NYC Vs. London: Where Would You Rather Live?

jimgoose

My brother lives in Manhattan. He uses Big Rectangular Paper Grocery Bags(TM) ("Hey, asshole! I'm walkin' heah!!"), drives a 1974 Buick sedan that makes the screechy-tyre noise every time he turns a corner at 8mph ("Hey, asshole! I'm drivin' heah!!"), and addresses everyone, including his boss and the CEO, as "Ya big Irish bastid!". Now tell me - where else in the world could one live like that?

Playboy

Ray Palmer wrote: »

For being Irish, yes. Seeing them abuse each other too. Generally racist conversation in London are very common. Racial slurs are amazingly common in the UK. Never saw anything like it NY or here. If you haven't been to NY how do you know what they are saying about Mexicans or black people??

The difference is I have experience of it in London but never saw it in NY and found the people much friendlier. People say people in Paris are rude but I rate London way above that.


There is a huge difference. You can walk around late at night in NY no problem. Walk around London at the same time at night and you will have to deal with masses of drunk aggressive people. You don't get that in NY. London closes at around 3am and it is difficult to get a bottle of water after that. Dublin has much more places that stay open at night than London.

Lived in London 7 years and have never been racially abused nor ever over heard any anti Irish sentiment. In fact my experience is that real English and London people were more inclined to be warm and welcoming because of me being Irish. For a country like Ireland where people seem to still have major issues with the English I have not found that ill feeling reciprocated in any way. Interesting how different our experiences have been!

Also I have found London pretty safe. I have never been mugged, assaulted, robbed or the victim of any crime.

In terms of the OP's question I would say take the opportunity to live in NYC as it might not come around again. As others have said London will always be available to you as an option.

NY is a great city and i have considered living there myself (I was born there and have citizenship) but I think the quality of live in London is marginally better and the access to Ireland is a big plus for London. The work culture in NY is also far worse than London and you are worked in London!! You will get very few holidays in NY in most jobs and have to work very long hours. Rent is also much worse in NY and landlords are always trying to increase it. I have a brother who lives and works in New York with his family and he had previously worked in London for about 10 years. While he likes NY he does see himself moving back to England/Ireland in the next few years as NY lifestlye is difficult to sutain with a family.

pundy

London is a horrible kip full of irish people who left here and now think they are "something" - even though they work in coffeeshops. just my two cents.

Frank Lee Midere

old hippy wrote: »

I like to think I'm doing reasonably ok.

It's an odd thing, living in London. Sometimes you love it, sometimes you hate it. Like Dublin, I suppose. There's lots of things I miss about it and lots I don't

You're about 90. For younger people property and rent is an issue.

metaoblivia

I'd choose London, but I'm American, and my dad is from NYC, so that city's old hat to me. I did part of my uni studies in London and absolutely loved it. If given the opportunity, I'd go back to live there in a heartbeat.

old hippy

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

You're about 90. For younger people property and rent is an issue.

So many assumptions, so little time.

Property and rent is an issue for everyone but London isn't the sole preserve of the super rich as someone earlier suggested.

old hippy

pundy wrote: »

London is a horrible kip full of irish people who left here and now think they are "something" - even though they work in coffeeshops. just my two cents.

Badly spent, I'd say.

We work in a myriad of different fields. The horrible kip cliche is something that people come out with when they've either never been to London or failed to achieve a modicum of success/satisfaction there.

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Find out if the contracts for the two cities differ. 22 days annual leave on average in London versus 14 days in NY.