[dukeyukey]

What makes you think QoL in London is bad? I grew up in a rural farming town and much prefer London. Housing is expensive but that's about it.

[dzhiurgis]

Living there for 5 years. Unless you are in finance and live in city, it’s a shitshow.

[twic]

I lived there as a graduate student and then as a non-finance software engineer for about fifteen years. I liked it, as did dozens of my friends. It's absolute fantasy to call it a shitshow.

[dukeyukey]

Been here for nearly 8, not working in finance and still quite liking it. Housing is expensive, but that's about it. Everything else (jobs, amenities, transport, people) is fantastic.

[dzhiurgis]

My favourite reflection on UK was by Abroad in Japan host - first night he sees someone pissing on an ATM.