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IMO, London is the greatest city in the world, magnitutes more interesting than NY. I'm a bit confused by this thread and some of the negative and odd comments re: London. It is arguably the most interesting and dynamic city on the globe.
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So you think London has "awful" history compared to cities like Rome, Athens, Damascus, Istanbul? I don't think so. London is a baby, comparatively. Even compared to Paris it's much younger in terms of becoming a world city.
London isn't a particularly old city for that part of the world, and wasn't particularly important until the last few hundred years. It didn't become the largest city in that part of the world until the 1800's, 2000 years after cities like Rome were dominant cities. In contrast, NYC is only about 100 years behind London in terms of being a world city.
Um.. no. I think New York has awful history compared to London. Frankly, the entirety of the Americas has awful history compared to Europe and Asia.
Um.. no. I think New York has awful history compared to London. Frankly, the entirety of the Americas has awful history compared to Europe and Asia.
That's because, as you just admitted, you're ignorant of history.
You had no idea that London was a relatively young major city, and thought it was more comparable to a Rome or Istanbul than to a New York, hence your complete confusion.
You also seem generally ignorant about the world, as there are many civilizations in the Americas that are much older and more notable than their equivalents in Europe. The accomplishments of the Incas, or Aztecs or Mayans, are generally a lot more notable than what was going on in, say, Scandinavia, or Ireland, or really most of Northern Europe at that time.
Mediterranean Europe, yes, has thousands of years of civilization. But not much was going on in, say Norway, until recent centuries. Even Christianity came very late to Scandinavia and the Baltics, as those areas were "off the map".
London has over three hundred Nightclubs and thousands of bars and beautiful traditional pubs and has a very good nightlife.
I believe Exas is another of Irene's accounts, and one which won't last much longer. Her only real experience of London's nightlife is a few "snobby" cocktails bars with colleagues.
London's nightlife is amazing, not just for clubs and pubs, but for the live music scene which is perhaps rivalled only by New York for the sheer number of acts performing every night.
That's because, as you just admitted, you're ignorant of history.
You had no idea that London was a relatively young major city, and thought it was more comparable to a Rome or Istanbul than to a New York, hence your complete confusion.
You also seem generally ignorant about the world, as there are many civilizations in the Americas that are much older and more notable than their equivalents in Europe. The accomplishments of the Incas, or Aztecs or Mayans, are generally a lot more notable than what was going on in, say, Scandinavia, or Ireland, or really most of Northern Europe at that time.
Mediterranean Europe, yes, has thousands of years of civilization. But not much was going on in, say Norway, until recent centuries. Even Christianity came very late to Scandinavia and the Baltics, as those areas were "off the map".
I think his point is that, in the 1600s, when New York (then known as New Amsterdam) was little more than a trading post stuck in the middle of a swamp, London looked like this:
I think his point is that, in the 1600s, when New York (then known as New Amsterdam) was little more than a trading post stuck in the middle of a swamp, London looked like this:
Well yeah. That's kind of my point. London wasn't a major city until recent centuries, not unlike NYC.
In contrast, Mediterranean cities have been important for millennia. Rome and Constantinople had over a million residents before London even existed.
The previous poster claimed the opposite; that London was more like a Rome than like a NYC in historical terms. That's quite obviously wrong.
I am truly blown away by how deluded some of the British here are. Do I have to think London is the greatest place on the planet? Is it a rule or law to think so and I am not aware of it?
I went there three times and didn't like it and found it to be a rather overhyped city. It's my personal taste, choice and opinion and if you don't agree with it, well there is nothing you can do! It is my right to not think London is amazing!
In what way is it 'overhyped'? You have already shown yourself to be foolish with your ridiculous first post, your 'personal taste' is fair enough but we aren't interested in what you think, we need to know what EXACTLY it is that London lacks? Or are you just French?
Well yeah. That's kind of my point. London wasn't a major city until recent centuries, not unlike NYC.
In contrast, Mediterranean cities have been important for millennia. Rome and Constantinople had over a million residents before London even existed.
The previous poster claimed the opposite; that London was more like a Rome than like a NYC in historical terms. That's quite obviously wrong.
Are you seriously trying to suggest that London and Rome were founded 'about the same time' loooooool! New York is a wonderful city but it can't do anything about its lack of history - and so what! Do you actually believe that London has no history either!! That has to be one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard!!!!
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