London wouldnt be so bad if it wasnt for the natives.

Laaandaaan, and Daarn Sarf.  Cant speak properly to save their lives.

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Quote from: Davefair enough IMO - wages are crap in the rest of the UK

Of course they are.  Thats why I earn the same as the guys in London doing exactly the same same job.  

well minimum wage is the same all over the UK  

just kidding

It depends what you do really but in general, for professional level work, wages are a lot better in London and tbh.. quite a few banking jobs dont really exist outside the city/canary wharf - it is an international city so for wages/cost of living its better to compare with the likes of Tokyo, NY, etc... than other UK cities.

this is the point though.  If you want to be in finance then you pretty much have to live in London, but you can make a perfectly good living, and have all the modern luxuries you want even if you dont live in London.  One thing I have observed from people who live there is that they seem to think that the rest of the UK is still cooking over the fireplace, and walking to The Mill every morning to spin cotton.  It annoys me that they think that outside of London the world ends.  

you do get that sometimes - Ive lived, over the years, in Cardiff, Solihull, Sheffield and London - If I was a doctor, teacher anything else involving fairly fixed pay grades Id probably go for one of the first three over London tbh.... It does depend a lot on what you do.

For the average person with an average-ish wage I reckon living in a suburb outside somewhere like Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds etc... probably offers the better quality of life.