I visited again 2 weeks ago and stayed a week and I saw London for what it really is. I’m from Manchester and I noticed that London has a very serious air of desparation about it compared to Manchester. “Give us ALL your money cos we’re desparate” was the general messege.
Half the houses and buildings are deralict and the whole place looks backward and, well as you rightly say…a **** hole. The men look pathetic and weak and most people just seem soft and not clued up about anything other than where the next tube stop is.
Everything is expensive and without reason, the Tube is, without question, the worst public transport system in the entire Western world and I don’t feel safe on it in the slightest, and as you say, if you find yourself in London after the 12.30 am Cinderella time limit then its £100 to get home in a cab.
I also noticed London stinks and the whole place looks dirty and ready to fall apart. By the end of it I couldn’t wait to get back to Manchester. Geez…getting back to Manchester was like going to Munich after that London experience.
Joe