good one!

When I was in Manila, I was never really bothered spending money on shopping, food, expensive phones, salons, going to dermatologist monthly, massages, concerts or going to places for vacation. I have a work and I can pay for it. Even though I have to give a part of my salary to my parents monthly, I don't have any one else to think of other than myself. But I'm married now and there are more things to consider about where and what we can spend our money on. I need to stop myself spending too much for nothing.

It's not like I'm deprived here from things that I need. I got plenty of food to eat, clothes, and luxuries that a lot of people in the UK don't have. We just need to spend money wisely. Especially we all know that going back to the Philippines regularly would cost a great deal of money. We would rather use the money there than in London. And I'm not yet done with all the visas I need to stay here indefinitely. If someone can stash their money in London for a few days without thinking of all this then it's great for them. They have more money than us and we don't care. We just can't do that coz we need to prioritise things and London is not very worthy compared to seeing my family this year and spending the money with them.

[Pete/London]

I hereby bestow honorary Yorkshireman status upon you Keith.

Should rename this site as the Wheel Tappers and Shunters Club, cloth caps welcome

[gWaPito]

Don't really know why folks are rising to this...its already been stated that London wasnt liked before they even arrived. Makes me think why bother with the half day site seeing..Just as well got the passport and drove straight back home.

[grahamw48]

Should rename this site as the Wheel Tappers and Shunters Club, cloth caps welcome

Yes...don't forget our sopisticated humour .


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[raynaputi]

Don't really know why folks are rising to this...its already been stated that London wasnt liked before they even arrived. Makes me think why bother with the half day site seeing..Just as well got the passport and drove straight back home.

I really don't know why they bother either. I did see the sights I wanted to see. My purpose to go to London was to renew my passport, not to love or hate the city (but Keith really doesn't like being there ). The short time sightseeing was a bonus for me. Not that I don't care about those tourist attractions but I just wanted to see it and have a photo of me being there. No need to stay longer because I got what I wanted..hahaha..I'm that easy to please. We originally planned to stay longer but thought of using the money elsewhere instead.

I don't know what will be the reaction of the members here if I say I want to go to Paris just to see the Eiffel Tower and The Louvre. Keith hates the place too..