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Which city would you rather live in, has more to do, entertaining, better living, lifestyle, skyline, etc.?For me, I like London better, because it has so much to do. However, Paris is very close behind. How about you?
Paris would be great if you could live right in the heart of the city, but that's not easy to do. The actual city limits are tiny; a little larger than Manhattan and smaller than San Francisco or Boston. Suburban Paris is really nasty. I would take suburban London over suburban Paris.
Paris would be great if you could live right in the heart of the city, but that's not easy to do. The actual city limits are tiny; a little larger than Manhattan and smaller than San Francisco or Boston. Suburban Paris is really nasty. I would take suburban London over suburban Paris.
The funny thing is, all those US tourists/expats only know a tiny part of Paris, i.e. the bourgeois arrondissements (=boroughs) in the center and west of the city, and wealthy Neuilly (where the American Hospital is located , where Sarkozy was Mayor and where, incidentally, I was born),
but if they knew the reality of what it is of living in drab concrete high rises with young thugs, mostly of African/north African descent selling drugs in the hallways , burning cars on saturday nights, scuffling in malls , and gangbanging girls in the basements -what they poetically call tournantes- and even whistling young women who don't wear islamic headscarves- maybe they would reconsider...
Well, London takes the prize for me. I love the nighlife, the diversity of the architecture, the lifestyle, its trendiness, the urban bustle, the mix of cultures from all over the world, the food, I really like it. And I find Londoners to be much nicer than Parisians. But that's personal preference.
London for living, Paris for a weekend holiday. Paris (central arrondissements) may be more flashy with things like the Eiffel Tower and Champs de Elysees but I think you'd get used to it and they would lose some of their allure. Of course I've only visited Paris so I can't say for sure but I know that London not only has lots to do but has plenty of areas outside of the center that are safe.
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London. Paris is too chic-ish for me. In London, I had such a great time, plus I speak the language well (my language?) lol. I navigated the underground so easily, and can get anywhere with a snap. it's so great. I wish I could live in London, but that's far from happening right now. :P
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Love the Eiffel tower 
I completely agree with you
