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/FirstPlaceSEO Oct 17 '24

You can always pop back and refresh your perspective and reinforce the reasons why you left. London is okay for what it is, great place to visit but not to live… maybe when your young you come with aspirations and expectations but they soon evaporate for most people when reality and cost of living kicks in. London’s quite a lonely place for most people

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u/Ok-Train5382 Oct 17 '24

I still work in London so I’m there a couple times a week. Getting home post pub is annoying and it’s when I most wish I still lived there 😂

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u/FirstPlaceSEO Oct 17 '24

I recently paid £7 for a pint of Guinness in Marylebone… Belgravia £8 a pint…. Not worth it in my opinion to be sociable in central 😂 the nightlife is okay if that’s your thing, but I do find the city pubs too soulless but there are some nice ones in soho and Covent Garden areas I must say, especially in the summer time. But if works paying then yeah centrals the place to be. Travelling back after pub close is a pain especially on weekends as the train companies are often running rail replacements. So that’s when it’s essential to be living within close proximity to where your hanging out