London Obsessed American?

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Carrie S

If you like the fashion then you can always keep up with the trends here by logging onto websites such as: H&M, TopShop, Zara (although it's Spanish!), Marks & Spencer, Next, Principles, Wallis, Debenhams, Monsoon etc. and looking for similar items where you live or buying them on Ebay international sellers. If you like the food then you could look up recipes from BBC Food, Delia Online etc. If you like the TV and the accents then subscribe to BBC America or buy DVD's. Some great programmes from the UK to consier are: Hustle, Hotel Babylon (both set in London), or for comedys - Black Books, Spaced, The Mighty Boosh. Afterlife (UK version of Medium but better). If you don't mind a bit of Scottish then Sea of Souls is great (paranormal) or Monarch of the Glen (drama). :earn the rules of cricket, follow the football premiership, drink Gin and Tonic or a pint of bitter - Talk about the weather every opportunity you get, read the Telegraph Expat bulletins and always always have a pot of tea on the go. Cucumber sandwiches and scones with afternoon tea anyone?
As for no one knowing their neighbours, I can vouch it's not true everywhere. Obviously if you work in the City long hours, live in a flat and don't have a family you're not going to have energy to get to know your neighbours. Personally I live in a lovely Victorian street of houses with gardens in South London where I practically know everyone in my street, we feed each others cats when away and our kids play together, we all have sets of each other's keys and we pop in for tea frequently. Yes, there are rough parts but it's not that bad!

miss london

Come on over for a holiday!

h2008x

im from london and i think its sweet u feel like that.
maybe you could suggest to your parents you go there for your holiday. maybe talk to people who live in london by email or msn and ask them questions about it. your welcome to contact my yahoo if you want to know anything or just talk. im 15 and kind of feel the way you do but with L.A.
ive always wanted to go there !
anyways hope i kind of helped

CLIVE H

Here's how you can enjoy London via the Internet.

YouTube - London underground dinner party
a dinner party on a london underground train.Director- JonAngelo Molinari.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywLhNwSBizE

London video, London videos, London youtube, London metacafe ...
a dinner party on a london underground train. ... Hinomaru & Cobra Con - Reachin'
High (Produced by JC) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thMBVJ3Vhso Cobra Con ...
http://www.de-colores.org/London-videos

Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c9D1EXtOt4

Last Night of the Proms - BBC - Royal Albert Hall annual event - massive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THYgeETrkPs

Welcome to the madhouse - Prime Ministger's Question Time - House of Commons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiSMVomA-k4

Trooping the Colour - Queen's Birthday Parade - Horseguards Whitehall London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zofhv9KWoec

Brick Lane in London's East End
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6-a3eXVl3I&feature=related

Bollywood Comes to Brick Lane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzNPjwAt2S4&feature=related

Diwali Hindu Fest London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqam2aw7tzg

London's Magnificent Hindu Temple - Taj Mahal - eart your heart out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZpAjUBlX-0&feature=related

The Fabulous St.Paul's Cathedral - City of London
Sir Christopher Wren's magnificent masterwork
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIaemYSoLwI

The Olympic Flame in London - who are these Chinese, guarding the flame.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aRyEaidfiWo&feature=related

Trafalgar Square webcam - refreshes every 5 seconds
http://www.camvista.com/england/london/trafsq.php3

London panoramas, 360Âº panoramic views of London, River Thames ...
Panoramas, photos and history of London including Soho, Westminster, Southbank,
Waterloo, central London, street scenes, tube stations, architecture, ...
http://www.urban75.org/photos/london/panorama.html - Cached

BBC - London - In Pictures - 360 Panoramas
BBC London, virtual panoramic views from all around the capital! ... 360 panoramic
views of London's Bridges including Putney Bridge and Tower Bridge. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/in_pictures/360_degree/index.shtml

Sarkozy visits HM - in French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkvQq6A3q9w

Going up on the London Eye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyE1lCpHtio&feature=related

Visit a few London Pubs
http://www.qype.co.uk/uki/categories/21-pubs-in-london

Big Ben strikes 12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BgLF-Z9AqM
...click right for more Big Ben etc....

Going down the Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw8Afa48X7Y&feature=related

Amy Winehouse - a Londoner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFVM5pVTwkM

Bank of England 360 pan
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HtH7pb6o4y0&feature=related

Tour de France - London
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_mJ5x3JxNbE&feature=related

A Synagogue in London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUCUFFvXJ34&feature=related

The Call to Prayer - Islam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAvlimEYEpQ&feature=related

Fire at Camden Lock
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dxb_T5kUqv4
...click right for more of same...

London Fire Brigade - Polar Station - call out rapid response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r12lU0Gan5M
...click right for more of same...

There are about 500,000 Americans living here in London according to the last census of 2000AD.

Roamer

You could always read London newspapers and magazines online such as Timeout.

http://www.timeout.com/london/

Or you could join various London-centric groups on social networking sites.

If your family are willing to host foreigners you could always sign up to Couchsurfing. Or you can just offer to show Londoners around your area. Then, when you are old enough to travel you will have lots of London friends and free places to stay.

http://www.couchsurfing.com/

You could always consider going to school overseas. There are great great schools in London for you to get your BA, MA, or pursue a PhD.

I totally understand your love for London. I studied abroad there during my junior year of college and am returning in September for my postgraduate studies! I hope you find a way to get over there too!

Lisa

Watch British movies and tv shows.

nobodyispurfect

Join roadary club! Rotary international is a club for teens that takes you to explore other countries! =]]] have fun.

www.rotary.org

igirl80

London's pretty cool. You should keep an eye out for any student exchange programs your school might offer.

david536259

Maybe you could swap with Madge. You seem far more interesting!

Lust_Murder

I read NyLon cover to cover until my next issue comes! I say you do that until you're of age.

caspar

don't do it. Its full of crime and over priced and very dirty. Move to the countryside instead.

slowpoke_115

London is a fairly small part of England, like all major cities it has nice and nasty parts, unlike almost all of America theres quite a high sense of isolation there, for example in America most people know their neighbors, in London its not like that. London also has an extremely rough side with lots of violence and gangs, people have an idea that it's an amazing rich beautiful place but until you go there you'll see it's not that similar to how you imagine it. Try watching kidulthood and see the rougher part of London. It's not all about the Queen and speaking posh, parts of it are utterly dire.

SmileyFool79

you think America more worst than london ha your funny amreican are not cowards and we our proud people LONDON= O ///////// AMREICA/= 1

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