What NO ONE Tells You About Moving to London | Things you dont expect when living in the UK

[@BlargMeister]

I love London, moving here for University was one of the best decisions I ever made. As far as crime goes, the majority of people in my area are just normal people going about their lives. As long as you have a basic understanding of when and where to go out and what to be wary of, it becomes much easier to enjoy London and be able to see it as the amazing place that it is. Towns and smaller, rural areas outside London can feel much safer, but not all of them are so quaint and charming. When I went back home to Crewe for Christmas, it reminded me how unhealthy it was for my motivation and mindset to stay there. It's an area with such little life, and has been neglected for years by the council. I feel so much happier being in London. The atmosphere is always active, and I'm able to feel positive about going outside and seeing what's around. For anyone reading this who is thinking about moving to or even just visiting London, I can only give encouragement.

[@charleysapsford4264]

I’m about 40 minutes south of London and my rubbish is collected once a week - but its collected every day from my local high street so yes it is a high street thing :)

[@johncheffy4775]

The tube is easy , colour coded and has connection displayed , if you've been here for nearly a year and don't know it .....? Move out to a different Borough that has a connections to your work . I can get to anywhere in London quick . Tube trains are every 2 mins .

[@jayrap94]

I used to think the black bogies was from diesel exhaust but I found out I was getting it more from the Tube - especially the Northern Line. If you look from one end of a station to another then you will notice a black haze at the other end. The haze is caused by a mixture of dust floating but largely by the wearing of the brake pads shooting our brake pad dust which is made of burnt metallic materials once airborne.

[@MattScottMusic]

Bins are collected twice a week in Islington, but if you leave stuff out on the street other days street cleaners sometimes remove it anyway, specially on busy roads, to prevent a hazard. Check with your neighbours/landlord, it isn’t usually every day and you can get fined for putting stuff out when you shouldn’t.

[@MattScottMusic]

Or check with the local council website, of course, which is paid for with your council tax.

[@goggler2]

Literally never went to London until i was 24 and im English. Actually like it alot more than i thought i would. Bins are every 2weeks where i live, recycling and normal rubbish on alternate weeks.

[@Chelmsleygirl92]

I'm in Birmingham and our are every Friday and then recycling on the alternative weeks

[@danellis-jones1591]

She said she lives on a high street, so the restaurants and businesses have daily rubbish pick ups. If she was a street back in a more residential street, I'd guess it would be weekly

[@sarajones7180]

Live in West London and I get collection every week they take normal, recycling and food at the same time and every other week for green stuff (grass, hedge etc) it all depends on borough.

[@danellis-jones1591]

@A smoking ChickenFish I doubt they'll mind not having someone who judges whether a place is good or not by how 'English' it is. Perhaps try Benidorm.

[@danellis-jones1591]

@A smoking ChickenFish There are plenty of English people in London. The tories have made it into a virtual tax haven, so it's got a huge international population. It's always been a melting pot of cultures. I guess you'd say the same about Australia? Why bother because there are hardly any Australians there?

[@BillCameronWC]

The last time I live in London (a few years ago now) was in a very nice apartment in a modern complex around a dock (basin of water) in Docklands not very far from the Tower of London. All of the apartments had at least parking spaces, a few had garages - my apartment was one of those; I wouldn't then or now have felt very comfortable having to leave my car outside, but I understand that many 10s of thousands of people have no option. So I never experienced vandalism on my car there, luckily. However I also lived in Paris for a number of years in a very upmarket area (not far from the Arc de Triomphe) with an underground (lockable) parking garage below our small apartment block - and of course I had it broken into; after my first car break-in when parked in the multi-storey parking of the nearby supermarket I used frequently, I took the advice of local French staff in our office and had the stolen radio/CD player replaced by a removable model, for which very 'natty'/small bags were available for when you parked the car outside a restaurant and removed your radio/CD player from the car, so when my parking garage was broken into in Paris the damage was a smashed window, but no radio/CD stolen as I had removed it to the apartment when I came home the night before (luckily the thief fled & did not do any more malicious damage) - oh, also in Paris, I was once mugged with pepper spray when driving into the underground parking garage of my apartment building in Paris, after opening the outer door with my remote control; yes, this really was the equivalent of Knightsbridge or the more upmarket parts of Kensington in London. London has its problems like any big city, of course, but it is nowhere near as bad as some other major cities I have lived around the world in Europe or Asia. Glad you're still enjoying your life in London :)

[@Tcrumpen]

I'm a country bumpkin and i commute into London for work, i can't understand how anyone can live there. As you mentioned it takes just as long to get anywhere in the city as if you were out of the city. Pricing is stupid in general for the UK but london takes it to another level, i couldn't afford a studio room in London for the cost of my 1 bed flat in the country Biggest advise i'd give someone who is working in London is look for somewhere outside of london to live, it'll take you just as long to get to work and you won't have to sell your left arm to get something called 'space'

[@joc6516]

Some people prefer urban living, with all the wonderful bars, pubs, restaurants, galleries, museums, clubs etc in easy walking distance or on a regular tube/bus journey away. It can be an amazing lifestyle living in the city. Others prefer country living with the open spaces, trees, country lanes and country pubs. I can understand both attractions. Then again, an alternative is another UK city like Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds or Glasgow which are all pretty nice, have many of the same urban benefits of London but cost a lot less (though granted London's galleries and museums are pretty much on a different level)

[@davidgraham-parker]

Very informative. Thanks for posting. As for your car being broken into and rubbish being left in the car - the people were probably breaking in, not just to steal, but to keep warm, being winter in the UK.

[@mojmaildljaandroida]

Moved out to a smaller UK city from London, loving it . Much nicer. 10 min travel time to work or anywhere( gym , shopping , parks , train station, swimming pool .... ) I have time to do something after work and have time to chill too . Amazing 😉

[@RobinPalmerTV]

You're only just scratching the surface with this topic! Lived in North London for 19 years, moving from a northern town. London might as well be a different country. The culture is so very different and the city changes you as a person. It is really important for tourists to experience a more representative UK and travel outside the M25 motorway ("highway"). Nightly rubbish pick up happens in most areas if you live above a shop or office because you're not usually given a wheelie bin for general rubbish and one for recycling. We usually have to get green bags from the council to put all your recycling.

[@greengrass9572]

I think the reason air pollution is so high on the tube, is because the brake dust from the trains brakes has no where to go, hence it leaves its mark.

[@kevinpoulton4786]

On Bins.. we have 3 different ones (recycled, garden waste, and then landfill). On week 1 we put out garden and landfill, On week 2 we put out recycled. We also have a separate plastic crate for glass that goes out with recycled. So don't expect daily!

[@josemariecatalan8071]

New to your channel. Planning to live and work in the UK very soon so decided to subscribe... its true, nothing worthwhile comes easy.. love from Ph 🇵🇭

[@KopCole]

If you live in a high street (especially in an affluent area) then there’s usually a small refuse truck/van that will pick up refuse left out and empty street bins. Although it’s not guaranteed in most areas of London or the U.K. but it’s a frequent occurrence in affluent parts of the city (which is another reason the council charge is higher).

[@kendee4421]

Daily bin collections are because there are shops and restaurants nearby. That is why your Council Tax is high. It is cheaper to buy a house just outside London than to rent in London, because mortgage payments are less than rent, if you can get one!

[@kendee4421]

Your car remote is probably being cloned by a bystander with a device. Check the mileage because it may be being used by someone else during the night.

[@dougchinn2820]

During peak rush hours, best to move in the direction of the front, or rear of the train to avoid the mass of people entering on to the platform I found. More room than in the center cars of the train. Disadvantage: may be further from the "way out".

[@nickbrough8335]

I live in a block in NW8. We get the blocks bins emptied daily during a week and three times for recycling. For houses it's more like once per week or once every two weeks for the Bins and weekly for recycling (in my experience).

[@BILLY1973ism]

London is lovely in parts, mostly overpriced unsociable and hectic

[@GoSlowTV]

Real.Piece.Of.Work I moved from the north of England and have found LONDON people to be very friendly.

[@jayanthony2414]

Overpriced and hectic yer but unsociable is such an over exgerrated stereotype of us.

[@glynnwright1699]

Crime is a feature of London; we live fifty minutes south of London; for many years we didn't bother to lock the house, even now it is not an issue. The best way to enjoy London is to have an apartment there and a house in the country. Of course that isn't feasible for most of us, so we are very content to live in a town on the edge of the countryside and visit London for cultural events. The train service to London is greatly improved and, as you say, it often takes as long to cross London as it would for us to go directly to our destination from where we live. I lived in London for a while and eventually just had to visit the countryside each week, because it was too much, just like New York.

[@PAV360]

Great tips not only moving to London but also traveling to London. thanks for sharing.

[@PeterJSBlue]

The Shard is a brilliant place to have dinner and/or drinks. The Gong bar is on level 52 and has outstanding views over the city - especially if you go at night.

[@tinaconn3989]

I didn’t realise until this video that you lived in central London. You will never be short of things to do and places to explore. London is far too fast paced for me. I have balance problems and walk very slowly so it is stressful for me trying to get out of the way of those in a hurry. Our family loves the theatre and is always the main reason we go to London. I am so sorry that your car got broken into. The problem lies with cuts to the police. They rarely investigate nowadays.

[@maxflight777]

Welcome Yvette ! Stay safe and have fun. Well done for being candid and sharing.

[@mikenumpty9366]

Sadly times have changed since the 70's. We used to have bobbies (policemen / women) on the beat, ,milk was delivered and you could leave cash for the milkman. There were lots of local pubs were you got to see people who live in the same area. People used local shops. We had less channels so found other things to do outside, play in the park etc. There were less cars, so you saw more local people walking and so it felt safer, We had more time and were not rushing getting a to b

[@lauramilne3367]

As a South African who recently moved to Manchester (nearly 2 months), Yvette, you are so relatable.

[@ThePbZepplin]

Hey Laura. My wife and I are also South African and we moved to Salford last year in May. Nice to know there are other Saffas around. I have only met a few since I moved here.

[@lauramilne3367]

@@ThePbZepplin Yay! I've heard exactly one Saffa accent since arriving (that wasn't my husband's) and they were tourists. Good to hear that there are some more of us around. There's a restaurant in NQ called Chakalaka, selling £5 castles. I'm not that desperate just yet

[@aktolman]

If you want to go to the countryside try Saffron Walden near Cambridge. It is lovely and has a 50 min train direct in to Liverpool Street.

[@TheHoudiniFeel1]

Don't know whereabouts in London you work but if you want to live in the country but have all the advantages of the city have a look at Brentwood Essex. The nearby Shenfield station is less than half an hour straight in to Liverpool Street. It's a really low crime area, has lots of restaurants and great country parks that put Hampstead Heath to shame. Even if you live in a village near Brentwood or neighbouring Shenfield it's still quicker into the centre than actually living anywhere outside Zone 1. Travel may cost a bit more but the lifestyle is on a different level.

[@nobbynobbynoob]

London orbital living is no bad idea, but it has downsides too: commute costs, train reliability/crowding, and so on. It is definitely cheaper than living in most areas of the city itself, however, and is well worth considering. I am a London orbital resident too in this way.

[@tifrap]

I’m a 4th generation born & bred South Londoner that finally made the move south out of the smoke. yep there still are places where you don’t need to lock your front door, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t lock the car - plus it only takes an hour or so to get to Victoria, if you can stand going to the north.

[@miah2165]

I live in Hounslow (west London) our bins are only collected fortnightly!!! It's to encourage people to recycle more as that's collected every week

[@TonyXOriginalz]

I've grew up in London and everything you said was spot on. And I highly agree, there is ALWAYS something going on/to do in London.

[@williebauld1007]

Bin/recycling pick ups are mostly fortnightly in most parts of the UK

[@MrCmac731]

Try monthly here except food waste wich is weekly

[@williebauld1007]

@@MrCmac731 Bugger! That's nae good at all, all of ours are fortnightly inc food

[@tridaks]

Love you talking about crime, and there's a car alarm going non stop in the background!!

[@TheNicoliyah]

DAKS 😂😂😂😂

[@justb974]

Also thank you for your last point, it’s been a very expensive process to move and I’ve had others question my decision to move, but I’m determined to do it ❤️

[@francikaa1]

Your commute won't take that long if you ride a bicycle in London. No traffic, no tube strikes, no crowded carriages. I've lived in London like a year in total. Never used a car,tube,bus, etc... The funny thing is, when your co workers asks to leave early cos there is gonna be a tube strike. I was leaving on time, and ride past the long queues at the bus stops,and got home on time, just in any other day. It was hard no to laugh.

[@richardwills-woodward]

The transport crush is because the urbanised landmass of London and its continuous suburban environs is 24 million or so. If the British were not so obsessed with boundaries and actually dealt with the reality, then we'd be building a lot more metro lines by now (and we still have the largest urban rail network in the world outside Tokyo).

[@batsy941]

It has been 6 months I have moved to London and agree 100% with all your points especially crime and rent.

[@JacobEvans2]

Here’s a tip. Draw a 40 mile radius circle around London and live just outside it. Property is much cheaper, supermarkets are cheaper, council tax is cheaper and the crimes rates are lower. The the railways are convenient enough to make commuting into London for work doable. What I would spend renting a two bedroom apartment in London, I use to pay a mortgage on a four bedroom detached house. In fact, the mortgage is slightly cheaper.

[@demolitionmj]

car crime is a huge thing in london but its generally depends on the car ,some are just too easy to get into generally newer ones

[@robk5159]

Oh dear Yvette! You seem to have broken those rose tinted glasses, and have seen the glare of reality, I'm so sorry for all the trials and tribulations that 2020 has brought to your door so early in the year. Having watched all of your previous vlogs I'm sure this is only a temporary set back. Sadly you need to move to the other side of the M25 for property prices to become more realistic ( although my wife and I have no mortgage now we do pay £2800 per annum council tax ) the compromise is you have to travel further to get into town, I know this as my office is in Putney. You probably have to park by the side of the road and that's why your car is vulnerable, are there no secure parking nearby? Anyway as a number of us have been enjoying vicariously your discoveries and adventures in our metropolis I hope that you can bounce back from the downsides of living here, and take heart from the pleasure that you regularly bring to others.

[@williamstewart6454]

There are at least 2 Central London Tube journeys which are famously faster to walk. One is going from Embankment to Charing Cross (or vice versa) and the other I'm sure is going from Regents Park to i think Warren street I suppose my tips would be to drink at Wetherspoons Bars and Sam Smith bars (Wetherspoons locations in cenreal london is The moon under Water at leicester Square and The Mantague pyke on Charing X Rd Sam Smiths are at The Chandos beside Trafalgar Square and The White horse, Argyle Arms and john Snow in Soho Obviously other locations for these bars exist in london (Theres a Wetherspoons beside trafalgar Square called Lord moon of the mall for example ) ) Wetherspoons is also cheap for food

[@johnorchin8567]

William Stewart These pubs are well worth remembering.

[@KopCole]

Yvette, you should do (unless you already have) a vid on what to expect if you move to Australia (remiss the bushfires) for a Brit!

[@FrostedSeagull]

Hey Kip, Do exactly what Yvette did. Like me, live near the CBD and you'll be safe from the bushfires, but NOT the bushfire smoke. Lol. Like London, living near the city ( I live 1 . 5 miles from the City) is expensive, but NOT as expensive as London. However, I catch buses regularly. In January a bus trip to the city for me is 7 minutes 😃

[@lloroshastar6347]

I'm from the UK but don't live in London, I did buy a phone in London recently and when I turned down insurance for theft they looked at me like I was insane, but I've literally never ever had my phone stolen in the 33 years I've been alive.

[@nobbynobbynoob]

A lot of those in$urers cover only ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE anyhow and not theft. This makes me wonder what percentage of mugging reports is false, because I'm sure there are people desperate or foolish enough to lie about being mugged in order to commit petty in$urance fraud.

[@lloroshastar6347]

@@nobbynobbynoob Where I'm from they would see through it instantly. They would probably need CCTV footage just to prove I had been mugged.

[@penname5766]

I don't know about other cities, but I think bin collections are daily in central London, they are definitely weekly in Greater London and usually fortnightly in rural areas/villages. The crime thing is probably because you are so central. I expect it's the same near the centre of any city. I live in one of the Greater London boroughs and I've never had anything stolen in 15 years. I like your philosophy, Yvette. You have cheered me up!

[@ianrobinson4200]

I've been to London a couple of times (my brother lives there). I find it a very nice place to go as a tourist,plenty to do and see but I think I'd go crazy living there. I'm just too used to living in a smaller city where it takes 15 mins max to get anywhere and never really have to contend with big crowds walking in the city centre...

[@RichardBarclay]

If you're comparing an hour and a half outside Sydney, surely you should also compare the same distance outside London, and houses that far out are a lot cheaper.

[@johnorchin8567]

Hi Yvette, I love your videos, and you seem to generate such interesting comment. I'm really surprised at how many people feel immune from burglary and crime in their rural environments. Crime can happen anywhere, be on you guard.

[@maccagrabme]

Australia must be terrible if you think London is great. You would have to pay me to live there, it's an awful place, highly polluted, overpopulated, overpriced, completely overrated and full of criminals. Pollution is terrible, you have just gotten used to it. Breathing all that crap and putting up with extortionate rents and getting robbed every month and crammed into a hot filthy tube every morning being depressed and unsociable just to be able to go see crap like Bruno Mars? Get out into the countryside and change your music tastes and you will instantly add a decade to your life with better mental and physical health.

[@normanbrown3833]

Citymapper is much more accurate on public transport timings than Google. It even tells you which carriage to use for the speediest exit.

[@zmanasd]

You may be talking about Sky Garden (Walkie Talkie building) which I think is open for free entry on a certain night which could be Friday if I remember right. You could do a bit more research on that.

[@23andrelopes]

Your observations about London are quite accurate. Regarding crime, I would say London is very safe.

[@Embetebe]

In terms of your council tax bill, what tax band you are in depends on your property value or the amount of rent the owner *could* ask for from renters. As for the actual rate amount charged for each band depends on your council's budgeted spending. Stereotypically Labour councils will charge higher rates than Tory ones.

[@davidcook7887]

In my extensive city life opinion, you can judge the stress levels of a city by the car horns. Just stop and listen in New York, Paris, Rome, Bangkok and Beijing and its a cacophony of angry car horns. In London, just now and then with a siren. You only realise when you get back to London how civilised it is!

[@lolll3360]

THIS👌🤬 every time I go to new York I love when I come back to London

[@davidcook7887]

Petra Deelove . Dealing with stress is partially the creator of the culture and politeness of a nation.

1) Absolutely correct, and has been an hour for 25 years or more. 2) £1500 is not bad given where you live. 3) Rent is expensive. There are worse places. 4) The tourist spots are not all that great. Hit the City and you’re surrounded by a thousand years of history. 5) Walking slowly is fine. Just be aware of other people (though tourists never are). 6) Some bus routes are OK. But the tube is fast for distance. More people should just walk. They’d see so much more. Victoria has been mental for years. It’s a joke. I’ve let many more than three trains go because you can’t get on them. 7) There is crime everywhere. But it isn’t as bad as you’d have people believe.

[@mikeseal8858]

Bins every week, alternating Normal waste to recycled. So each bin collected every 2 weeks ! I would love it every night.

[@julianryll755]

Yes thats right in the north and other places it is much cheaper rent and house prices.

[@stanspb763]

You could not pay me to live in London. It was pretty cool 30-40 years ago but the crime rate(knife attack capital ), too crowded, dangerous in many parts that you have to know which are no-go-zones. It is also expensive. I traveled a lot over the years, 91 countries London went from a fave to avoid for me about 10 years ago. Actually, most of the larger cities that were tourist destinations in Europe are living off reputations created 50 years ago. Rome and Paris were special and not they are just big dirty cities with 3-5 times as many tourists at any given moment as locals and almost as many pickpockets. I moved from the US 20 years ago and very happy living away in a city with 7 million despite never being a city person except for leisure travel, and there is no neighborhood where it would be risky to walk alone at 3am. Low cost of living, about 1/10th the cost compared to California Marin where I have lived much of my adult life, and far more access to culture, museums, theater, ballet, jazz clubs, pubs, and 13,000 restaurants within walking distance. If one looks around they can find desirable living regions of the world not prohibitively expensive. Salaries might be higher in large cities like London or NYC but what they do to the human spirit is a very heavy price to pay. I never had a job however, always own businesses so my income was based on skills in building the business, not the prevailing wage rate. Good that you like it there, but find a better place to park the car. I love not having a car with really good cheap transportation that is safe, fast and clean. It is liberating to not have that responsibility and get around faster and lower cost than driving. Growing up in California meant needing a car to live, with little or no public transport and spread out suburbs with low population density.

[@stevecrossman848]

You have to visit The Tower of London, Regents Park OpenAir Theatre is great in the summer too 😎

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

You can be many things in London but it's impossible to be bored

[@TheGingerburger]

Quite easy being bored in London it's just a grey shithole

[@AidPast]

It’s also impossible to not be broke. LOL

[@i.masembe]

I would suggest use city mapper as opposed to using google maps way more accurate.

[@Umbrellanor]

Buses are definitely a thing in Sydney...? Especially if you live in or want to get around the northern beaches because there absolutely no trains there 😂 also you have to take a bus to get from Bondi junction down to Bondi beach, it’s horrendous and similar to the tube at rush hour but still, can’t really walk it like

[@jno5]

Don’t get a Tattoo, most people I know with Tattoos regret them after a few years......get a fake one for a few months before deciding to get it permanent

[@jeffevans3193]

I lived at 15 cranely gardens back in 74' had a blast road the tube slot the double deckers made at a wine market about 60 quid a week. Rent was I think 15 quid week. Lots of pub crawls.

[@davidrobertson2056]

Why get a tattoo ? Just put on the red lipstick much better,up here in central Scotland the bins are emptied fortnightly .

[@andrewlutton4684]

Regarding the shard. Check out the Shang re la (spelling) hotel. They own a lot of the shard. It is free to enter and they have bar on a high floor that is relatively empty and no bookings required.

[@wrs10]

Hampstead Heath is run by the Corporation of London, not by Camden or Islington. It is just that Labour councils believe in spending other people's money that the rates are so high. Walking along the Thames (or Regents Canal) is worthwhile - and cheap (Hampton Court to Greenwich mainly). Everything of interest (almost) is within a 10 minute walk of the river as that was the means of transport before the railways. NW11 has the lowest rate of burglary in London.

[@shanejtan]

OMG everything you said is true and exactly how I felt when I first made the move, except the crime. I live in North London but have never experienced it. In fact, I feel Paris is much more dangerous and crime-heavy.

[@maxflight777]

Shane Tan agreed Paris is turning into a shit hole (as Trump would accurately describe it ) ....

[@edwri9759]

Max Flight import the third world, become the third world.

[@elenadiaz-stewart2343]

In Leeds (the north) bin collections are every two weeks and busses are terrible! But neighbours are usually friendly and talkative.

[@h.b.p1197]

I’m from São Paulo and I live in the U.K.. São Paulo makes London look like an old village.

[@spudspam5723]

I think you’ve got very unlucky with crime, I’ve lived in London for 14 years and never been robbed or had any crime committed against me.

[@TheNicoliyah]

Spudspam Er I think it depends on what bit u live in. But agree

[@ministry2627]

High rent is a London Thing. 35 / 45 mins away by train, it gets cheaper. Love your videos man 👍

[@ivanos_95]

London is a great example of a multi-ethnic city that's not only liveable, but can still attract the foreigners. Of course, some neighbourhoods are less favourable than others, so just try to keep good relations with all the ethnic groups, avoid those hostile ones and you will be alright.

[@keithhughes5640]

Fascinating city, check it out for yourself. If money is not an issue you can enjoy London beyond your imagination

[@stevegray1308]

Bins here. Tuesday morning is bin day. One Tuesday it is standard waste in one bin, garden waste in another. The next Tuesday its Recycling waste.

[@julianryll755]

I lived in Sydney for 6 months and Perth for 1 month back in the day.

[@MultiKinster]

Very good video, I gave like. You got to install citymapper app. Very useful. Tells you when exactlty the bus is arriving, overground and underground is arrving but works maybe 99% of the time so then you just go and use google maps or transport for london website to help with the journey. Citymapper app very good if you mainly travel around London and have decent amount of data on your phone, it tells you the price of your journey as well but ain't 100% accurate.

[@MajorKlanga]

I live in West Cornwall and there is hardly any crime here; I don't lock my door at night. Mind you, we're about to go from weekly rubbish collections to fortnightly.

[@nobbynobbynoob]

I love Cornwall, but from reading the press, I got the impression that St Austell is rougher than London these days! :O

[@Alice-ib4cz]

I live in a village and we get bin pickups on Tuesdays and recycling on Wednesdays. Every day must just be a London or big city thing.

[@EricIrl]

There are daily collections in Brighton and Hove too.

[@eattravelraverepeat3791]

mainly a London thing. I had my bins collected every day in London, but I lived in a very busy area. everywhere else I've lived in the UK its once a week.

[@freddiemac1438]

Yvette the police say leave your glove box open and no loose change on view so criminals can see there’s nothing worth taking..

[@simontmn]

I'd say car break ins are a UK wide problem. The police don't regard it as serious so there is no deterrence. I think violent crime against strangers is not that high here in London, except gang stabbings (muggings do happen), but property crime is high.

[@philmcdonald4778]

Dublin's worse. Had my window smashed in and a cheese sandwich stolen ...seriously.

[@TheNicoliyah]

Phil McDonald 🤦🏽‍♀️😳😂

[@johnrussell1stearlrussellk522]

Das nothing tf

[@andrewcollins2601]

I live in Oxfordshire and my bin is collected once a week so count yourself lucky! :)

[@kane211]

Andrew Collins you are also lucky are bins are every 2 weeks

[@gigteevee6118]

Sounds like your cars are being opened by people using devices that activate your wireless keys. It's pretty common, just keep your car keys wrapped in foil to prevent the radio waves.

[@john_smith1471]

Car crime and right on cue at the very end, you can hear a car alarm sound .

[@mickc7388]

Hope it wasn't Yvette's car again DOH

[@johnmaughan5007]

Move to Yorkshire or Cambria very beautiful and safe nicest places in England I'm from North Yorkshire York

[@EricIrl]

Cambria - the old Roman name for Wales.

[@lulugregory3246]

Crikey, we get a rubbish collection once a week, alternating between recycling one week and normal rubbish the next! I think nightly bin collection is definitely a special case due to where you are and probably accounts for quite a lot of thar council tax lol

[@teresacelmins3681]

Glad to see you back sorry to hear about your car we are thinking of moving to England we are in the medical field but I don't know when take care

[@andrewlutton4684]

Punctuation would help. Just saying.

[@GrantGauthier]

Sorry to hear your car got broken into!

[@ReallyBritishOne]

I'm in Zone 4, bins are collected weekly here (plastics and paper fortnightly on alternating weeks) so it must be a high street thing 😂

[@steffthundershots2863]

Never mind London, you should move to Northern Ireland it’s lovely and the people are very friendly 😊.

[@EricIrl]

And they've just got their government back too.

[@nobbynobbynoob]

I'm definitely not going to bash NI as I've never been there, and it does look beautiful in many areas. Nor am I going to make any remarks here about the province's colourful politics or history. I just want to say, if one's attracted to NI, be forewarned that the weather is terrible: it rains 300+ days of the year. That is a big reason why the island of Ireland, as well as much of the British Isles generally, is so verdantly attractive in the first place. :)

[@EricIrl]

@@nobbynobbynoob Ah - but Irish rain is different. It's soft and welcoming and if you smile, you won't even get wet. (He says as he hangs onto a lamp post as he's being buffeted by Storm Brendan).

[@JJ-dc3jz]

(She says, regarding Buses) "I don't even know how you catch one" How do you catch a Bus in Australia? You wait at a Bus Stop, brainiac! And that's pretty much the same for most of the world... Apologies to International viewers. We're all not that stupid in Australia. Then she says "Bus Travel isn't a thing in Australia" She's wrong again! She obviously hasn't been outside her car congested Sydney! Major cities in Australia except where she lives with her eyes closed, have huge bus patronage. I can't watch anymore past 7 minutes. She's too much hard work. Bye

[@braveheart4603]

She's only telling us her personal experiences and individual perspective lol there's no need to get upset or have to work hard at anything. ;)

[@JJ-dc3jz]

@Blue Balls How do you catch 'Blue Balls'? It's when your partner won't let you leave the house, because they've got a hold of you.

[@JJ-dc3jz]

@@braveheart4603 If I wanted to hear the perspective of somebody who sounds like they've spent their life in a cave or a jungle, I'd go over to the National Geographic Channel.

[@darrena5384]

Bare in mind, all she can do is speak from her perspective, as you do from yours.

[@hoxtondave9619]

Of course. She's pretending bus travel doesn't exist in Australia, which isn't true - she's just too middle class to use these services. Then she immediately starts telling us about her car, in London. Most people of her age in London do not have a car. She obviously does't earn that much from KZbin, so either she's getting a bit of help or she's so averse to public transport so as to avoid it at all costs.

[@raindancer6111]

Did you know that the mice that live in the tube network are evolving into a separate subspecies with shorter tails?

[@darrena5384]

Sad about those break ins. I live in Liverpool and never had anything robbed or broken in too (despite the stereotypes of scousers 😁)

[@thomasneal7339]

It may be true that nothing in life comes without work, but I find it a dubious prop that work is never easy. If life and work are a struggle, it may be because the path being pursued is the wrong path. Of course, if one continually affirms that nothing comes easy, then there is a good chance that nothing will come easy. Think twice before you tattoo yourself with a bad affirmation.

[@eladiocofresi5202]

With the exception of reserved neighbors (although mine are,) it sounds like London is similar to New York City.

[@MI-pk3iu]

Very similar

[@MI-pk3iu]

A smoking ChickenFish it isn’t, for a couple of months it was that’s why the media reported that. NYC has way more murders each year than london. Research it yourself.

[@LA90598]

London has a population much bigger than a lot of countries. 2/3rds the population of Australia So I'm afraid there will be a perception of huge crime rates etc. You can't compare Sydney with London like for like.

[@nobbynobbynoob]

Sydney is an amazing city but it's just as dangerous as London, sadly.

[@tonebonetones]

....so that's what a posh Ozzie accent sounds like!

[@h.b.p1197]

Lol

[@middlesbrough123]

I pay £1200 a yr council tax in Teesside with 25% discount included so if your paying £1500 in your posh London gaff it’s not expensive in comparison.

[@tridaks]

Hey Yvette "Borough" is pronounced Burra, rather than burrow.

[@davidcook7887]

Joe S . So what. It’s pronounced ‘burra’!

[@davidcook7887]

Joe S . 👍. My daughters are in their 20’s but in their teens they both started talking in ‘Neighbourserian. Ie where every sentence was if they were from Oz sounding if it was a question. It’s a war which is happily over. It’s pronouced ‘burra’! 🤠

[@EricIrl]

Whatever about the Shard, don't be tempted to go up The Oxo Tower.

[@rach8440]

Or go up 20 Fenchurch Street (the walkie talkie building) ... Its Free 💪🏼

[@MrBillyboyroge]

I use the Victoria line daily. Always get a seat on my morning commute, but that’s because I get on at Walthamstow 😄 only 25 minutes to Green Park where I get off and walk to the office in Mayfair