London Vacation?

Question

I started my vacation last week and I'll be here in London till Friday, August 1st. I'm staying at a hotel near the Bayswater tube station. You guys were right, it's pretty happening here. It has been so much fun but the American dollar is worthless. Next time I'll make sure I have access to more money or perhaps down scale my spending while in London.

So far, I've been to 3 plays, Stomp, Woman in Black and Billy Elliott. I really enjoyed Stomp, the performers have so much talent and the energy is off the chain. I went to Sway, 24 London and Rex night clubs. I would say they are all about the same as in NYC. Lots of fun!

Now, this is where it gets a little sticky. I have to tell you Londoners that many people here are very mean to outsiders, Americans. However, I realize that London is now a hodgepodge of people but it isn't the Brits who are unpleasant, it's the immigrants. I won't name nationalities but most people here have no manners and are not civilized. Why?

Answer 1

hey, you're having a great time !! ... Stomp is brilliant isn't it, went with my daughter at Christmas

the people you're complaining about being mean aren't just mean to outsiders ... I think you'll find they're mean to everyone ... to be honest if you were to travel to the countries they come from you might not find their public behaviour much different to the way they behave in public here ... private behaviour within families can be very different but in public it's very often every man (or woman) for themselves ... depends on what you call manners ... you'll probably find the people who are second or third generation (or even first generation sometimes) descendants of immigrants behave much more to your conception of mannerly

Answer 2

You are so right and they really give us a bad name.  I know exactly what you mean - and they are mainly rude to Americans and Londoners believe or not.  I can't say the reason why - but I have my own theories.  If you want to see "real London" head away from the tourist attractions (where most of the immigrants work.)  I hope you enjoy your stay.

Answer 3

Id like you to name those nationalities because I bet you will be wrong. Immigrants come here to work their *** off and enjoy what they didnt have at home. People born and raised here are the ones who will be unpleasant. When my grandparents came here they lived in inner London docklands during the blitz and the thugs and unpleasant people were the White British or Irish who would rob vacant or bombed homes and especially the imports which happened down the road in the docklands after WW2 ended all the way up to the 80s they were either racist rude not pleasant or civilized. Now the docks are closed white people have basically almost vanished from inner London the attitudes towards society changed since then and black and asian have replaced them most of which are not immigrants and are unpleasant like the white people who lived exactly here before. I dunno maybe its the London way to be unpleasant inner London culture. But I can say its mostly the black people here and im black myself I can admit that people in my own race bring our views to society down big time. But im an example how we aint all unpleasant nor has it to do with our skin tone or ancestral background its on where and how you were raised. I was raised Hackney you should visit one day

Also many people I know just dont like Americans and will make their time around them h**l. They would kill or beat you just give you funny look and the extreme would be to mimic your accent out loud in a rude way which Ive only witnessed once because my friend is just a crazy fool. There just jealous that you live in the best city in the world and were stuck here in shiity old London by the way all the stuff you have done here none of us have even done in our lifetime and I wouldnt dare go to a club in London maybe me and you dont listen to the same music but the music I listen to the clubs are not a place I  would want to be in.

These are the unpleasant culture of people- http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7pbcnpmh8...

They from my area and of all them are not immigrants or even left this country before the rappers is even White.