Introducing London

Lowdown
Population: 8 million (population of whole Slovakia 5.3 million)
Time zone: Greenwich mean time
Coffee in the west end: £2.00 (I can live with that, currently paying over £2.00 for Starbucks latte with extra shot)
Pint of Lager: £2.50 (which works out cheaper than Exeter)
No-no: chatting to a stranger for no particular reason (they will either think you are crazy or a perv - which I am)
Best way to annoy a Londoner: stand on the left-hand side of a tube escalator (this applies to me, especially if you are in a hurry, you easily lose it on the tube).

The pace in London is hard and fast, the price for residing in such a vibrant, teeming city. This capital runs on ADRENALINE - as well as a goodly amount of coffee (as i do), Red Bull and Pro plus.

So, this is london - some cities are born great, others have greatness thrust upon them - London has achieved both. The typical Londoner is dead, long live the typical Londoner. And if you want to know how londoner's define themselves is by being indefinable. Many people, like myself, live here for a couple of years before moving, exhausted and financially RUINED, but definitely exhilarated, back to somewhere far less demanding. And it is truly a challenge to talk about the identity of the capital's millions of inhaitants - you are as likely to hear Polish, Czech, Slovakian, Russian, Spanish, French, Italian as English.

I have recently found out that I live in one of the most expensive areas of London and the house prices reflect it. Totteridge Lane: average price of a house £2-3million. When you drive through Totteridge lane you can only see "the cheaper houses" with big driveways and private ponds. The more expensive are hidden behind the trees overlooking vast areas of green valleys. The average house on Totteridge lane has 3-4 cars priced at 40k each. How does the other half live? Most of the houses belong to Arsenal football players and famous celebrities. The High street is paved with estate agents offering to sell houses at these "afordable" prices. I think only Bishops Avenue beats these hous prices.

All I can say about London : " I am loving it" and no, I do not go to McDonalds!