Rats everywhere?! Your assumptions about living in London 😱

[@adrianignat84]

London is not really dangerous anymore as people think. I believe Paris is far more dangerous.

[@paulm2467]

It never was, the murder rate overtook New York for one February (when NY was snowed in, nobody was going out and nothing was moving) in 2018, all the rest of the time New York has nearly double the murder rate.

[@davidseetvsierra123]

I'm loving your, "Back to London" series... it also feels like it's, Jess is back! I've been following your videos since 2017, when I used your Oyster card video and a few others, to guide me through my first trip to London 4 years ago now. It really looks like you have it down packed. You're making these really informative, great to see, and fun to listen too! It really feels like we have a friend in London! So new flat, new series, and new Jess? I'll leave that to you! Wonderful job!

[@loveandlondon]

Wow thanks so much, what a kind and positive comment David, I truly appreciate it! Stay well and thanks for watching ❤️

[@adrianignat84]

8:50 I spent over 5 years in London and really missed the rain to be honest 😅 For instance in Rome, rains 43% more overall in a year compare to London.

[@loveandlondon]

Awwww wow. thanks for watching!

[@dazza9326]

The last question always amazes me about the rain. I live in Essex and we haven't had any rain for a month now. I even had to top up my fish pond in my garden with the hose because the poor fish where short of swimming space. The weather question stuns me all the time.

[@loveandlondon]

Poor fish!! It's because the media always portrays London as a rainy city.

[@dazza9326]

@@richardwills-woodward It rained for about half hour in Essex yesterday which was the first time for about 7 weeks.

[@stevebarlow3154]

Technically parts of Essex are a desert because they get so little rain each year! I believe Essex is in a rain shadow.

[@namithanaik4642]

Love watching your videos. Came across you when I first moved to London to know more about where to go, what to do and basically to educate myself about the city. And its been 3yrs and still a follower of you. Also, kinda following your footsteps of exploring and showing the city ❤️

[@loveandlondon]

Oh wow that's so cool Namitha, so glad you've stuck around and still find my content interesting :) music to my ears!

[@namithanaik4642]

@@loveandlondon yes your content is very neat and nice. Love it ❤️

[@lobiejunaid1]

London will always be my hometown no matter where I live. I do miss the walking and excellent transportation system though. In Houston, we drive everywhere.

[@travis79109]

Just avoid the Katy Freeway...

[@loveandlondon]

Ah yes, I love not having to drive here! Thanks so much for watching.

[@heathergittens3223]

I like London’s work ethic, NHS, and their culture. Wish they have this in America, especially in California. It’s worse than NY. NY is 24 hours so they can spread out their time. But CA wants us to put everything in at short hours for they close early and no weekends. I miss NY.

[@loveandlondon]

:) Thanks for watching Heather!

[@calycoc2690]

Live in zone 2 and moving to zone 3. Areas are very well-connected and easy to get around-- just as much as when I used to lived in Zone 1. It just depends where in those Zones you live.

[@stevebarlow3154]

Most suburbs north of the Thames have a tube station, so travelling into central London is easy. South of the Thames you mostly rely on the overground railway, which is not as reliable or frequent. Buses are generally good, provided you know where you want to go. But can be very slow during rush hour.

[@adrianignat84]

8:00 Best transport system.... Definitely YES!

[@dshrp4694]

It's my first week in London and I should say that left-hand traffic is something that will take me a lot of time to get used to it))

[@loveandlondon]

Haha that's ok! Congrats on your big move, you chose a good week to arrive 🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@adrianignat84]

@@loveandlondon why a good week? The pubs and restaurants are open now? 😁

[@ruadhagainagaidheal9398]

You’ll see. A couple of days and you’ll wonder what the fuss was about. We Brits have that in reverse every time we go on vacation. France is only half an hour away, so one has to adapt. Or die !

[@deacon1771]

Quick and easy vid to get rid of or confirm what you might of always of been thinking, good one Jess x

[@loveandlondon]

Thanks for watching!

[@JoseAngelC]

When I moved into London in 2017 one of the first things i bought was an umbrella, as it was supposedly known for being so rainy. I don't remember having used it AT ALL when i was there for three years :P either I never left my building when it was raining or I never felt like I had to carry it. Probably most silly showers caught me when i was indoors. Not saying it doesn't rain, but BIGGEST myth ever

[@loveandlondon]

Haha I know what you mean

[@tr1ck5h07]

Movies and shows have portrayed East London as a scary and dangerous place. It may have been in the 1900s, but that is so far from the truth these days. Yes, there are some sketchy places that you should avoid, but you can say that for the West too. We have lived in East London for 3 years now and we love it here!

[@loveandlondon]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks so much for watching!

[@stevebarlow3154]

Statistically the poorest areas (Tower Hamlets) and the highest crime areas (Hackney) are in East London, but there are nice areas too. You just need to be a bit more cautious than in North and West London, which are generally more well to do areas.

[@danielazziptrips]

Speaking as someone who has always lived in ground floor flats with gardens, yes, you do get mice and rats in the houses, and you can see them on tubes and streets. It's not like an infestation, but they do exist and you will likely see them if you live on ground floors. Unfortunately, I have also had quite a lot of damp issues in the places I lived in, and I know many others who have as well, so it's actually quite common 😊 happy that you never had to deal with none of the issues 🙈🙈

[@loveandlondon]

I'm lucky!!

[@naomiwilliams8850]

Speak to your landlord, you should not have mice in your house.

[@danielazziptrips]

@@naomiwilliams8850 well, when you live in a garden flat, you get used to have them from time to time (even if that's every other year)

[@Brakdayton]

Get a cat.

[@RoamingRequired]

"Australians that come over on a Youth Mobility Visa and end up staying for years". Yep! GUILTY!

[@loveandlondon]

Hahah yes exactly!! YOU WERE ON MY MIND when I said that!

[@dolphcharge]

I will never have the chance to move to London/UK even though I would desperately love to. But I have a friend in Australia who is moving there on one of the youth visas later this year! She's so excited!

[@adkh5826]

If you can I would recommend it, even for just a semester

[@loveandlondon]

nice! Good luck to them. Thanks for watching!

[@dolphcharge]

@@adkh5826 Oh believe me, I so wish I could. If I could do college years over again I wouldn't hesitate. However, I'm too old now. BUT my daughter, who will be graduating high school in a year, plans to do a semester abroad (at least) in London, and I have a feeling I will have an "extended" visit while she's there. :)

[@deborahkay7819]

Loved this video and makes me miss being there even more 😢

[@sreeparvathy3875]

For all the Indians out there, East London, especially places like East ham, Ilford etc gets you the most Indian stores as well as Indian communities, temples and such.. Try to avoid flat shares though - you get lots of illegal flat shares here as well

[@loveandlondon]

Thanks Sree! There are many legal flat shares out there, you can avoid the legal ones by going through agencies and making sure that there is all of the relevant contracts and paperworks signed and provided. But you're right, avoid ones that aren't legal!

[@sreeparvathy3875]

@@loveandlondon totally on the same page with you.. But for newbies , there are many legitimate looking scammers.. I am sorry to say I myself fell into such a trap once and it was a horrible experience - the guy made us go out in winter and wait every time the landlord or checker came for a visit.. He fed us a lot of sob stories and literally went on his knees to get things going his way.. We stayed on thinking of his wife and new born baby who would suffer (the way he put it) if we left as he had no other income (again, lies) Finally I have had enough, we left and took a contract for a sweet little studio with an agency - they were the best!

[@stevebarlow3154]

West London, especially Southall has a large Indian community too.

[@ChrisC30]

I have an odd assumption that is actually true. You know how in the US people tend to excuse themselves from a conversation when we need to go do something. British people (at least almost every one I know) for some reason don't do it. They just wander off, and when they return don't really acknowledge having left. I refer to this as 'Brexit'. It's a habit of people from all over the UK, not just the London area. I've even known a few Irish and Scottish people to do it. The funny part is, they all know they do it, but none of them really know why. Like, it's not a conscious thing.

[@jenniechan3587]

as a londoner that’s kinda true ig?? depends who i’m around tbh

[@b_altmann]

Well, working in an advertising agency you have those crazy working hours, late till 3am, weekends etc. Leads to burnout which is why I’m happy to not work there any more 😊 Depending on where you are in Zones 2 and 3 your travel connections can be quite good. Greenwich for instance has a direct train to St Pancras (Paris), a train to Cannon Street to get on the tube to the Barbican or the V&A, North Greenwich for the tube to Canary Wharf and Bond Street. City Airport is not too far.

[@tristankruger1504]

I love your videos, they are so nice. Is there any chance you would ever do another major city on the UK, such as Glasgow?

[@loveandlondon]

Thanks so much! No, we specialise in London and we don't know anything about Glasgow, sorry!

[@LouieDoesaThing]

Another interesting video! The difficulty in meeting people and loneliness factor are both pretty sad to think about, especially in a city with so much to offer. But I've heard it from friends who have lived there as well (both of them also felt like Londoners had it in for Americans, but I'm not sure how much of that is objective and how much is their particular personalities and how they interpreted interactions, perhaps).

[@loveandlondon]

Thanks so much for watching Louie! Yeah I have seen Americans in Facebook groups complaining about Londoners "not liking them" but yeah like you said I think it's more of a personality thing. Or, there are some Americans that expect the UK to be exactly like America and get upset when there are differences, like how Londoners are not as over-the-top friendly as Americans. Just my observations, not everyone of course :)

[@LouieDoesaThing]

@@loveandlondon I could definitely see that with different personality types. The two people I'm thinking of are both very strong personality types, in different ways, and I can see them clashing in certain respects with the British / Londoner mentality.

[@stevebarlow3154]

Londoners in general are fairly reserved and slow to make new friends. But if you put in the time and effort to get to know people, you will make true friends who will be very loyal and supportive.

[@melaniesalphabetgirl]

Love this kind of videos!!

[@loveandlondon]

So glad to hear it! thanks so much.

[@bringiton774]

Hope you post about east London soon bcs I'm planning to move there ~

[@loveandlondon]

Awesome! Yes it's definitely in the works. It also features on the Love and London IG alot!

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Love this video! I always assumed rats were in the streets 🤔 then again, I think the assumption was based on all the period films I watched featuring London circa 1800s 😂

[@loveandlondon]

hahahha thankfully it's changed slightly ;) Thanks for watching!

[@stevebarlow3154]

Every town and city across the world has rats living in the sewers and similar places, some places are worse than others. I have seen rats running around in London, but never in any house. Generally street cleaning and general hygiene are good.

[@alephzero7808]

@@stevebarlow3154don’t you ever visit Soho or Piccadilly?😮

[@isaacwilliams3699]

Great video Jess 👍

[@loveandlondon]

Thanks so much Isaac! Appreciate you taking the time to watch.

[@charh6028]

Love these!

[@loveandlondon]

Glad to hear it Char, thanks so much.

[@pinusniron8935]

Hello Jess Love these

[@loveandlondon]

Really glad to hear it Pinus, thank you so much for taking the time to let me know ❤️

[@davewilliams639]

As usual, a very well done video, entertaining and informative. Great job Jess

[@loveandlondon]

Thanks so much for watching Dave!

[@beatrizheredia4289]

Thanks 🤗 for this video, I hope can be there next year, it's a beautiful City.

[@loveandlondon]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@gerry2345]

I like this vid. Good insight.

[@loveandlondon]

Thanks for watching

[@krmendez8]

87% higher than the rest of the UK.. Thats madness.

[@loveandlondon]

It truly is! Thanks for watching.

[@stevebarlow3154]

There has never been enough property available to buy or rent in London, even going back to Georgian times and earlier. Hence the laws of supply and demand create crazy prices.

[@ASMRSLK]

That’s what I am talking about. Amazing video

[@loveandlondon]

Grazie, thanks for watching!

[@adrianignat84]

Don't worry, everywhere is expensive to live in Europe. If you earn 2500€ and spend 1500€ or you earn 1500€ and spend 1100€ it's almost the same thing.

[@loveandlondon]

True!

[@calycoc2690]

American living in London here. Have definitely had major mouse problems here. So that part is true to some extent. Wish I were one of those who didn't have that problem.

[@timphillips9954]

Don't be ridiculous no worse or better than most!

[@stevebarlow3154]

Don't leave any food or rubbish lying around. Make sure food is in the fridge or containers and rubbish is in bins. That will solve your mouse problem.

[@jeanbastien9424]

London rent is similar to New York and I’m sure London has far fewer rats. Sounds good to me. Planning to move over for grad school.

[@loveandlondon]

nice!

[@jennykhoo4663]

Hi, I want to ask about the weather in London. I have a friend who moved from London to Singapore. He said the weather is really wet there, like it rains most of the time.

[@loveandlondon]

Oo I talk about that in this video :)

[@eddiecordero2877]

have to keep a different mindset when handling GBP. You see 1,500 and think that's not bad until you do the American conversion

[@loveandlondon]

Yup!! Thanks for watching Eddie!

[@lifeastalia]

born n raised in London! however I moved to Portugal from a young age, I want to move back to London however I have no idea what it's like to finding work? id love to see a future video about what its like finding work and working there etc; :) also, great video! i get excited everytime you upload

[@loveandlondon]

Hey Talia! I have a couple of videos about working in London, start with this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp6kl5mCi8-leq8

[@jenniechan3587]

lmao as a londoner you definitely see/hear a lot of foxes here at night more than rodents

[@adrianignat84]

5:50 I do miss the parks of London, especially the Hyde Park. ❤️

[@RickNoppenberger]

Just curious, do you get to keep your UK passport/stay in the UK, when you divorce as an American ?

[@laurenhorsfall8330]

Absolutely. The UK as a whole is very welcoming and if you have a UK passport you will never be kicked out.

[@loveandlondon]

Hi Rick, I don't have a UK passport. But I have a permanent residence visa that allows me to stay indefinitely even after my divorce. Thanks for watching!

[@adrianignat84]

@@loveandlondon I didn't know you are married 😁

[@bl00dhoney]

I've seen a rat as big as a cat in Soho.

[@loveandlondon]

hahahah uh oh!

[@josegabrielsilva5221]

Was the guy from Papa Teach Me Channel over there?

[@loveandlondon]

He's been in a couple of my other videos!

[@Mbarnstein62891]

Fun fact about the Canadian Province of Alberta is that the entire province is rat free.

[@adrianignat84]

Hello Jess! ❤️👋

[@semestabuku4349]

Please make video about how to pronounce places in London 🔥

[@loveandlondon]

I have! A few years back :)

[@paramsingh4104]

London can get really Lonely. People don't start a conversation here at all.

[@loveandlondon]

Agreed Param. It's tough, for sure. Thanks for watching.

[@adrianignat84]

People are friendly in general, but obviously most of the times you have to start a conversation. Living in a big city, for most of them is stressful enough.

[@larrybland7187]

When new people come to London like myself from America dont Londoners start a conversation?

[@loveandlondon]

Not really, no! There are new people in London constantly so it's not like it's a new and unique thing ;)

[@larrybland7187]

@@loveandlondon oh ok

[@larrybland7187]

@sara sade na i rather not

[@paulm2467]

@@richardwills-woodward The highest rated schools, (state and public), are all in and around London, it’s always people from the countryside who say ‘we’re more welcoming, better educated and nicer’ in comments that prove exactly the opposite!

[@GlobalComedyOutreachProject]

cool chan

[@bayan6325]

Yes rats is something i often hear

[@paulm2467]

I live there, I’ve seen a rat under the platform at a train station but nowhere else, I see foxes at least once a week.

[@jenniechan3587]

yh true there are many foxes but not rly rodents