Things I have learned from a year in London  / by Safia Southey

I am a New Yorker to the bottom of my core 

London is incredible diverse if you define diversity in terms of white Europeans

You never know how much the sun really matters until it disappears

Those double decker busses are scary when you’re on a bike 

£20 theater tickets to see random Doctor Who actors live are a major win 

Conflict studies at LSE = Irish civil war 

How can so a city with so much history be so bland 

The north and the south are not friends 

If you thought the number of Starbucks in New York was bad, just wait until you process how many Prets there are in London (but I do love that subscription plan)

Electric bikes are incredible

As many strikes as Paris but people don’t get that into it so it’s less fun 

Please for the love of god find me a cafe / restaurant / pub that is not a chain 

These subways are so deep???? 

New Yorkers and Londoners are both alcoholics but in NY it’s classy with cocktail bars and wine nights rather than just chugging piNTS OUTDOORS

Things cost the same as New York but people get paid way less so idk how that works 

French men are annoying no matter where you are in the world 

However, this city does make Paris seem acceptable by comparison 

London is if Columbia was a city - and by that I mean harshly corporate and neoliberal in its core identity 

Foxes are just abound ? Definitively a win