Is London the greatest city in the world

[sussexjob]

Sat down with a couple of mates last night and discussing cities around the world, one who is a US airline pilot of 25 years said that for various diverse reasons history/buildings/theatres/eating places/museums that London is streets ahead, the only one that came anywhere near was Rome on the buildings front..anyone agree? I feel a few from up north may not.

[JakeS]

Been to a fair few cities but for me it is New York.

[Vvroom]

No.

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[El Guapo]

Best big city - New York
Best little city - Vancouver
Best European city - Barcelona

[Blib]

Yes London is.

Cue, loads of Northerners slagging the city off.

[Pothole]

Yes. New York loses because you can't get to Europe from it in less than half a day.

[V8mate]

I Berlin

[andyjo1982]

New york for me too.

[grumbledoak]

No. And I live here.

It's very good if you've got pots of cash, but really st if you haven't. I wouldn't struggle to name worse places to be, mind...

[Antony Moxey]

sussexjob said:

Sat down with a couple of mates last night and discussing cities around the world, one who is a US airline pilot of 25 years said that for various diverse reasons history/buildings/theatres/eating places/museums that London is streets ahead, the only one that came anywhere near was Rome on the buildings front..anyone agree?

Not been to Rome but I enjoyed Milan far more than London. Plus, crucially, SWMBO said she felt far safer in Milan than she's ever done in London.

[grumbledoak]

...Milan would be one of them. It should be twinned with Wolverhampton.

[jmorgan]

There are good bits, like the signs that say M4 or M3 and M11.

[Pothole]

grumbledoak said:

...Milan would be one of them. It should be twinned with Wolverhampton.

guess it must depend where you stay, but I thought it was generally a sthole with some good bits

[grumbledoak]

Pothole said:

guess it must depend where you stay, but I thought it was generally a sthole with some good bits

Two of them, I'm told. Neither of which I was given time to visit.

[TVR Sagaris]

El Guapo said:

Best little city - Vancouver

Why's that?

As to London: yes.

[sussexjob]

We agreed that New York was forth in skylines after Rio, Shang-hi and hk and that was all.

[Cock Womble 7]

S'alright.

[kambites]

I don't think London is even the greatest city in England, unless by "greatest" you simply mean "biggest". Horrible place.

[ewenm]

For visiting, it's great. For living, I left and prefer elsewhere.

[Kays vRS]

Not for me. I haven't been to London for 14 years. I keep sayng I should give it another chance though.
I'd say my favourite city is Edinburgh, which is why I chose to move there Otherwise I would probably say Barcelona.