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I've been to Tokyo and before going, I thought it was going to be a piece of cake since NYC is just as crowded and my tour was full of Californians... but DAMNNNN! It was insanity. I went to multiple cities in Japan as well and it was pretty much the same everywhere, I was just overwhelmed and intrigued at the same time.
Hong Kong is also another city but I've been to it a few times now so I'm kind of used to the crowds but it's totally insane there, too. Everywhere that has shopping, it will be insane. I think the only place I found less and less people were the residential areas which were pretty "calm" for Hong Kong standards.
I also thought Vegas was crazy during the Holidays. I went there for Christmas 7 years ago and it was crazy and I also went for New Year's 2 years ago..nothing like it at all!
Actually if you compared to New York metro area, which extends into Jersey and Connecticut, with the London area it's larger by area and much larger by population. 22 million versus 14 million. I think it's fair to say New York is the bigger city and feels much more massive. Funnily enough I never really thought of London as a 'megacity' until recently, although in sheer influence it certainly is in the top 3.
Yea your right if you look at NY Metro it's a lot bigger than Londons Metro area both in size and population
London has many similarities to New York City, but it appeals to different tastes and preferences. Some types of people simply aren't impressed unless they are walled in by large crowds, concrete monoliths, gaudy flashing lights and neon; so they are more drawn to the factors of commonality with far eastern megacities such as Hong Kong. Others prefer a more refined environment in which to work and play.
Moreover, comparisons between the two have to be fair: Central London (the financial district, South Bank, West End, proximal East End, Mayfair, Kensington, Chelsea/Belgravia) vs Manhattan.
With regard to crowd volumes:
1. London has moments of quiet and relative solitude, in between stampedes of rampaging tourists and shoppers. The quietest you'll find London is the riverside (the large promenades such as the Victoria Embankment, Albert Embankment, South Bank and Queen's Walk) in the morning, though it does get inundated with crowds later in the day:
2. The major avenues (and their side-streets) occasionally match the sheer volume in that of Mid-town New York City, Hong Kong and Tokyo; but this parity is confined to specific times of the day and days of the week. The typical volume during a relatively quiet time of day is as below:
3. Outside of the major thoroughfares and avenues, the typical crowd volume is light-moderate:
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Yes, remember Whitechapel? That's where Jack the Ripper roamed.
East London is ghetto.
North London is ghetto (Tottenham Riots a few years ago)
South London is ghetto. (Peckham, Brixton etc.)
West London= Decent.
When was jack the ripper???
Please visit London again this is all crap Brixton has improved greatly, Peckham well it could be better but the whole of East, south and north London isn't ghetto. We don't even have ghettos here deprived areas but not ghettos this isn't the US.
West London isn't all mansions, check out South Acton, Southall, Greenford and Harlesden..
London is very much similar to NYC, just less high rise. Similar mix of people and less segregated than NYC which is nice surprise.
Also the music/club scene is better than NYC, being the birthplace of Dubstep & Grime (progenitors to the new Trap sound in the US). UK Bass is quite amazing to hear in its home (The sound system culture brought by the West Indians really took off there).
Tokyo for its sheer scale and the uniqueness of Japanese culture. I dont think I have met anyone who doesn't like the city.
Paris is very beautiful, but imo its a museum and quickly becomes boring after more than a week.
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