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Old Apr 9th 2012, 6:34 pm
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Sorry to disappoint but it's.........London.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...mega-rich.html
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Old Apr 9th 2012, 6:37 pm
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like all polls they don't ask many people, most of whom have the wrong reasons

expect they were all statistisions so you can expect 3 answers from everyone
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Default Re: The most impressive City in the world

Originally Posted by jackytoo
Sorry to disappoint but it's.........London.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...mega-rich.html
Nah, nice parks and a surfeit of airports maybe, but Madrid is far better value (and more exciting) for those of us who aren't multi-millionaires... Tops in football too - more European Cups won by Real Madrid than all of the London clubs combined!
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Default Re: The most impressive City in the world

Of course it's London, the city is fantastic and I would not live anywhere else. I do appreciate I am biased being a born and bred Cockney.
What I thought was interesting that it is also expected to be the top city in 10 years time. That surprises me as the balance of power moves east.
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Default Re: The most impressive City in the world

Originally Posted by jackytoo
Sorry to disappoint but it's.........London.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...mega-rich.html
London probably is the most "impressive" city in the world

It is a great city that works. And it has all the cr*ppy places where the rich like to eat and be seen.

Its also a very livable city, as long as you are young or a millionnaire

If you are someone who needs to work for a living and would like to see their family during the week, then there are 1000s of better places, especially given the poor quality of state schools and very high public school fees
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Default Re: The most impressive City in the world

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London probably is the most "impressive" city in the world

It is a great city that works. And it has all the cr*ppy places where the rich like to eat and be seen.

Its also a very livable city, as long as you are young or a millionnaire

If you are someone who needs to work for a living and would like to see their family during the week, then there are 1000s of better places, especially given the poor quality of state schools and very high public school fees
Obviously the reason why so many Spanish have chosen to move there for work recently then.
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Obviously the reason why so many Spanish have chosen to move there for work recently then.
There are plenty of jobs in London, no doubt about that, although opportunities arent as good as a few years ago, especially around the year 2000

Dont think they are worried too much about family life yet. You'll find almost all of them are young (in Spanish terms) and single
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I enjoy London for a weekend visit, theatre and a late supper sort of thing but couldn't live there these days, its all a bit tacky and grubby there now.
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Default Re: The most impressive City in the world

It all depends what you are looking for, London, New York ...... all way too big for me.
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I loved living in London when I was young and ambitious but I wouldn't want to live there now. Thing is the super rich who own homes there only spend a few days per week there, they are off to their country estates by Thursday

There are lots of Spaniards, hear more Spanish spoken than I did on the CDS

I love N. York and Miami too.
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Default Re: The most impressive City in the world

Originally Posted by bob_bob
I enjoy London for a weekend visit, theatre and a late supper sort of thing but couldn't live there these days, its all a bit tacky and grubby there now.
I understand where you're coming from, and central London suffers from enormous numbers of tourists, but there are lots of different areas with differing characters. Richmond, Clapham or Islington for example. There are plenty of smaller theatres not in the Soho/Covent Garden area, so if you live in London there is no need to get trapped in crowds near Leicester Square or Oxford Street. For me the best thing about London is the parks and the river walks, but for others it would be the amount of live performances (music gigs or theatre) or maybe even the number of museums. One thing it will never be though is a cheap or quiet place!
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Default Re: The most impressive City in the world

I'm lucky enough to have done a lot of travelling over the years ....... and I have to say that the city I probably disliked the most was London. I love the architecture and the history, but not the attitude I pick up from the people there

The City I liked being in most (maybe not the most impressive) was San Francisco
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Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
I'm lucky enough to have done a lot of travelling over the years ....... and I have to say that the city I probably disliked the most was London. I love the architecture and the history, but not the attitude I pick up from the people there

The City I liked being in most (maybe not the most impressive) was San Francisco
Wonder if that was because of all the women wandering around without a stitch on ?
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Wonder if that was because of all the women wandering around without a stitch on ?
That was men unfortunately
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