London Ontario - Most Misunderstood City Explained (Downtown Tour)

[@ninavongunten122]

I used to have childhood friends who lived in London, Ontario. I traveled to London between 1975 and the 1980's to visit with them. I was amazed at the beautiful public parks and how they were well kept. The people were very friendly and helpful to me in finding my way around the city, etc. My paternal grandma was originally from Newfoundland, Canada during the British reign, and I was the first family member to visit there and met lots of relatives. As I recall, lots of beautiful unspoilt scenery could be seen all around. It was truly a breath of fresh air especially after living in a big, overcrowded city most of my life.

[@EquanoxDragon]

Seeing my home city that I grew up in through the perspective of an outsider makes me really appreciate it more.

[@isabellacabral5098]

Same me and my family grew up here in Canada 🇨🇦 back in the 20000s and now I have to get second Citizenship because outsiders have taken my place in Canada 🇨🇦 that I grew up in 🤗🩷

[@EquanoxDragon]

@adamlee936 occupied in what way? Because as far as I'm aware we are not in any way occupied

[@EquanoxDragon]

@@adamlee936 not... exactly? I think you mean a colonized nation... the English and French colonized Canada, but the same could be said for America?

[@EquanoxDragon]

@adamlee936 I'm not bound by any one religion, and outsider to me means someone who does not live in Canada and doesn't have a Canadian citizenship. Simply speaking if it is not your home, you are an outsider, which is not a bad thing, each person has their own lived in experience which is unique to them.

[@albatrose1001]

London, Ontario has gone from a city where young Canadians and singles and families could look for fulfilling their Canadian dream because of affordability compared to GTA to a haven of the same demographic that has made pretty much every area in Ontario unaffordable for an average tax-paying hard working Canadian, especially young people who are finding that the stability previous generations enjoyed might not be achievable anymore.

[@rhymesfromthedeep]

This is correct! Although the traffic seems to be a little better.

[@gotaplay]

Yes , almost all area's of Ontario are becoming un -affordable , try being a senior on a fixed income with a 3 or 4 year waiting period on Seniors assisted housing

[@Gillz34]

Ontario is still affordable just gotta have a nice down payment. Ppl that spend like crazy then cry and complain it’s to expensive. Just move to alberta where housing is cheap and pay less taxes when you spend there

[@albatrose1001]

@@Gillz34 Ontario is not affordable by any definition sir. In fact, research has shown that housing costs and general cost of living in Ontario and BC has resulted in low fertility rates so now Canada depends on immigration to grow. All these issues are interconnected and have impact on a much larger scale.

[@mastahacks2468]

@@albatrose1001so basically y’all trying to tell me to don’t migrate to Canada then? Just trying to do some research

[@Rob-bc4yu]

Over the past 3-5 years London has become of a dumpster fire for many reasons.... The downtown is brutal and has killed off most of the business that was there. Richmond row is more of an entertainment area for clubs bars and vic park for summer events. But the city planners here should be ashamed of the utter destruction of the majority of roads in and around the core. Roadwork is understandably a necessary evil, but there is a reason you have a planning committee, and that's to organize what gets done when. The bus system that was suppose to make mass transit better in London has done nothing but confuse people as to what routes go where now. And don't even try going anywhere near Adelaide St (by Oxford) during rush hour. Notably, the next generation (my kids) will probably need to move out of province if they want a chance at buying a house. But this is true of most places in Ontario now (unfortunately). Needless say, it's not a great place to live, but it does have some benefits, despite my mostly negative take.

[@bluemountainw1789]

Richmond row is fun if youre 19 years old… the whole down town is for freshman students which is why it’s sucks for any one else except the old alcoholics who hang out at joe kools to watch girls young enough to be their grand daughters

[@frankmelkert9503]

Why so high on London being a dumpster . Two busloads of homeless dropped off here

[@carmensandiego3691]

Correction the Covent garden market building has not been there sincethe1800s. The original one was torn down and rebuilt. The current building was built in 1999.

[@ericmclean5931]

hi Ryan. Thanks for posting video. Please post more videos about London properties.

[@Elsley12]

London is filled with garbage, boarded up buildings, shops and restaurants, shattered bus shelters, an overload of traffic, inefficient road, bridge infrastructure, high rents with developers continually getting permits to build highrise luxury units, enormous amount of rental space left unoccupied/for lease for decades by one real estate person who’s been buying up London buildings since the 70’s (he owns half of London commercial real estate), crime, stabbings, shootings, unprecedented number of car accidents, sirens from ambulance, fire trucks and police cars day and night running in all parts of the city, a huge homeless population, incompetent city council, high parking fees…but Yaa, the trees are nice.

[@coastaku1954]

Soooooooooooooooooooo every Canadian city? Stfu, London is fine

[@rxx9851]

Hey man I'm thinking of coming to London to study uni as an international student and i just wanna know is it affordable and safe ? i make around 3k cad a month from my business and idk if its good or bad + plus do i need a car or is it a walkable city? i just wanna get my degree and go back soo don't know if a car is needed or not , and if you have like any useful advice it would help me alot . thx @@coastaku1954

[@heynow9398]

Agreed......it's a drug infested dump. Best thing about London is looking at it in the rear view mirror

[@nedsdeclassified]

I visit London every 6 months, and we rent an apartment there, my wife is a resident London is not nice, victoria park is filled with homeless people, and coming into downtown there is a methadone with junkies lined up. You can't walk the city without coming across human feces. There are so many homeless people on drugs, my wife went to take the garbage once and had me on the phone and some dude tried to chase her into our home... London is being marketed as a nice family historic town by realtors, It's not. Your kids can not ride bikes without the danger of someone attacking them, you can't get a family doctor,(waiting lists are a year out) the walking clinics are awful they get shut down for validations, and they had a serial sex assault by the same person for over a year by the college. The health inspectors accept bribes from restaurants so they don't get shut down, and almost all of the down restaurants have vermin and roaches (don't believe me check Reddit, people have photo evidence)

[@markpollock4422]

a bit of London history - Old big Victorian homes downtown used to be for low income families in the 1940's 50's 60's and 70's. Much has changed, these homes have been bought and renovated, now considered luxury Victorians. The Covent Garden Market today is not the original building, the market as it is today is the 3rd market building to occupy the space. The first building constructed in the 1850's, the second market building constructed in 1958, and the newest market building constructed in 1999.

[@theresanicholson7627]

That was St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica, not St. Paul's.

[@theresanicholson7627]

Thank you.

[@terrizylawy4334]

As a resident of London it used to be a liveable city. Safe, reasonably prices but now just like every city in Canada it has gone downhill. Homelessness, drug use and crime are rising and good luck finding reasonably priced housing. I am moving ASAP, this is no place to raise a child.

[@kimmachuk7640]

This video must have been done at 6 am on a Sunday during COVID....because as of today it looks like Hastings St. In Vancouver

[@ckangortiz]

I just watched a London Fog drink recipe...now I'm learning about London, Canada. 😂

[@blakeiutzi3344]

Cuv-in garden, I have never heard any local Londoner say cove-in garden

[@RyanliuRealtor]

I have an accent 😅

[@rettbutler1312]

You mistakenly identified St. Peter's Roman Catholic Cathedral Basilica as being St. Paul's (Anglican) Cathedral, which is up the street. Seriously? Do your research. Also, downtown London is not safe after dark any more - drugs, stabbings, even shootings are not unheard of. Events are basically the only time regular people go downtown. Students also frequent the bars along Richmond Row (the area you toured here), and there is a strong police presence needed for the long lineups (that glut Richmond St.) and closing times in this area. Most Londoners keep away from this area.

[@Thething964]

I live in the UK London, it's not that ugly But what I don't like about this city is that it rarely snows here. I want to be in the canada London

[@SayanChowdhury-b8x]

I love uk london.2nd love canada london

[@coastaku1954]

No mention of the London Knights? One of the best Junior hockey teams of all time?

[@lovenature1666]

Between Kitchener and London which city is better for International students?

[@RyanliuRealtor]

Both great cities! If you need to be closer to GTA (Greater Toronto Area) I would recommend Kitchener but if you are looking for lower living costs London would still be on my list as well! Both Cities have great Universities and Colleges to pick from depending on your specialized studies. If you are studying business London has world famous IVEY Business School. If you are studying computer science University of Waterloo would be my pick.

[@daddygamer3978]

Hiii. What about nursing programs for 1 year for inter nurses ? Which is best

[@johnrogers2826]

Kitchener. London is full.

[@williambryan1995]

Look lovely there in London 🇨🇦 so different to the 🇬🇧 London

[@corneliuscoven]

i love watching these and being like "Hey! Ive been there! 😂😂"

[@tinapeacock9207]

This city has gone down hill and beyond in the last 10 years it’s quite embarrassing.

[@heynow9398]

Totally......it's a massive shit hole. Take a lovely drive down Hamilton Road to see the real London

[@zhou006]

ur accent is flawless.

[@miazormultimedia]

Awesome work Ryan

[@samirbaraili3523]

Bro i am from nepal... i am coming to fanshawe college in this september intake... is it hard to get job in london?

[@RyanliuRealtor]

Lots of jobs in London to apply for, try Indeed.com for available jobs! Best of luck!

[@singh2248]

Hello samir im also going to london ontario same college and same intake give me your instagram and nice video buddy i know you are reading my comment😛

[@samirbaraili3523]

@@singh2248 samirbaraili8

[@singh2248]

@@samirbaraili3523 ok

[@JasveerSinghBal-yc3by]

Go to Kijiji London Ontario and search for jobs, rooms and anything you like.

[@iqzms9557]

down town and the east end are shitty and have been for a while if you move to london the south end and the north also west are all great places to live but east and downtown wouldnt recommend i have lived in the east for a while and it can get hectic

[@ddd6272]

Cannot wait to get out of this hell city, and hopefully this country.

[@rohanutep81]

Go where😂😂

[@XBDanilo]

Come to Brazil ahahahhaha , way worse

[@DarkForcesStudio]

Nothing about those houses looks Victorian. There's no comparison.

[@normy1471]

London is getting a new costco soon.

[@RyanliuRealtor]

Yes in the South and Im super excited!

[@Shonade_Malik]

That's nice it's getting more Costcos! I live along the Proudfoot Lane area and the North Costco is right next to me!

[@OhYoohooItsYorkiePoo]

Wow great, another Costco to attract more foreigners. I hate London.

[@archiveguy2362]

Come to London UK its little bit better

[@dmlebeau8547]

Damn Drake 500k for a free Hot Chocolate. Ok Pimp

[@AAA-ic2sp]

if there's any msm fans watching this 1:13 it shows the bbb building

[@pathegreat3727]

This video is misleading. London has lost its luster from the 80’s and 90’s. The only positives that I can think of off the top of my head is its first class educational institutions: Fanshawe College and Western University as well as its close proximity to Toronto.

[@emonkhan6486-q8b]

Wow

[@taoyuanwang8886]

Do you speak mandarin? I have some questions about London housing, what is the way talking with you directly?

[@RyanliuRealtor]

Hello Yaoyuan, You can message me directly at 647-981-5940 or my WeChat ID: Ryanliu_realtor I can speak mandarin 😀

[@jamilamahbub4805]

This is the place Justin Bieber was born and Quavo knows him.

[@Supreme_transport]

I thought this was Britain

[@coastaku1954]

You don't know what Ontario is, do you?

[@Shonade_Malik]

No. It's London "Ontario", not London "United Kingdom".

[@reloxxity6521]

this is NOT London

[@rbuddy4765]

Nofundon

[@adriandelaat2905]

Don’t move to London Ont, very bad roads, road system sucks, takes to long to get around because traffic is always backed up, way to many students, downtown totally rundown and vacant, no good resteraunts, not enough affordable housing, no good jobs, schools are over filled. Way to conservative, to many old fashion ways of doing things. Don’t waste your time or money moving here.

[@rohanutep81]

Not true it’s an awesome if one needs to buy a house cheaper than GTA

[@alborzdmavandi8190]

I'm so sorry for Canada. Most things about a good Canada are not true, Including clean cities - beaches, and forests. It's a big lie. The first time I arrived in Vancouver in 2018, I was shocked. As soon as I left the airport door, I saw tissue, disposable glasses, and other garbage left in the city. The further I went, the more I saw them. Before I moved to Canada, I lived in Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Serbia, The United States, and for a short time in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Netherlands, Germany, and England, but I have never seen the amount of garbage that people leave in different Canadian cities. Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec are no less than Vancouver. Canadian and Canada Governments don't care about this tragedy. I think everything that says about Canada as a clean and powerful culture is not true. You don't need to travel to Canada to see this. Just watch some videos about walking in downtown Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec. You will find the truth. Impossible for you to walk in a Canadian city and you don't see the dark side of that. Everywhere you will see garbage. You will never see this in Europe, Australia, the United States, Japan, and Korea. This amount of waste is not even seen in Malaysian, Indonesian, or Thailand cities. It is impossible for you to use public transport and not see a lot of garbage at stations or on the route. You will be surprised to find a lot of garbage even in the woods - by the rivers and on the beaches in Canada. I wish the Canadians woke up and had no enmity with their country. I randomly looked at videos from downtown Manchester and Concord in New Hampshire - Philadelphia - Detroit - Chicago - New York - Baltimore - Denver - Nashville, and Knoxville in the United States, and Toronto - Quebec - Montreal - Winnipeg - Calgary - Vancouver - Victoria - Ottawa and Thunder Bay in Canada. we should be fair. The bitter truth must be accepted. Without any exaggeration. Completely impartial. I have to say that I didn't see a single piece of garbage in any of the US videos to convince myself. Without exaggeration, in all Canadian cities, there must have been a piece of garbage on the ground less than every hundred meters.

[@edbrown4800]

You have not been to New York then 😂😂

[@alborzdmavandi8190]

@@edbrown4800 Hi dear friend. First: I think New York cannot be compared to any city in Canada. More than 90% of New York is so clean with new municipal plans in recent years. You can only see some specific places dirty. This is unlike Canadian cities, especially Toronto-Montreal-Vancouver-Edmonton-Regina-Winnipeg and Saskatoon, where everywhere you look you see garbage less than every 100 meters. unlike Canada, the US never claims to be a clean country but is really clean more than %90 of the country. you cannot see homelessness and homeless people in no other country to the amount Canada. Homeless people are littering - shouting and hurting people in Canada but in the US I have never seen one.

[@edbrown4800]

@@alborzdmavandi8190 I meant nyc, When the e say New York, we mean nyc. NYC

[@WingIdRat]

It was good when Gregor Robertson made it illegal to be homeless I moved to the lower mainland after the Olympics it was great after my first year my gf brought me to the vancouver east side and asked me what I thought of it ( I knew of it before, I like documentaries) and I said " what i only saw 2 people selling junk on mats (near pigeon park) when I left about 2018 it was absolutely insane exactly what you said thousands of homeless, a man unconscious under a basketball net that children were playing at with a needle in his arm.

[@alborzdmavandi8190]

@@WingIdRat I think this is not just a problem in Vancouver. It exists in all cities in Canada, even small towns. You cannot see these problems in any other country as much as Canada, even in the United States. With the exception of Kingston Street in Philadelphia, in the United States, if you see homeless people in some major cities, you cannot see litter around them, they don't shout. There is no developed or even developing country the same as Canada in the problem of litter, homelessness, worn-out asphalt, broken sidewalks, and worn-out houses. even, you can see litter in Canada's national parks. I think Canada has a cultural problem in these matters.

[@Alex-kb9rd]

London is in UK not Canada

[@markpollock4422]

Google maps is free. Thanks for playing

[@rohanutep81]

It’s in both the countries

[@JustWhy__]

MEEEETH CENTRAL. DOWNTOWN ISNT A TRUE DOWNTOWN