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No idea. London's a shit-tip filled with easily exploitable graduates barely out of the countryside, and their erstwhile masters. Never been to New York.

Lackadaisical2 wrote:

Sarkhaan wrote:(and no...I don't mean they cop an attitude towards tourists. I mean they'll bump into you and not say "sorry".)

Knock you over is more like it. And you can suck on this (gesticulates towards crotch), if you don't like it esse!*

Manhattan (esp China town) is really the only place I've encountered that.

, wicked expensive...

London is worse when it comes to that.

just not my style of city.

I think I can agree with that. I need a yard for one, and I'm not nearly rich enough to afford it in NYC, I doubt London is any better though.

*some exaggeration may have been utilized here

You can get a house with a yard for a decent price if you look in the right areas. I lived there as a student and had a house with a garden. Same with expenses. Sure places like Kensington, Chelsea, Victoria etc are going to be expensive but Hammersmith or Putney aren't so bad.

Well, the name "New" York already makes it subordinate to Yorkshire.....

Lackadaisical2 wrote:

Sarkhaan wrote:(and no...I don't mean they cop an attitude towards tourists. I mean they'll bump into you and not say "sorry".)

Knock you over is more like it. And you can suck on this (gesticulates towards crotch), if you don't like it esse!*

Manhattan (esp China town) is really the only place I've encountered that.

If it weren't for cheap and delicious food, Chinatown would be my personal hell. But yeah, Manhattan is where I spend most of my time (still never been to Staten Island for more than 10 minutes), so maybe the other boroughs are better.

, wicked expensive...

London is worse when it comes to that.

Probably true.

just not my style of city.

I think I can agree with that. I need a yard for one, and I'm not nearly rich enough to afford it in NYC, I doubt London is any better though.

I'm fine without a yard. If I can afford to live in Boston, I'm sure I could swing NYC. I just prefer the smaller neighborhood style city

Temelalarn wrote:How could they drive cars so gay?

American car:
European car: http://www.whatonemillionbuys.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/Bugatti_Veyron.jpg
I know which one I prefer.

Birnadia wrote:

Temelalarn wrote:How could they drive cars so gay?

American car:

European car: http://www.whatonemillionbuys.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/Bugatti_Veyron.jpg
I know which one I prefer.

the... gay one?

Yootwopia wrote:No idea. London's a shit-tip filled with easily exploitable graduates barely out of the countryside, and their erstwhile masters. Never been to New York.

Uhm... London is cleaner than Berlin and Paris (certainly not a tip), and as for the people, what would you prefer? Italian mobsters?

Lackadaisical2 wrote:I only brought it up based on what a guy who lived there said... so, no reason to get touchy about. Your filthy water tastes fine, I'm sure.

It's has got a lot of calcium, which could taste funny to others.

Ad Nihilo wrote:

Yootwopia wrote:No idea. London's a shit-tip filled with easily exploitable graduates barely out of the countryside, and their erstwhile masters. Never been to New York.

Uhm... London is cleaner than Berlin and Paris (certainly not a tip)

Yeah it's nastier than most of the UK, though.

and as for the people, what would you prefer? Italian mobsters?

People who aren't jumped-up dickheads?

New York, considering I'm a New Yorker. Besides, I'd say New York has a lower crime rate.

Canadai wrote:London, it has a skyscrapper that looks like a penis lololololol!!!11!eleventy!!1

It's a gherkin, fool.

Lackadaisical2 wrote:

Birnadia wrote:American car:

European car: http://www.whatonemillionbuys.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/Bugatti_Veyron.jpg
I know which one I prefer.

the... gay one?

Wrong, the Bugatti.

Birnadia wrote:

Lackadaisical2 wrote:the... gay one?

Wrong, the Bugatti.

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Fastest one in the world.

EvilDarkMagicians wrote:

Lackadaisical2 wrote:I only brought it up based on what a guy who lived there said... so, no reason to get touchy about. Your filthy water tastes fine, I'm sure.

It's has got a lot of calcium, which could taste funny to others.

It's grimy and fucks yer kettle up. No ta.

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Yootwopia wrote:No idea. London's a shit-tip.

Say what now?

Birnadia wrote:

Dimoniquid wrote:...


Fastest one in the world.

Err... I said the Chevy was the gay one, not the Bugatti...

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EvilDarkMagicians wrote:Say what now?

You heard.

Yootwopia wrote:

Ad Nihilo wrote:
Uhm... London is cleaner than Berlin and Paris (certainly not a tip)

Yeah it's nastier than most of the UK, though.

Hmm... well the area where my family is settled is excessively clean and tidy (northern tip of the Cotswold), so I can tell the difference, but it really isn't unbearable.

and as for the people, what would you prefer? Italian mobsters?

People who aren't jumped-up dickheads?

Are we talking Cockney-skinheads or City bankers? I am far more likely to run into the latter, but to be honest I don't pay any attention to either. Nobody really pays any attention to anyone in London, unless you know them already. It kinda works (and as a virtue-ethicist, I take seriously the idea that part of the virtue of friendship is to keep yourself in social circles of friendly people. As a result, the people I come in contact with in London tend to be far friendlier than the ones I come in contact with at home).

Besides... this whole "people aren't friendly and communal" is sooo provincial

Birnadia wrote:

Dimoniquid wrote:...


Fastest one in the world.

Err... I said the Chevy was the gay one, not the Bugatti...

A Camarro is gay... lolwut?

Yootwopia wrote:

EvilDarkMagicians wrote:
It's has got a lot of calcium, which could taste funny to others.

It's grimy and fucks yer kettle up. No ta.

Hmm... yeah I'll concede that. But screw it, it's not my kettle. And what's a kettle anyway? £5?

[double post]

I've lived and worked within commuting distance of both at some point or another in my life.

And while I concede that I'm British (while noting that my brother, on the other hand, is a US citizen, and our parents live in the DC suburbs), I'd take London every time.

The following list is inevitably subjective, but...

The food is better (really; though equally, it's worse too - London is a city of food extremes); the museums are better; the public transport is better; the beer is better; the ease of access for travel to other countries is better; at the time of my NY experiences, the London crime rate was considerably lower; the cultural opportunities are better; the music - both classical and popular - is better (the Proms/Promenade concerts alone give London the edge on the former); the surrounding countryside is nicer; the British political environment suits me better.

New York has more neon and a better Chinatown. I only consider the latter to be genuinely noteworthy.

Hegstoria wrote:

Birnadia wrote:Err... I said the Chevy was the gay one, not the Bugatti...

A Camarro is gay... lolwut?

Aye... brute strength with no style is just the usual kind of ghey macho crap. The Bugatti on the other hand is a technical and engineering work of art.