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a message from trthbn
Hi! Oh I am loving all these questions from all you Brits. Good to know so many of you are willing to trade places with me :D
Well, my dear, I think it’s only partly the mentality, “the grass is greener on the other side of the pond.” You know, you always think things will better somewhere else or that all the problems you have in place will magically disappear once you’ve reached an alternate place.
However, for me, it’s more about my general fervor for the city and culture. I studied abroad in London for a summer back in 2007. I’ve visited again a few times since then and every time I do it feels like home. It’s everything really: the free museums, the food markets, the splendor and quaintness of the buildings, the jauntiness of its citizens, the ease and cleanliness of its transportation…I could go on! Even the ease of travel to other cities in the UK or even Europe. I have a general love of the entire British culture—it very closely mimics Chilean culture, where my family is from, but it is slightly more regal and proper and just lovely. There’s a romanticism about England that cannot be found here in NYC. New York is tough and gritty and harsh, just like its skyscrapers. London is orderly and darling and authentic, just like its buildings.
Perhaps I am idealizing it. After all, I’ve never had to work there and pay rent or any sort of bills. But I think eventually London, or perhaps some rural part of England would be lovely to settle down in.
Here’s a shot of the Tower of London, which was literally a five-minute walk from where I was staying (thanks to the lovely 
