Living in London?

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Anyone hear have any experience

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Doubt the Brits are gonna want you.

thank you for your insight

Would do it for a couple years in a heartbeat. Only thing I wouldn't like is the weather and pretty bad cuisine. I wasn't there for an extended period of time, but have spent a combined month there probably, and really like the culture.

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Living in London?

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Nope. Living in BR, thanks for asking.

there is no excuse for the weather (it's horrible) and it's really expensive. however of you can swing it financially you should do it. be prepared for the fact that the London you may have in your head is going to be vastly different that the London you will see. You'll also be hours from the rest of Northern Europe

it's one of the worlds great cities
I wouldn't pass up this opportunity

You'll love it. It's the most cosmopolitan city on earth. It's also one of the most expensive cities on earth.

Americans going over there need to practice the old mantra of "looking left, looking right, looking straight ahead" for crossing streets before you leave the states.

If you can, party hard before you leave, and sleep on the plane. Failing that take a pill. Otherwise your first 8-12 hours in the UK will be sleeping off jet lag.

As an American, don't advertise the fact that you are American. Never wear white tennis shoes, for example.

Take heed of this map...



...and stay away from the areas with heavy muslim concentrations at any time of day.

As far as the Brits go, practice your jokes...Brits think Americans are too uptight and have no sense of humor. I kid you not. Also, if you need to lose weight, do so before you go. That's another American stereotype the Brits have about us. That we're all fat.

As far as the Brits themselves. Two words: bad teeth. The class differences are still there, but the Brits seem to evolving towards a generic Brit accent. Prepare yourself for lot's of questions about American politics and culture. Especially crime and race.

My advice, avoid discussing America over there. Say you're there to learn about the UK.

Enjoy!

One of my cousins is a City Manager for an area of Greater London.

He loves watching expats splat themselves on the window that is the difference between U.S. & U.K. life. It isn't just the prohibitive cost difference, you are a stranger in a strange land. It can be ugly for Americans who can't adjust.

If you can adjust to it, it's wonderful and Ryan Air is your friend to easily unlock the rest of Europe.

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Ps. Anyone that says London has shitty food does not know what they are talking about. There food scene is as diverse as NYC. British food is just kind of meh so that is why it gets a bad rap.

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Yeah I don't get people saying the food in London is shitty. I lived in Camden for 6 months. I really enjoyed it but the pound was more than twice the dollar at the time, so it was quite expensive. That made it difficult to really enjoy the city and all it has to offer since I was just out of school. The clubs can be obnoxious if you are not rich or with 3:1 ratio of women. However it was a great time.

I personally wouldn't do it...I find it tough to move across major culture lines while still being happy. couple that with how expensive the city is and the fact that it sounds like you will be an obvious foreigner who is generally unwelcome and it sounds like a damn miserable time to me...

I'd love to live there for a period of time. Great city. Weather and limited daylight in the winter might get to me but it's not that bad.

I also never understand when people say the food sucks. You have infinitely many options. I always love a good kebab or chip shop on the way home from the post-match pub.