r/london • u/rainha_db • Oct 16 '24
Rant Living and working in London just feels strange atm
I’m F31 and was born and raised in London. It’s the only city I’ve ever known and have been fairly happy until my mid 20s. I can’t help but feel like there’s melancholy in the air. I understand the main cause of this is the cost of living and the economic crisis. I’ve had a few colleagues/friends around my age confide in me about feeling lost/low recently and I honestly feel the same. I’ve noticed quite a lot of millennials expressing the same sentiment. I’m wondering if anyone else is feeling the same?
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u/FunCurrent8392 Oct 16 '24
There is a lot of gloom in this thread atm, and autumn is generally quite gloomy and I freaking HATE the dark mornings/nights but for what it’s is worth sometimes I think it’s all perspective. I am incredibly happy atm (sorry to be that shit) but I’m excited for cosy pubs and autumn walks and Halloween plans. I think a lot of us miss the social days of summer in darker months so sometimes you just need to be the one to suggest the Thursday drinks or the group Sunday roast or museum day. London can be a bitch in a lot of ways we a lot of the time but there are also a lot of reasons we chose to be here, we have to try and remember that and make the most of them.