This is WHY London is the Best City in the World!
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Is London the best city in the world?
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - 3 Cities in 1
01:38 - Stress free
04:04 - Pace of life
04:40 - Safety
05:37 - Multi cultured
06:21 - Kid friendly
07:18 - The hub of everything
08:08 - Transportation!
08:39 - Walkable
09:46 - Energy
11:12 - The events capital
11:44 - PUBS!
12:21 - Market heaven!
12:43 - Green city
13:27 - All round weather
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Its so refereshing to see some pride of london
Tom, your positive attitude to life and London is really refreshing and inspiring 👍
I agree with you 100%. I was born in the USA and when I take vacation we always go to the UK- London mostly and sometimes a stop in Liverpool. I find so much comfort in London and I look forward to visit as soon as I leave the country. We are taking our 10th trip to London in May since 2013. You covered just about everything that needed to be said about London, you should work for the travel bureau !!!! See in London in May !!!!
why cant you just move there?
There are no English people in London.
@@Nitstar6174 Believe me I would if I could. There are many stipulations to becoming a UK citizen and at our age and status it seems they do not apply. We will stay a month at a time per year as allowed so that is what we will do.
Tom, you are bang on it. Was born in London, lived there for 30 years, moved out but I need to go in regularly for that buzz. You don't realise how really good it is until you have been to numerous other capitals. It just gets better.
It's shit
I'm sorry to hear that
4:41 my man says low crime 🤣🤣
We've been to London many times. (We live in Vancouver). The last time was this October for 2 weeks. Unlike other trips, we didn't go anywhere else in the UK. We just moved hotels once from Fitzrovia to the Tower Bridge area. We walk all over London and have stayed in many different areas but we found Fitzrovia is our favourite. It has, by far, the best pub and restaurant choices. We loved our stay so much that we decided that we will likely continue to do this every year. I love your videos Tom and you really need do another one on places to eat.
Was great growing up in London. I rode the tube Independently from age 11. Can’t imagine many other cities in the UK where I could have that level of personal mobility. Outside London, younger people seem to be so much more reliant on mum and dad to chauffeur them around, and I’m not just talking about small towns.
Spot on
Same here. I was going out and about on the buses from age 9, and on the tube and trains from age 11. A favourite thing to do on my own of a Sunday morning at 9 years old was to jump on a bus from home in Battersea and spend the morning walking around the museums in South Ken. The only worries my parents had about that was whether I'd be home in time for Sunday dinner!
The rest of us just don't get the investment unfortunately - Birmingham only got trams in the last few years. I grew up just outside Nottingham but much closer to the city centre than, for example, Uxbridge is to Charing Cross. But Uxbridge has 2 tube lines while my town had one bus an hour...if it showed up. I get fed up of London quite quickly nowadays but must admit I feel jealous of all the folks being able to get about wherever they want so easily at a much younger age than I ever could.
Saturday morning with a coffee sorted 👌🏻
Merry Christmas Tom!
London used to scare me, memories of being crammed into a rush hour tube and holding my mum's hand for dear life so I didn't get lost as a kid were my core memories. I've visited 4 times this year and that's changed now - I love it. I love that, depending on why I'm there, the whole vibe changes. A work trip to the City, is completely different from spending a day with friends at the museums and seeing a show. As someone who lives in a city with appalling public transport, I love how easy it is to get around, and how accessible it is for me as a visually impaired person. Man, I need to go back soon!
I really like your enthusiasm when you are talking about the city. I love visiting London as often as I can.
Great video Tom, thank you! I love London to my core. There's been a general feeling that the city and the country as a whole have been going downhill. And this video was exactly what I needed, a reminder that London is indeed the best city in the world! Thank you and take care!
i love the vibe so much, it's fun just driving around the busy areas and just hearing the sound in the background
As a Londoner I know the city has many problems, tell me which very large one doesn’t have these, but overall I believe my city is the greatest in the World. London has an a, amazing way of reinventing itself. Sure some aspects were better in the past but many are better now and I guess this goes for most cities.. I love Paris, Rome,, Budapest, Sydney, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Cape Town, (used to love NYC but not anymore). however none of these can realistically compare with London for a multiple of reasons.
What makes london special is that its a combination of all those cities
Visiting London and living in London are two completely different boxes of frogs.
Additionally, it's worth noting that while London see's constant expansion and investment, that's money that ISN'T being spent elsewhere in the UK.
I work as a high-end chauffeur in London & am pretty knowledgeable about what this great & wonderful city has to offer. Even though I know quite a bit, it often feels like the tip of the iceberg. There is simply so much here to do, both inside& out. Sometimes it’s almost overwhelming how much there is to do here. The choice is incredible.
You get paid to drive arseholes around?
There's not much choice if you want to do something English, is there? Everything is foreign.
that's absolutely incorrect.@@jrb4935
Great video Tom thanx for all your efforts this year. Hope you have a great Christmas and a happy new year👍👍👍
Better and Better every time, Superb
This is a really great video and a reminder how much London has to offer.
Another Fantastic video from Tom. Keep up the good work 😊
I can agree with you here Tom, I live a couple of hours from London but whenever I visit I always find myself noticing something cool or getting excited by everything that’s there. Would love to live in London one day!
Happy Christmas Tom, to you and yours!
Great video Tom. So much enthusiasm and energy. Made me think differently about a few things, such as the fact that building construction means that people are investing in London’s future. Nice one.
Dave Cunnington
As a tourist who’ve been to London 8x in 12yrs, never took the tube. Walked it and Black Cab, just to know the ins and outs above ground. Agree on the Walkable Part.
Agree, it’s one of the best family friendly city, I had my daughter in London and she was 6 when we moved to NZ and it was such a brilliant city for kids, so much to do and see, whatever the weather and whatever the budget.
Merry Christmas Tom and best wishes for the New Year.
Little crime..??? 🤣🤣🤣
I work security in a 5* hotel and the amount of street crime just around this particular area is way off the scale..right on the street..day and night.
Just because you don’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not happening..!!!
Maybe you should try Paris or Rome 🤦
Merry Christmas Tom hope you have a wonderful day
Born a raised on the Isle Of Dogs, but now live in Rangiora New Zealand but that place will always be home...
I totally Agree. London is a unique city and there’s never ending things to do. It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve been to this city but there’s always hidden gem and there are always things to see and do. It’s an amazing city and there’s no other like the City of London.
Fab video Tom. Lived in London for 10 years before I moved to Japan. Try to get back once a year.. Still get goosebumps when visiting especially on a night out. Magical place👍😃
I agreed on the horizon and energy! Went down there from Edinburgh, and man it just FEELS GOOD! And yea it provides me with endless discoveries and things to do. I love London
Budapest also has a lot of transportation. A metro system, buses, trams (like 36 lines), trolleybuses, boats (only one transport line though :( ) , suburban railway trains, a funicular, a cog railway, a children's railway (a small railway run by kids) and let's not mension a Chairlift (like a Cable Car but only a seat). Also all of these are quite developed. Budapest is amazing! Because it is small but not as small as Paris, you can walk around it very easily!
London has the greatest cultural diversity,temperature,art and architecture,universities,pubs and bars,hotels etc....London is our home! Wish you a merry christmas Tom!😘😘😘😘
Great Cultural diversity of crime
Happy Christmas Tom
Inspiring. Looking forward to your mayoral campaign.
I. Love. Your. Channel! I'm able to get my London fix and I learn some stuff as well. If I was able to, I'd hire a black cab for an entire day to just take me where I want to go throughout the day. Also wanted to say to you and other cab drivers that my wife and I really appreciate you. We only use black cabs while we're in London because we trust you. We know you know the entire city like no one else and can get us where we need to go as quickly and safely as you can. We also tip very well because of that. A question I have as well. What type of payment do drivers prefer? I never have cash so it's either a credit card or an app. The app I usually use is Gett. Anyway, Happy New Year to you and if no one else tells you, these two American ladies sure are appreciative of you!
Nice video. Tokyo's my no. 1 favourite city but London's pretty up there too.
Merry Christmas!
I kept wishing that I could give this video multiple "thumbs up". I've been subscribed for a while and I love the in-taxi videos, but this is your best yet.
You are SO right Tom it is the finest city in the World, I have driven across London thousands of times and I can say it truly is the most exciting place on earth, there is just something about it, and everything you are showing here is spot on. Long live our beautiful city x
I discoverd the biggest downside of following you Tom. Went to London for a week and couldn't stop checking every cab out to see if it was you 😅
I also realised how big they really are! Didn't spot you unfortunately, haha.
I work in the city and I’m also guilty of trying to spot Tom in every black cab 😂
I’m sorry! But it will happen one day!
Same, the cabbies must think there’s something wrong with their cab, as thousands of people stare them down with out riding it, thanks to Tom lol
I've actually seen him once. I was out for a walk on one of my days off (walking in London is brilliant as he points out in the video) and there he was. I don't have the habit of checking every single cab when I'm out and about though. 😄😄
Well. I already find myself daydreaming about packing my things and leaving my native Stockholm, Sweden and moving to London on a regular basis. Maybe even becoming a cabby. And you just sparked those daydreams even more 😂
Merry Christmas
lived in London for around 2 years now, and its a place of many Pro's & Con's. Both amazing & awful in some aspects
I'm personally looking to leave soon
Great video Tom! ;-)
8:24 Taxi and bus business picks up in Central Auckland between Boxing Day and Mid January because of the annual Rail Network shutdown for maintenance. It is even more important this year to catch up on building City Rail Link and weather-proofing the existing network after Cyclone Gabrielle at the end of January this year.
I've been to London about 11 years ago and just fell in love for it. I'll return.
Agree that London is the best City in the world but then I have always lived here. Nice to see you so appreciative.
Really well said! :)
Really related to this video. Used to love heading in to Central London for whole day walking tours. Sadly mobility issues have left me frustratingly isolated in High Wycombe & much of London does not like Blue Badges
I'll find my way back, cos it will have changed so much so quickly.
Your videos also amazes me....
Why....
Where do you find the time to drive a cab & do your channel???
Have a great Xmas
Keep the videos coming in the new year... 🎄🎄
Going to london on the 28 of december ❤ cant wait.😊
Great pitch for our great city, London ❤
5:27 Fair point. When I was in Sydney last month, we witnessed a robbery (which my brother and I knew right away that it would fail). Because I was trained and wired to call 000 when I had robbery training with ex-cons, I went on surveillance mode. Even my brother and sister-in-law also carried on like it was nothing. Meanwhile: My Mum and my sister were on full-blown PTSD mode, leaving Dad to try and calm them both down. It was jarring to see. Even when I return to Auckland, my Mum pleaded with me to finish earlier in the day just so I can avoid ram raids.
So did it fail?
@@kiradoteeYes
1:55 Hong Kong still follows the same rule even after Handover. In NZ and Australia, you keep left to let others pass you on the right, as you would as drivers.
Love Hong Kong! Went there for holiday a couple of times. And dare I say it, it's a better city than London!
Love London to visit. Detest driving anywhere near there. Used to drive artic trucks through there.
Every time I get in a London cab and the driver recognises the Aussie accent - the chat is always cricket 🏏
Merry Christmas Tom! Just wanted to say thank you for all the videos in 2023 - love the channel and, 100% agree, I am a Londoner born and bred and have been lucky to travel the world. Hands down London is the Best City in the world! Much love
Saw you turning around on St Martin’s Lane on Wednesday and tried to wave but didn’t want you to think I was hailing you because your light wasn’t on. Would have loved to say hi, though!
Best holiday I ever had was in London
I appreciate and respect the love for London.
I was born at St George’s in 91 and will always be proud.
But I unfortunately understand that with the modern problems like the “green zones” where they pretend to care about our environment and the continued smart revamping of certain areas of London forgetting heritage and cultures. London is stress free only if you’re rich.
And I hate it
As an ex-Londoner, i'm biased.. It's pretty great..
But I can see why plenty of tourists get a form of Paris syndrome.. London syndrome if you will.
Where the expectation of a city is so great, it's just impossible to match.
It's why, I would honestly suggest for lots of tourists, to perhaps go to London, for a long weekend. And spend more time in places like Brighton, York, Bristol/Bath.. Where the pace is sooo much slower. Where the expectations are smaller. And to be honest, my nearest city Bristol. There is fecking loads to see and do.
I knew an American, from WA state. And he kind of hated London. Because people were rude. It's quite dirty. WHICH as Londoners we're used to. When I returned to London to see a friend's gig. The first 4 minutes of me using the tube was a nightmare. Dawdling, hesitation, not using good tube etiquette...... Then on the 5th minute it came back to me. Undertaking, taking shortcuts, tutting at 90 year olds struggling with zimmer frames.. It came back to me like riding a bike.
Planning to go on holiday to Chicago for week go sightseeing see Major league baseball
As someone who lives near glasgow im a bit embarrassed to admit ive never been to visit london. Ive driven past blackwall tunnel m25 that stuff, never actually done the tourist sites. When i do im booking tom for a tour in the taxi
I lived there 35 years ago and enjoy going back, however the biggest downside with London for other UK residents at the moment is getting there! I've tried four times this year for a day trip and on each occasion a train problem has meant me not making it.
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You have missed one place it’. Alexander places home of darts 😂😂😂 plus it’s a great place to visited to
It's endless at LAX where they got contraction going on at the airport
Reason I didn't like running event in Rotterdam, since I knew where I was and how far I need to run for the finish.
Other locations I didn't knew where I was and kept running like a brain death person.
The only run even in Rotterdam I liket was 15KM from De Kuip via Eurasmusbrug and Brienoordbrug back to De Kuip
Hi Tom, not too sure about the crime comments but I agree with the rest. I don’t think it would be a good idea you doing the London marathon, you might take a sudden detour to avoid traffic lights or something. Season’s greetings to you and we’ll look forward to more videos in the new year.
i love London but i also love Liverpool. my 2 most fave cities in the UK
Went to London over the weekend, Black Taxis everywhere, my mind was blown with how many people know that much of London, sadly my first trip in a London cab wasn’t a great experience. We got in at North Greenwich going to the holiday inn express, I asked the driver to put on rear light so I could strap the kids the in, he just started driving so the kids weren’t strapped. He even asked me if I wanted to I pay more than the meter. Seriously dude I give tips for good service not those that can’t provide a simple service. I kept looking out for Tom in Central London but never saw him. He wasn’t at North Greenwich either 😭😭
We are very sorry you have a bad experience in london but we promise it is a great city do not the some of the people make it orherwise
Truly the best city in the world. I miss it all the time
Using a cab from Heathrow to The Clermont at Charing Cross a good fare? 2 people with luggage.
Approx £85 to £90 on the meter from a taxi off the rank. Dependant on traffic conditions/time of day 👍🏻
The energy of London when driving is still there but reduced by all the cameras and 20 limits. Because progress is so slow compared to a few years ago for a non taxi.
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Don't forget Covent Garden
99% of Taxi drivers on Twitter would disagree with this....
Cant help but agree on a lot of this but the idea London is relatively stress free I think might have lost me.
London is busy, with that element of being busy comes the stress of that and you can't really pretend otherwise. However that pace is part of London's character. You go to London to be swept up by it.
You're wrong about DC too 😉
Great video as ever. You articulate your perspective in a unique way and it makes it so interesting
People always compare LDN with NY, no comparison I love NY but block after block get boring pretty quick, NY has history but nothing like LDN, transport in LDN is better, food is better in LDN, more free things in LDN such as the museum's, Nightclubs have always been better in LDN as well as the muic scene in general... I could go on, NY is still great though and worth a visit.
Heart broken you didn't show Stamford Bridge lad. jkjk
As someone who lives in the countryside I find London really stressful. So many people and an overwhelming amount of places to visit! I have always liked those smaller European cities which are easier to manage. Good video Tom.
I often refer to London as ‘my partner abroad’ and I won’t hear a bad word about it ❤
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I really want to call it my home for 2025 mate. Thanks for sharing this one. All the reasons I think London is the coolest city. I'm in Love with it. Museum wise in Greece where I live they are not free mate. Energy of course I feel it every time I'm in the city for vacation.
What about Heavy Metal?
Camden
Always preferred Rome myself
As a former HGV driver I used to really enjoy driving in and through London. Cyclists aside, the standard of driving is much better than the rest of the U.K. ( not counting the M25 which is a different matter ) The cyclists however used to give me sleepless nights. Absolute idiots. Merry Christmas Tom. Be Lucky.
Thankfully at the mo i dont have to drive too far in, Croydon is about the furthest in i have to go. Sod having to drive around the central bit, its bad enough in a car.
are you trolling? The standards are far lower, thanks in no small part to over who have flooded the roads with people who haven’t passed a uk driving test, yet are driving the public around!
@@danielgould9107 No, not trolling. I've driven trucks all over the planet but London was my favourite city however, I'm prepared to accept things may have changed since I retired.
I'm adding this b4 watching. Of course London is the best city in the world! Probably the most culturally diverse historical capital ever! (alright, maybe (ancient) Rome, but it's close). As a native Londoner I think you know where my vote goes! Now on with the Video!
I agree with this but I think it's more about central London rather than outer Greater London.
Also can you do a collaboration with the great London UA-cam channel. London Eats.
Well I wonder how to move there if I’m a foreigner? Do I need to work there for some years to get a citizenship?
I should imagine getting a visa to work is hard. You have to live here for 6 years to get citizenship.
I bet city is expensive as heck. I guess people who live there are either born in there or some millionaire like Premier league players
@@Jaa_morant yes it is a very expensive city to live in- living further outside of the city is the cheaper option.
Please don’t. The city is overcrowded as it is ffs.
Biggest trouble for me with London is practically every place you go to the toilets are broken 🙄
The only transport option to avoid is the pedal powered carriage scam. DLR is a pleasure and even the tube can be pain free if you pick your station and line carefully. Of course my favourite is a Hackney Carriage which is why I'm watching this. Where else are you going to get a history lesson and political/social commentary along with an efficient delivery to your destination?
14:10 What just happened? The video glitched as you were talking about London's location being significant.
Time zone it’s the worlds central time zone for trade
London! :)
Have you ever cycled critical mass?
Live on the outskirts, worked there in the 90s, frequent the place from time to time and have always f**kig hated the sh*hole. More recently tho it has grown on me a bit, walking around at night and seeing how glowing the place is, compared to how it was 30 years ago. Wouldnt live there tho, i much prefer the quiet life.
Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner
You certainly know how to make a provocative video Tom. Telling people how great London is seems destined to annoy the rest of the country. I think you have fallen in love with London because your job has required you to really get to know London. Once you really know London it’s very difficult to escape its clutches. You could liken it to an addiction.
Again, wonderful video, but there is one thing keeping London from the "Greatest City in the World" title. And that is natural beauty. Just look at cities like Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, etc... These cities have much of the the culture, dining, history, and all - but add that extra bit of geography that London just can't bring to the table.
That’s very true and something I overlooked. Other than Hampstead Heath, London has f all in the way of natural beauty 😂