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London or New York
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I often walk the galleries of Tesco, admiring how the blue and white arrogance of the "Value" brands challenge my perception of immigration, as they sit there, in the mediterranean of the tins isle, in their life jackets of tomato juice, juxtaposed with "Heinz" beans, screaming "Merkel" and "Affluence" at me with their Germanic, beany, flair.
Channel 4 news, that's a load of t*ss, can I do your arts reviews?  |
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New York
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New York is the most overrated city in the world
London is better Paris is far superior to them both. |
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Just Checking, your excellent Tesco post reminded me of Duane Hanson's "Supermarket Lady"
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I like Hopper's work too lfc. Would dispute your claim that he's perhaps the greatest 20th Century artist though.
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A great advantage NY has over London is its compactness.
London is a pain in the boll0x and costly to get around, day or night. NY is a breeze to get around, relatively speaking. |
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New Yorkers do have an unwarranted reputation for being quite unfriendly but I have to say us Londoners, on the whole, are far more rude to people.
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Both fair to middling. 4 or 5 days in either is enough until next year.
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Yes that's the way the London's gone JM.
Downhill all the way until everyone hates one another - wonder why that is |
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Most people including tourist in London use an Oyster card to get around and all the attractions are pretty much in zones 1-4 which with an oyster card is capped at £9.20 a day, not sure how much a day pass is in New York, but when you try getting cab in London, you realise what good value the tube is, and it's a pretty good underground network easy to navigate imo. Also kids travel free. Having said that heathrow is in zone 6 so would have to pay a bit more on first and last day.
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Last thing you want to do after a days work and commute in London is to get back on the tube to go out. Plus it stops early. The alternative costs an arm and a leg. By comparison you can breeze around Manhattan in a cab at night for relative peanuts.
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Not a mention of the Boris Bike alternative - shocking
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London is much more compact than people realise. Relatively easy to get around. I've been to NYC a number of times and it's a great city but London is better imo. For theatre, music, sporting events, great food and wine its brilliant.
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take yesterday, a little ride on the thames clipper from London bridge to grrenwich,great views from the river including tower bridge,
a look round the market in said Greenwich,then a superb streak dinner with plenty drink, a short bus ride to the o2 to see ELO with the feeling as support, the gig as good as it sounds, whats not to like about London? |
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Sounds a great day Terry. Not sure I like the idea of removing my clothes to eat though
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Londons a lot cleaner than it looked years ago and someone told me that living fish actually live in the Thames for the first time since the 1500s ,but today it looks like a flat pack city - designed by IKEA - 'orrible
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New York is everything you hope to find in the big-city, London just isn't.
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affordable is what they call it coach,ah my kin spelling again,yeah a very fine day blackbarn
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Been to both as a tourist a few times. Not much to choose between them IMO. Paris jízzes over both from a great height.
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Am i the only one who hates Paris and have been 3 times
ok once was with the M-in- law,much preferred Rome. Never been NY |
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Never knew until today that Boris Jonhson was born in New York.
You can feel and smell the history when you walk around London, that's why I think it has the edge. Though I haven't been to New York but still. |
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If anyone has been persuaded by this thread to go to the Big Apple, I can thoroughly recommend the Library Hotel (Madison and 42nd). It isnt cheap (NY isnt, but it is not ridiculous) and your partner will be very impressed. If you have not been to NY, it is something you must do at least once imo.
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Witham - I much prefer Rome to Paris too. Mind you in Europe, Rome would be on a par with Dublin (the craic) and Brussels (the food). I like Amsterdam too 'cos it's so small and that rijsttafel
 Oh and Vienna is lovely.... |
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Amsterdam indeed absolutely beasts over London. And is probably as easier and cheaper to get to than London for the vast majority of people in the UK. You don't need to speak a word of the foreign lingo either.
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Got the ferry over to Amsterdam from Harwich a few years ago
great party atmosphere in the bars around town |
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Ffs anyone who picks Landan needs sectioning..
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been to London. Was worst day of mi life. No intention of ever going to America. Land of the suing nation.
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