I have enjoyed living in London, it's not where I want to raise my family though.
Over the last few weeks:

Mentally ill neighbour walking around naked outside. Police did nothing.
Drug deals taking place around the corner.
I saw 2 kids trying to steal a motorbike off our shared driveway a couple of nights ago.
Sick of the sirens.
Some bloke had his cock out pissing the in the street. At 2.30 in the afternoon.
Street drinkers down the road constantly yelling abuse.

And this is in a supposedly "nice" part of London (Queens Park).
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 8:50, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Best city on Earth. Ahem.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 8:52, Reply)

you get shit in all cities to be fair
Paris sticks of piss, barcelona you'll get pick pocketed, Rome you'll have to fight of Romanian beggers and berlin some one will invite you round for "coffee" then shit on your chest
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 8:55, Reply)

I decided long ago
never to live in anyone's shadow, if I fail...wait...

Sorry, what I meant was I decided long ago that you can't convince someone who doesn't 'feel' it that London is great, just like you can't convince someone who thinks it is that they are wrong.

I love it, I'd hate to be any further away than I am now, but my missus would move to the country and never have to deal with London again if she had the chance. And never the twain shall meet.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 8:59, Reply)

I really like London as a city, by the way.
But living there wouldn't meet my requirements unless I was minted.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 9:06, Reply)

yeah, that's fair enough.
I can understand that, and actually that's why I am back in Essex these days instead of South London where I spent years. Although if I were single (and thought I'd stay sober) I'd be back in a heartbeat.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 9:07, Reply)

London
is the worst of britain in one handy package
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 9:02, Reply)

Apart from the motorbike,
all of those incidents involved me.

Soz.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 9:31, Reply)