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Not NYC but I lived in London I suppose is the bong-version of the meme city lifestyle. Reposting something I posted a while back:

I lived the better part of last year in Mayfair (just by Regent Street), had a pretty good job that paid me far too much money for far too little work, and due to a circumstance of birth had access to various venues (gentlemen's clubs etc.) and events (balls, charity dinners etc.) that non-Londoners think of when they visualise the stereotypical high-class London lifestyle.

For an outsider one would assume that this is the definition of la dolce vita, but despite all of these extras I still think this city is so fucking overrated and I reckon 70% of everyone you meet are utter cunts (both bongs and foreigners) and it literally doesn't matter if they are rich or poor. Two-thirds of London are pretty much high-functioning coke addicts (this is not an exaggeration) and I feel like the weekend excursions that most people do (read: booze and drugs) is just a way of coping with the fact that the city is so soulless and depressing.

Anyone who isn't on a high-disposable income lives for their shitty fucking office jobs in the City commuting from Zone 34 on that godforsaken tube, and I swear I've seen at least a dozen zombie ghouls walking the streets there in the evenings after work judging by their eyes. Completely dead inside. I don't even want to think about the sad lives the poor bastards who work at the coffee shops live.

The worst part of all this is that I know this wasn't the London of yesteryear. Many of the older gentlemen I've met have all told me that London was very, very, very different 20-30 years ago, but lately with the exception of certain smaller enclaves like St. James everything has been cheapened to the lowest common dominator and any resemblence of class has completely vanished.

Finally, you don't actually meet any friends in these cities, it's all transient and everyone just ends up being drinking buddies.

I know we've had a few threads on this topic already, but is it just me or is this city shit EVEN if you are relatively wealthy/successful and can afford to live in Zone 1?

Just moved out from the UK and lived the better part of last year in Mayfair (just by Regent Street), had a pretty good job that paid me far too much money for far too little work, and due to a circumstance of birth had access to various venues (gentlemen's clubs etc.) and events (balls, charity dinners etc.) that non-Londoners think of when they visualise the stereotypical high-class London lifestyle.

For an outsider one would assume that this is the definition of la dolce vita, but despite all of these extras I still think this city is so fucking overrated and I reckon 70% of everyone you meet are utter cunts (both bongs and foreigners) and it literally doesn't matter if they are rich or poor. Two-thirds of London are pretty much high-functioning coke addicts (this is not an exaggeration) and I feel like the weekend excursions that most people do (read: booze and drugs) is just a way of coping with the fact that the city is so soulless and depressing.

Anyone who isn't on a high-disposable income lives for their shitty fucking office jobs in the City commuting from Zone 34 on that godforsaken tube, and I swear I've seen at least a dozen zombie ghouls walking the streets there in the evenings after work judging by their eyes. Completely dead inside. I don't even want to think about the sad lives the poor bastards who work at Pret live.

The worst part of all this is that I know this wasn't the London of yesteryear. Many of the older gentlemen I've met have all told me that London was very, very, very different 20-30 years ago, but lately with the exception of certain smaller enclaves like St. James everything has been cheapened to the lowest common dominator and any resemblence of class has completely vanished.

London has truly fallen, what a damn shame. Anyone else with similar experiences?