Pros and Cons of Living in London as an American

Still dreaming up a visit!! 🎉 can’t wait to see more of your London experience ❤

All fair comments about the 'cons' of living in London. It's expensive and can be a terrible place to live, with many areas of squalor. The greatest 'pro' is that London is the greatest city in the world. Nothing has much changed over the many many years of its life.

Interesting video but you need to understand that pay may be lower than their us counterparts but Brits don’t have to worry about healthcare insurance deductibles and all that nonsense because healthcare is free the same way education is free. You can go private if you want to and get treated quicker but no one has any stress about being able to afford healthcare - it’s there if and when it’s needed. Sure the NHS has problems but it’s keeping Brits alive for longer and at better level of overall health compared to our American cousins who are being fleeced and charged insane prices by health insurers and big pharma, along with the added stress and and bankruptcy that’s thrown in stateside. By law British workers get 28 days paid holiday a year and if a Brit is sick or unwell their employers are required by law to tell them to stay home until well agin which they do with sick pay - you don’t have to get someone to cover for you and you aren’t resented for being away - both of those are virtually unheard of in America - no laws to protect the worker it’s all about the employers and what THEY are prepared to give you - the luck of the draw. You’ve also ignored the fact that most groceries are way cheaper in the uk - fresher produce that’s far more healthy with less additives colouring and or preservatives than their American equivalents. Other than that - good video 👌

A fair summary. You have done well to have lived in so many different cities already. About the age of some things here, yes, there are some visible connections with the Roman Empire. Parts of the City Wall were built on Roman foundations, there are remains of a Mithraic temple and of course there are Roman and neolithic sites outside London. History is all around in many areas. For example this year I visited a small suburb called Waltham Abbey, which has very few tourists but has an historic church favoured by King Harold before 1066 and with Norman-era columns at its heart (so, dating from 11th or 12th century CE or AD). London is expensive but there are deals if you look around and it is not quite fair to compare cost of a travel pass for Madrid (a great city but much smaller than London). London is a very mixed city - even Chelsea has relatively unpleasant bits. So, understanding location for living is very important.

LA is way more expensive than London from personal experience. I just bought a loaf of bread and it cost $22.

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UK uses 240v vs 120v so a lot more safety features on the outlets including the switches and no outlets near water. There are also upsides, kettles are common here as they boil quickly. In the US they are not as they take way too long to boil at 120v. Great video, glad you’re enjoying your time here. Wages in London while higher than rest of UK don’t compensate for cost of living so many can be better off living in other parts of UK.

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I've lived in London over 40 years, and I still learn new things about it every week. I'm glad you mentioned the extremely low wages, it's something very few people think about when moving here-it makes many people miserable, and often leaves them trapped. Also the very high cost of transport is something few people realise before arriving. It doesn't rain every other day though, you are definitely exaggerating-we can go a week or more with no rain. The huge amount of people who move here, or try to move here has driven the price of flats (apartments)for decades and decades-part of the problem, not part of the solution there.

No outlets in the bathroom due to UK voltage being twice as powerful as U.S.

Its not BAD WEATHER - Its temperate weather.

I totally agree with your impressions of London 100%. I absolutely love London to bits and I enjoyed most of my 9 years living there but the rent got so ridiculously expensive that eventually I decided to relocate to Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. Too bad Dublin has also had to deal with an accommodation crisis lately and the cost of living has become as expensive as in London or more. Anyway, hope you make the most of your London life. Keep exploring the coolest parts of the city and posting your adventures on youtube! :)

I stayed there recently to visit a friend and I really enjoyed my time there. It felt more laid back than NYC. It’s well connected in terms of travel, so you could easily pop to Paris for a day by Eurostar. We had breakfast in London, went to Paris for lunch, and bought some groceries to take back to make dinner. I love live theatre and the West End is amazing. People are, overall, pretty friendly. It’s insanely expensive, but you gotta pay to play.

I live in a 800 sq ft apartment for 1500 dollars, so will be difficult to adjust to the price and size 😂. But the ability to explore London and surrounding areas without a rush is a huge plus point 😊. I feel like we can say that about many European cities. For that alone I would love to live in London.

I love visiting London for the weekend and seeing a musical but would never want to live there permanently. It’s just not for me! I’m from the West Yorkshire area and much prefer living in the countryside.

100% true on wages. I assume prices are high due to high tourism.

You should take a few trips out to some of the most popular commuter zones and see the benefits of a nice commute area. Somewhere like Manchester or Leeds is better if you like an outdoor lifestyle. With Manchester in reach of Wales, the Peak District, the Yorkshire dales and the Lake District all not much more than an hour away. Leeds is longer for Wales but adds a closer Scotland.

Thankyou for the critical evaluation. I think it is more rather subjective like you said. People from Asian countries would take an opportunity with open arms as they find it difficult to even enter the UK. Hope you cover more stuff. You've earned a sub !

Just curious, how do you rank living in Austin compared to other US states?

I'm from London born and bred W12 W10 Notting Hill Gate of Caribbean West Indian descent and she is right 👍 the thing that annoys me is that London England is not even Christian anymore. To be honest MOST of my English British friends White and Black have moved to Barbados and West Indies 😂 playing cricket in the sun drinking rum 😂 and Sailing in Antigua. London is just not London anymore especially Central London. London is NOT England so be warned your just visiting so you won't understand its Russian Oligarchs and knife crime