American Reacts London, England's MEGACITY: Capital of the United Kingdom

[@hiramabiff2017]

Never ever forget ! The had been many Empires throughout history but Great Britain was the only Empire ever to use it's power and resources to end Slavery in every corner of the planet and in every territory under it's control. For any faults Britain had, the moral duty to abolish slavery was unheard of until Britain made it so.

[@rosahacketts1668]

True, but there were also Americans including black Americans, Africans such as Ottobah Cugoano, Mary Prince and Caribbean people that toured the UK pushing to end the evils of slavery.

[@hiramabiff2017]

@@rosahacketts1668 Not sure what history books your referring to, but as for the initial actions taken towards the abolishment of International slavery it was the Christian mission guilds and people like Dr Livingstone who forced the most effective Acts of Parliament through after he had been living with native tribes and witnessed with his own eyes and wrote in great detain on how the captured slaves were treated and transported to the slave markets destined for the middle east. Some of the slave routes/markets/cities destroyed by the Royal Navy were over 1500yrs old and the was a major uprising against the British for destroying historic means of income for local African Chiefs & Kings. The was many black men in England who were free and advocating for Britain to act, even Mr Ignatius Sancho became famous as the 1st black African man to vote in British elections in 1774. He was a business & home owner and by law he had a right to cast his vote, as we must remember the British Empire survived through it's naval trade & people, black & white, from all over the world had been arriving and living here for many generations. But many years later, the was delegations from the USA recorded, and I am sure the is something about a meeting to secure a royal warrant. I know some American's/westerners are all touchy & uncomfortable with honest truths, but the honest truth for the end to international slavery was it only came about by British influence. America on the other hand took a different course to end slavery. Which again, resulted in hundreds of thousands of western white men dying to free black men & women. I totally agree America made a total balls up post civil war to actually implement all men are equal under gods eyes. A good example of society's so close but so far apart is the incident during WW2 when black soldiers were told by American MP's they could not drink in a British pub with white people. The whole pub, including British soldiers along with the black GI's kicked the crap out of the MP's. sadly later on when more US MP's arrived they shot (murdered ) one of the black G'I's. Britain had a " Class " system built on pretentiousness & wealth, race played it's role but ultimately it didn't matter what colour you were in Britain you were treated with equal contempt for being working class.

[@tobytaylor2154]

🤣 I wonder how many people knew this before the viral clip doing the rounds of American reactors. Especially comments with direct quotes from said clips.

[@tobytaylor2154]

🤣 I wonder how many people knew this before the viral clip doing the rounds of American reactors. Especially comments with direct quotes from said clips.

[@alexwilkinson4896]

The empire only ended because the people it tried to force itself on, via brutality and repression, staged revolutions. The empire was never a force for good. Slavery ended as the empire couldn't find the money to suppress insurgencies. There was no goodwill

[@soozb15]

I've lived in London all my life and love it. It has big housing problems and terrible inequalities to tackle, but so do many other major cities around the world. I love it for the history, architecture and culture. And because it's home.

[@tobytaylor2154]

Inequalities 🤣, only inequality in the UK is law breakers get put up in hotels whilst British homeless are left on the streets

[@declanshanahan3888]

@@tobytaylor2154 Who put up hotels? The homeless issue is one for every major city in the world, I don't see what your point is? You have to tackle people on the street by seeing what it is, a health issue. The causes of addiction. No government has ever tackled it like a health issue, not the tories or labour. You can point the finger at whoever your political enemy is but not one party has really decided to give it a go. Not fucking one.

[@tobytaylor2154]

@@declanshanahan3888 my point is, illegal immigrants who broke the law by entering the country illegally are put up in hotels and paid for by the taxpayer, guests have been told their bookings are cancelled due to the hotel putting up these criminals. Meanwhile British homeless are on the streets seeing the British government putting foreigners over British people again. All mps are useless, themselves 1st, the party 2nd, rest of the world 3rd and 4th the UK

[@Stringer13ell]

The biggest problem London faces is the ethnic cleansing of the indiginous population

[@sandersson2813]

Then you've nothing to compare it to. Someone could say exactly the same for any shit hole in the world. If you've only ever lived in one place you aren't very adventurous and are probably pretty boring.

[@annemariefleming]

The transportation system infrastructure is also very good, so bus and underground train access makes it easy to get around without a car.

[@jeanlind7540]

I’m biased, being British but London is incredible, so rich in culture & diversity, a huge city with beautiful green parks.

[@frglee]

Certainly one of the very best short videos on this topic ever made, up to date, beautifully filmed, very well researched and with a balanced narration, so an excellent choice for a reaction video.

[@777petew]

We may sometimes consider ourselves superior to our ancestors because of the technology we now have. But when we consider what they achieved without what we have, it's incredible. Much animal and human muscle built our cities, helped by technological genius. We should be ashamed if we ever think ourselves 'superior'. They deserve immense respect and recognition.

[@gillcawthorn7572]

You seemed a little puzzled by the Thames Barrier .It has been constructed to control the flow of water entering London ,by way of the River Thames as it is a tidal river and affected by the sea that it runs into. Some tides are regularly higher than others ,and if there is a freak one which may come over the walls that run by the river than great areas of buildings would be flooded with a loss of life . The barrier is constructed so that the `walls` within it can be raised and temporarily block off the rising water, then lowered when the danger is passed The dates given are those for an estimated life of the Barrier ,after which a new one may be needed ,not that the barrier would be lowered for all that time .

[@sandersson2813]

ALL tides vary in height, not just in London.

[@timglennon6814]

Don’t talk to me about rain in the North of England. I live in Manchester in the Northwest of England. It’s raining now as I am typing this.

[@juliewillard1367]

I loved living up North but the summers got me down. I moved back south 6 years ago and can actually spend time in my garden now but miss the friendliness of northerners 😊

[@kathchandler4919]

Yes, that's the North West , here in Northumberland however it's cooler (maybe by 1c ) but much drier because the Atlantic storms affect the whole of the west side but the rain clouds are blocked from us by the backbone of England, the Pennines resulting in our average rainfall being 9 inches less than Cornwall &, I would suspect an even greater average difference vs Wales & Manchester.

[@paulbutterworthbillericay]

That was an excellent video, London is so Historic its hard to compress in a small space of time, but this covered it well, England as a whole is off the scale in being different, every village & town are unique & interesting places to explore

[@mrfrosty3]

You should visit London, its great, a very high energy, exciting city, you could stay for two weeks and find its nowhere near enough time.

[@jillosler9353]

We don't call London a mega city - that was the word choice of the vlogger.

[@01timz]

Yeah. Those of us who live here just call it 'town'.

[@penname5766]

No but it is officially one of the world’s megacities.

[@qtredhead]

I was going to say this, I’ve never heard it called a megacity. To me the ‘city’ is a very specific area & if I’m going into the centre of London I tend to say ‘going into town’

[@01timz]

And yet London, the City, not the metropolitan area, has a population of less than 10k.

[@penname5766]

@@01timz Yes, but the City is an administrative area that only exists because of something to do with the inhabitants refusing to submit to William the Conqueror, which resulted in him granting them a kind of independent status - he was unable to force them out because they were protected inside the walls, or maybe it just wasn’t worth the hassle. Anyway, to this day, they have their own mayor and police force. But this has absolutely nothing to do with London, the actual city/conurbation, which is enormous. When you talk about a city and its mass, you don’t distinguish between its historical core and the complete, present-day geographical area it actually occupies. That would be nonsensical.

[@darransykes2540]

I live in the fens of Cambridgeshire which lies 90 minutes by rail from London. I visit my capital city as often as my time would allow and its an amazing place to visit and stay..... I can't recomend it enough!

[@daneelolivaw602]

Great comment Sir. I hope you have many more enjoyable visits.

[@helenagreenwood2305]

There's a few videos about the Great Fire of London how it started and spread and how it was eventually put out - very interesting 🇬🇧 Loved the way you watched this without constantly stopping and talking 👍

[@Dawghome]

Totally missed that, even on TV, and I live in London!@3:41, did he say, suffering from the plaaaag, plague, pronounced play-g, ue being silent, we've a ton of those silent letters!

[@aliciabell4116]

This makes me grateful to be able to live in London😍

[@BeckyPoleninja]

The bridge you asked how it was built is Tower Bridge built in 1886 ,135 years ago. England has roughly 2,000 years of history, and more

[@smahier]

"England" did not exist 2000 years ago. The island the Romans called "Britannia" on the other hand...

[@BeckyPoleninja]

The land then!

[@davidcook7887]

@@smahier If it didn’t exist what was Boudicca and other tribe and clan leaders defending then. The Danes, Angles and Saxons had a nice life before the Italians spread like gorgonzola over this green and pleasant land.

[@smahier]

@@davidcook7887 are you suggesting the Danes and Angles were on the island BEFORE the Romans? And that Boudicca was "English"? You are either being "satirical" or seriously need basic history lessons.

[@davidcook7887]

@@smahier I am having a bit of joke because it’s rainy and cold.

[@dorothysimpson2804]

Merry Christmas ☃️ nice to hear from you.

[@officialcammmreacts]

Happy holidays! Same to u!😁

[@wardenblack9734]

The Crown Jewels of more than just England! Indeed, the Crown Jewels of the entire United Kingdom!

[@GloryOfBarbelo]

London is a separate entity within Britain imo. its a great place though, full of history and amazing buildings.

[@JoshuaHill182]

@@arfermo853 Its still feels like one of the safest cities in the world, at least in the areas where the nightlife and resturants are. The crime is usually in the outer boroughs of the center of london.

[@paulsmusic2908]

@@JoshuaHill182 I'm happy you've experienced every city on earth and all in your 20's as well (nobody under age of 30 is called josh)

[@dilligaf73]

I've only just found u. I'm from England and I see lots of American reaction videos but I have never heard of one that mentions becontree in Dagenham. I have recently moved out of becontree after living there almost 26 years

[@DA-db9bi]

Why do Brit’s care about Americans opinions and reactions on things and dislike Americans at the same time? Can’t take British people serious

[@LeeStewart]

London isn't the capital of the United Kingdom, it's England. Cardiff is the capital of Wales, Belfast for Northern Ireland and Edinburgh for Scotland.

[@sheilamckenna9448]

Going to London was always known as going up the smoke no matter where you live always up to london

[@gigteevee6118]

It’s definitely worth the trip over, to London, old and new at the same time, it keeps getting better!

[@LAGoodz]

Nice video! I recently left my job in London but I also working in New York. I’ve now become grumpy! Love them both so much and miss them!🇬🇧🇺🇸💙

[@fayesouthall6604]

Two of the greatest cities in the world

[@Stand663]

Both started by the British

[@Robob0027]

@@Stand663 Sorry you are wrong. New York was started by the Dutch and was originally called New Amsterdam

[@andrewhargreaves504]

No city on earth like it. I travel, a lot, & there are many amazing cities, NY, Paris, Cape Town, Tokyo, Beijing, Rome, Stockholm, Oslo, LA, and on, and on..: there are some places which have thrilled me, only London captivates all of me. Every time.

[@ezadin0516]

I like the way you don’t interrupt by talking over the other guy in the video is very nice to see. Keep the good work bro

[@smallsparry]

Bro!!! You never come up in my feed anymore. I've missed u. Merry Christmas ♥️

[@officialcammmreacts]

That’s crazy!😭😭 Happy holidays! Thank you!❤️

[@kopynd1]

the black and white clip is from the movie lloyds of london, which explains commerce, actually its a classic movie

[@johnhood3172]

Hi, he states London was founded by the Romans in 43ad , but new evidence suggests London is much older maybe a thousand years older it was once known as new Troy . Regards JH

[@raydaley1535]

One thing they got wrong is the reason for the Flood Barrier. The reason was that the flood plains had been built on which narrowed the river. When heave rains flowed down the river meeting very high tides which happen at certain times of the year at London this caused flooding. Now when the two conditions accrue they close the barrier until the tide turns. this only happens a few times each year and has nothing to do with rising sea levels which has not happened.

[@davidcook7887]

Megacity? Megacity? I was born 66 years ago in London, only Americans call it a ‘megacity’. It’s more of a big sprawl.

[@DA-db9bi]

We don’t call it a mega city we don’t give a shit about you guys or your country to call it that💀

[@T-Law.]

I went to school here in the UK. When we covered geography we talked about the worlds Megacities. Classified by having a population greater than 10million. London was one of them. So no. Not only Americans all it that anymore.

[@Mark-hb9xy]

Hi Bro, At about 8 mins 40 secs, I feel you made a really perspective comment: "Humans are awesome!" And also, deepest thanks for finding and sharing the video, and adding in your comments, which were most interesting.

[@Stand663]

London is the greatest city on earth.

[@aliciabell4116]

Facts Sam

[@DA-db9bi]

It may be the most beautiful city on earth but that doesn’t make it the best city on earth.

[@Stand663]

@@aliciabell4116 Londoners started your country

[@Latbirget]

I remember reading about the people who lost their land after the great fire. They couldn't prove it was theirs as presumably the deeds were burnt.

[@Oddballkane]

I remember talking to someone a few years ago he said that when he lived in london he was never out of work. Its so full of things to do you could eat at a different restaurant every day for life if you wanted.

[@mickyjaguar2282]

There is a new Thames barrier being planned. It will be even better and designed for sea level rises.

[@JonsTunes]

Housing rental costs are absolutely ridiculous. The average cost for a 2 bed flat is around £2000/month.

[@samsprrr3548]

Did you know that you can visit Nelsons ship victory .you can also visit over 400 Castles in England.

[@sayaankhan3484]

It was actually a black roman emperor that founded London.

[@natb9919]

I've lived in London my whole life and I had no idea it was called a mega city either so don't worry 😂

[@camiloclarkson1122]

same

[@DaChaGee]

I'm from London but had some of my schooling in Austria. And in Austria we learnt about London because they said it's Europe's mega city.

[@natb9919]

@@DaChaGee Really?! That's interesting, did they call it that because it's like the financial/business centre for Europe/the world? Or more because of aesthetics and how it looks (mainly in central London)?

[@DaChaGee]

@@natb9919 Well, we learnt it's the biggest city in Europe by area and how culturally and financially important it is. It was in geography and our text books had a whole chapter on London.

[@natb9919]

@@DaChaGee Well apparently they teach you more in Austria about London than they do in London lol. I knew London was a pretty big city but I never thought it was the biggest in Europe.

[@Si-mc6dl]

Here's one for you. The building that you pointed out at 11:29. You know, the one that looks like a 1980's mobile phone. The curvature of the building becomes dangerous during the summer, as the curvature is south facing. It will reflect rays of sunlight onto the street with such intensity that it will melt anything plastic and make thin metals more malleable. So don't park across the road from it. Might find the shape of your car become some wierd new model.

[@molybdomancer195]

That used to be true but they modified it by fitting a kind of sun shade

[@Si-mc6dl]

@@molybdomancer195 Awww, all the fun ruined!

[@oakguard]

1st building was the Gherkin & The 2nd building you pointed out 20 Fenchurch street or more commonly known as the "Walkie Talkie" or "Cheese grater" actually used to melt things like car mirrors in the nearby street and had to have adjustments made to stop the sun turning it into a giant magnifying glass

[@davidrowlands441]

I thoroughly enjoyed this post.

[@ronstriebig2749]

I went to London bridge two days ago I spent my first 20 years in Wapping next the Tower of London

[@eifionwynwilliams-iffy1288]

This video's description of the foundation of London is highly inaccurate. The city of Trinovantum was there before the Romans arrived and was founded by Brutus in 504BC.

[@kirstymackenzie2437]

Never heard of it called a Megacity, and I was born there! 😮

[@xetalq]

"Invading Britain by sea ..." ... ? In the 19th century, was there really any other way?

[@CallumKray]

9:20 Casually watching when suddenly I recognise my street and then see my house in the top right of the map.. my genuine reaction: “nahhhh, waiiittt…. wot dah fukk??”

[@helenjarvis7755]

I thought this was a good video interesting and accurate. Loved the reaction too.

[@officialcammmreacts]

Thank you!

[@adrianpetyt9167]

Nelson died in action at Trafalgar, but that wasn't the plan! "Bravely sacrificed his life" is a bit of a somewhat misleading phrase!

[@julesju111]

I swear if he says 'plag' once more.... 😂

[@user-jt1jv8vl9r]

Well planned? A lot of London is still laid out on the original medieval streets; so narrow they are completely unsuitable for a mega city with such a large population.

[@CM-1723]

React to , every country England as ever invaded visualised

[@kimwilson3863]

An excellent video were it not for its complete bias and pushing of the climate agenda. During this extremely hot weather, which is quite common, London being concrete and glass with high transport infrastructure and thousands of businesses gets hotter than the surrounding countryside. The fires turned out to be mostly caused by stupid people not climate change. The huge increase in population due to negligence of government and lack of affordable housing down to greedy councils selling off social housing while private rents soared. Lack of water due to mismanagement and infrastructure neglect. Green belt is being sold(stolen) to private companies for their profit not the benefit of citizens. The destruction of London is being carried out by the government's policies way better than the bombs of WW2. I am a Londoner as were my parents, grandparents etc going back centuries so I know of what I speak. It's sad but the inevitable march of progress for good or bad. Apart from that a really well done and informative video.😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@JoshuaHill182]

Interesting that he said the last wedding there was william and kate but it was actually harry and meg

[@helenagreenwood2305]

They married at Windsor Castle

[@davidbond4595]

Thanks. Great and very informative video and very up to date.

[@ianroberts5745]

THE MUSIC HISTORY GOOD AS WELL :)

[@molybdomancer195]

The pronunciation of plague in the original video is weird. I’ve never heard it said that way in all my nearly 60 years. It’s like playgue

[@itwoznotme]

the only time i have ever enjoyed going to london was in 2012 for the olympics. its was a total shock that there were people there being nice! i am a country boy, so i am never going to like a concrete monstrosity, but it is an amazing place - just not for me. as far as cities go, i honestly dont think there is a more unique and weird place in the world.

[@Londronable]

I mean, many businesses, publications, etc. try to rank cities. London together with New York have basically always been in a league of their own. Above places like Tokyo, Moscow and Paris, to name a few.

[@mrmessy7334]

I am properly triggered by the way the narrator pronounces "plague".

[@TeslasTeaParty]

Although London isn't perfect it's still the greatest city on the planet! it's diversity means it offers something for everyone who visits. It has a mix of over a hundred different cultures whilst still holding on to many British traditions. The blend of history mixed with modernisation molds together perfectly! And for the most part even though there are sone problems with violent crime most of it's residents get on. Like i said it isnt perfect, there are still some issues with racism and it does have a massive wealth inequality gap, but it has probably got to be most tolerant city I've travelled to. just don't try and spark up a conversation on the underground as londoners will just look at you like you're a mental case. Lol

[@turkishcypriot8013]

London? Mega city? Is this a joke London population is only 9 millions. Tokyo 37 millions that's mega city .

[@slynskey333]

To build all them war ships, they stripped Ireland of its ancient oak trees.

[@joeydowney2865]

London

[@yjshine6961]

Man said 'great PlAAaaage' 🤣😭

[@g0fvt]

Some of the commentary is utter nonsense, London is far from well planned. It has evolved in a fairly random manner over about a millennium.

[@ernieeade]

King Charles 111 has not been crowned yet

[@peaceloveandunity278]

London is about 10 million.

[@dirtywaterpj_dj]

We who live there don’t call it a megacity. Geographers and documentary makers say it.

[@christopherbarnett6098]

Over my heart, I have a Tattoo. It reads. "British by birth. English by the grace of God." I love being English. But I'm a pure South London boy. 4 generations on both sides. Peace out.

[@RedversCross]

London has a desalination plant. This video maker should have done more reserarch.

[@lizzytaylor1862]

Ah yes, the great PLAGG

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

This is a very limited and typically ignorant explanation about the UK deciding to leave the European Union or EU, which is a political supranational organisation which has an expansion policy, increases its areas of competency and also changes those areas to Qualified Majority Voting and erodes the right of veto over each area of competency. It has evolved from a trade arrangement to an increasingly political, financial and economic union with the view of having centralised energy and defence policy as well. The UK decided it was not comfortable with increasing or ceeding to a centralised control under which it's own sovereignty was not paramount. If looking specifically at immigration policy, the UK decided that a club which privileges citizens of the wealthiest, whitest and most Christian nations was not reasonable. Why should citizens of Belgium be given privileged access above people from Brazil, Bahamas, Botswana, Bangladesh, Bhutan or Brunei? A fair system that treats EU and rest of world citizens the same, based on skills and genuine job opportunity is preferable. In terms of numbers, the UK is not very big geographically and has had very SWIFT immigration of large numbers of people from across the globe. That requires hard infrastructure like housing, roads, railways, hospital, schools capacity etc to increase as well as the development and expansion of public services like training teachers, doctors, nurses...all of which cannot be done very quickly, especially when you cannot easily plan numbers required. On this basis the only sensible thing to do is manage speed and numbers and match to job capacity and skills gaps. The UKs population has increased by more than 7m in less than 20 years. For context, this is the equivalent of the entire population of Bulgaria, or Denmark plus Estonia and is more than twice the population expansion of Germany which is a far larger country geographically, population size and economy. Managing migration in a fair and balanced way is the action of a responsible country that also considers the extraordinary impact that migration away from other countries has on them. Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and Lithiania have the fastest shrinking populations on earth, by around 20% and mainly younger working age people. It cannot be responsible to strip countries of their most precious resource...its adventurous and hard working people at the cost of the more vulnerable in those nations and communities who see decline of infrastructure and public services. Natural resources such as land, water and food security must also be sustainably managed. These are just part of the decision to leave the European Union.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Easy tiger, you won get on with it.

[@Isleofskye]

I just Subscribed as you are an interesting Guy so Good Luck..

[@Durgesuth]

Many in the UK do not regard London as their capital. London does not represent Britishness . When visitors go to London they see a misrepresentation of Great Britain… just like New York not being a true reflection of American culture. To many London is remote and politically lives in its own bubble .. It tries to influence from its own political bubble which is out of step with the regions and countries of the UK

[@daneelolivaw602]

DAVID MOORE Yes you are right, maybe it's the Socialists running the London Government.

[@ThePixey1000]

The UK the greatest country in the world and one of the smallest.

[@diligentuser6950]

13.7 million? I’m up to date with this shit and it’s 8 million. Highest stadium capacity of 90,000? Several in USA have over 100,000. Calling CAP on this London video and I’m British

[@eastendbird4118]

270 different nationalities live in London!

[@michaelgriggs8497]

I didn't think there were that many nations in the world...maybe your figure of 270 is a little heavy-handed!!

[@sandersson2813]

There's not that many countries

[@Isleofskye]

Yes. Nearly all in the road in Inner London that I used to live in. A few of them even spoke English. When I grew up near Brixton,I never heard a foreign language on our streets until I was around 17 years old.

[@molybdomancer195]

Charles is not yet the newly crowned. He’s king but the coronation is in May 2023

[@fleshen]

I live in Oxfordshire and that revivor isn't going to happen any time soon!

[@kevindare3113]

I have worked in London all my life, big dustbin now, be glad when retirement comes along.

[@JL16061980]

Not even watching this. LONDON IS THE CAPITAL OF ENGLAND.... NOT THE UK.

[@stevekenilworth]

1808 london got to 38c, urban heat effect if uk was built up how it is now back then we would seen 40c plus. The first Census in 1801 revealed that the population of Great Britain was 10.5 million and now it is 68,773,806. we are in a solar cycles what comes around every 350-400 years. last time leading up to a grand cycle europe had a 11 month drought killing half million, usa had forest fires 10x more acres burned between 1500-1800. im sure not alarmed with 40c, i predicted it a nearly a year before of where we are at in current solar cycle. weakened magnetic field more space weather, solar wind or lack of it effects global weather patterns as it affects the jet, also la nino for the 3rd year running that for sure effects weather patterns 2020-2053 solar activity started to reduce end 2016 seeing lowest solar activity, Cycle 24, the weakest cycle in 100 years. look at events leading up to and coming out these 350-400 grand cycles and what happens during the lowest solar activity globally.

[@SourceLOOPS]

We definitely don't refer to it as a megacity but let me watch on...

[@likklej8]

Best city in the U.K. is actually in Scotland it’s Glasgow. London has been taken over by bourgeoise non Londoners the ruling elites have even tried to move our working class and commonwealth brothers and sisters out of the capital. Like New York Paris etc get the real people to live in the burbs if that make sense.

[@grahamsmith9541]

London is not a mega City. It is 2 City's and Greater London. In the UK City status is an honour granted to a town by the reigning Monarch. City status can also be lost as has happend to the former City of Rochester in Kent. There are only 76 Cities spread over the 4 countries that make up the UK. City of London is only just over 1 square mile in size with a resident population in 2021 of 8,583 people. Govend by the City Of London Corporation and Lord Mayor of the City of London. The King has to ask permission before he can enter the City. It has its own police force. It is the financial district and over 250,000 people commute in each day to work there. St. Paul's Cathedral is one of the best known landmarks in the City. To the West of that City, is the City of Westminster. Where Westminster Abbey, Houses of parliament and Buckingham palace are. Covers 8.3 sq. Miles with a population of around 240,000 people. The rest of London is Greater London which is not a City. Made up of 32 Boroughs. Formed from the towns and villages incorporated into London as it expanded. Govend by the Greater London Authority. With the Mayer of London. Not to be confused with the Lord Mayor of the City of London who is a different person.

[@grahamsmith9541]

This might interest you. The secret City of London. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqOyk42Vfb-Ni8U

[@Benji567891]

That's just semantics, greater London is absolutely recognised as a city, and is consistent with all other major cities is the world, most other major cities were formed from smaller ones joining together, and when people speak of London no one is refering to the small bit of land in the centre, they mean Greater London. It's one of two Alpha ++ cities alongside New York.

[@grahamsmith9541]

@@Benji567891 In everyday conversation people refer to Greater London as London. They do not refer to it as a City. When someone says they are going to the City, or the square mile. They specifically mean the City of London.

[@Benji567891]

​@@grahamsmith9541 London by every metric is a city, it is classified that internationally, it is ranked as one of two Alpha ++ cities in the world. Every other mega city in the world would not be a city by your metric, they are all made up of smaller cities/towns merging together. Even smaller cities like Leeds are just lots of towns merging together to create a big city, Leeds was just the city centre around the church originally then absorbed Horsforth, Holbeck etc, just like London.

[@grahamsmith9541]

@@Benji567891 Greater London is not a city by every metric. It FAILS on the metric used by the UK to define a City. In the UK a place can ONLY be a City if it has been GRANTED CITY STATUS BY THE REIGNING MONARCH by issuing LETTERS PATENT. Size, population and importance. Are NOT relevant to City status in the UK. That is why there are only 76 City's spread over the 4 countries that make up the Uniter Kingdom. 55 in England, 7 in Wales, 8 in Scotland, and 6 in Northern Ireland.

[@robertfarrow5853]

London isn't England 50% of people are born abroad. You will rarely hear English spoken especially on the Underground trains or buses.

[@garyreeves1539]

Only a few people died during the Great fire .

[@rosahacketts1668]

We haven't got a Mega city in the UK. Trust me we haven't - I'm British.

[@paulsmith5218]

You haven’t been there then.

[@generaladvance5812]

So, not been to London then? The metropolis & mega city?

[@surfaceten510n]

@@generaladvance5812 it started as a small shithole evolving into a large cesspool give it ten years and you won't know if your in Mumbai or London.

[@denisoleary5302]

Name me a better one and I'll tell you the one's Iv'e been to, and tou tell me yours.

[@soaf1985]

It doesn't seem like a mega City to us because we live there. Doesn't seem like anything special, as we see it everyday. But the History of the place is amazing e.g the making of the sewage systems.

[@mpoiya]

London is a city but the city of London is another territory like Vatican or Washington DC

[@rayg4360]

Leaving the E U was a stupid thing to do. Given the useless Tories complete power !

[@albin2232]

Bubnik Plag!

[@deborahosborne9426]

Watch an English historian. American one's get place names and lots wrong. London is amazing in it's history from before the birth of Christ.

[@rosahacketts1668]

London never existed before the birth of Christ - the Romans built it from around 46AD not BC

[@deborahosborne9426]

@@rosahacketts1668 it was there before the Romans. Picks?

[@sandersson2813]

@@deborahosborne9426 It's Picts Debbie.

[@deborahosborne9426]

@@sandersson2813 rushing, auto correct 😑 🙄

[@penname5766]

@@rosahacketts1668 The Romans took many existing prehistoric settlements, renamed them, built fortresses and called them their own. London is thought to be much older than the date the Romans stamped on it.

[@pauljorgensen6608]

Plag?

[@himarkburdett9378]

Try looking up the video Boston/ UK places to visit in the Boston area you might find it interesting

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

I’ve never heard London called a mega city. And I’m British. Don’t look up Boston. U.K. Not if you are v v v sensitive. They voted Leave in the Brexit debate, more than other town. They could have coped with the immigrants who arrived , but it happened v v quickly with no opportunity to prepare the town in anyway. We don’t all share the vied of the locals. Thank God.

[@kaanbest2232]

Nobody calls it a megacity

[@TheRedStateBlue]

England would be the perfect place to live if not for their gun restrictions.

[@sandersson2813]

Ha ha ha. You cam still have a gun, you just have to have rifles and shotguns. Why else would you want one?

[@missharry5727]

The USA would be a great place to live without all the lunatics with perfectly legal weapons capable of mowing down an army.

[@sandersson2813]

@@missharry5727 Ha ha ha. I've nothing against owning guns. If Americans want them, I'm fine with it, they just need to amend who should be able to own them. The US system is retarded

[@daneelolivaw602]

Duane What a stupid comment.

[@thefirm4606]

Ignorance, I have a shotgun and practice shooting. Yawn!

[@Giggirl]

You’re very distracted by something 🤷‍♀️

[@stephencohen575]

London is not the capital of the United Kingdom, Only England. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own capitals.

[@valeriedavidson2785]

London is the capital of the United Kingdom which includes Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

[@rosahacketts1668]

London IS the capital of the UK - I should know I'm British born and bred.

[@xhogun8578]

London is the capital of England and the UK. If not what the heck are Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs doing there.

[@Alan_Mac]

Hahahahahaha. You read many daft things on social media but "London is not the capital of the United Kingdom" is about the most stupid yet. Clearly, Santa didn't bring you a new brain yesterday, mate.

[@davebloke829]

Stephen Cohen....nice British name...LOL!..go to Isreal where you belong, you know nothing of our people!