If Rome is the Eternal City, Paris the City of Lights & New York the City that never sleeps, what is London?

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crazylady

I can't believe everyone is so down on London.
London is the coolest city in the world
We have got:
History - tower of london, buck house, westminster abbey, The houses of parliment
Culture, Royal Opera house, the Globe theatre, Tate Britain and Modern, theatreland, the National Portrait Gallery
Music - brixton academy (my favourite place on the planet, Shepherds bush empire, the dublin castle, Scala,
Sports - Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Charlton, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Wembley - home of footbal, Twickenham - home of rugby) Lords (home of cricket) the oval
Shopping - oxford street, bond street, hatton garden, portobello road, camden market, Borough Market

I could go on and on - and these are just the major attractions. If you visit different areas you get a totally different experience that is still great - Highgate, Camden, Angel, southbank, clapham, Hoxton, Borough

I love living in london because you do get to experience such diversity

Our Man In Bananas

coolest historical city in the world, fantastic international cuisine, great shopping, brilliant museums...it's got it all

thank god I don't have to live there, but just enjoy it as a visitor for Â£15 a night in the St Christophers Inns hostel next to London Bridge :)

The Naked Chef

City of Immigrants

Ranjeeh D

These days probably the "city of eastern European pick pockets".

markanthony

The UKs biggest tourist atraction bringing more money into the country than anything else

Snake â„¢

People seem very negative about it. It can be ugly and dirty, but parts of it are lovely and up where I live there's very little crime and lots of greenery. All cities have their scummy areas but there's lots of great things about London, like the oppourtunities, the history and the different people and places you can experience here. It's not perfect, but it is my home so lay of it! If you don't like it here, go somewhere else. London is now the most popular city in the world for businesses, is home to 7.5 million people and attracts 13+ million visitors a year so it can't be that terrible can it? And the prices are so high because people are willing to pay them to come here. Even with the high prices, there's still a shortage of housing where I live. Don't like it, don't come here. We have our problems, but maybe it's because I'm a Londoner that I love London town!

Spike J

The Coolest City That Is Sometimes So Pretty

Brends

London is the centre of the world...

Situated neatly in between Asian and American markets, its one of the few places in the world which can trade in all markets (in Asia while America is sleeping, and in America while Asia is sleeping).

London is also centrally situated for travel - a few hours to the states, and a few hours to most European cities.

At any one time, it is likely that the entire world is in London, with its rich cultural diversity, eg. China town, Brick Lane, etc.

Quite honestly, London is probably one of the best cities in the world!

just-dave

It's the epicentre of history..but yes! all the other stuff too.

Captain Flaps

The Big Smoke

Badwolf

the city of dreams

luddite

The greatest city in the world.

skuddafudda

my god.
whats with dissing london
pricks.
it is the big smoke
and it is the dogs bollox
and it is my home
i bet you are all yanks or foreigners cussing this great city.

manhattanmaryanne

swinging london...always cutting edge..with music...style....

Bubbles

The Red City!

Hey, you've got to notice their soldiers and buses all wear the same color. lol

unclefrunk

Known as The Big Smoke for many years (in the days of London Smog), I think London deserves a new title.

With it's multicultural/multiethnic/multilingual ambience how about:

London - The World in a City or

London - The City of the World ?

helen b

Our city is every city rolled into one! yes it has its bad points but hasn`t every city? come on everyone stop pulling our fantastic capital down. I think our city should be the city of HISTORY AND INTRIGUE!!!

distant_foe

the city of double decker buses

kosovotaff

Crazy lad has the best answer. If people cannot see all the good things about a place thats there fault. (Sad people)!

London should be titled :

Finiancial and Aviation Hub of the World.

top cat

London is the city that sets the trends everyone who is anyone heads to London as London is the in place to be

Frihah Anti-Milanist 4lyf!

diverse

manxbiker

I agree with crazy lad I don't live in London but have been there many times and know it well a great city loads to do and see so stop keep knocking it I will never get tired of London

dontimred

thay say if you are tied of London you are tied of life so i would London the city of life

Partygirl_2006

All of the above!!!! London is a great place to visit.

Elisa

London is the multicultural city :)

platyguin3000

The city of diversity

BOB B

the City without a LOO

Happy Hobbit

The cradle of the modern civilised world in which we live

Bajanqt

London is the Kingdom of His Royal Highness Ken Livingstone

nativexile

The city that has to deal with what Britain has become. A country of leisure. Great Britain was so in the years of Victoria - London had no say in it's power then as it was the northern cities that were forming the greatness of Britain. London has fine history, but in the 21st century, other cities have taken over

john k

London has always been known as 'The Smoke'

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