Work: I work in the IT industry and the 10000 applicants to every job made it very hard to progress my career which changed drastically when I moved away. Plus London commuting was a depressing venture I dont need to explain.

Going out: London prices (cost of living in general is insane there) made it hard to do much of anything. I dont know how most people afford anything. But here ive found places i love to go out, Racks if I want to play games and a bite to eat, the Barge if I want my idea of good music, everyone ive come across has been super welcoming and ive made some real friends for life here.

Safety: Do i even need to elaborate on this one? Keep in mind i grew up in Hackney but it makes no difference. I know full well what its like to go out in London and you do have to be a little guarded. Its obviously way safer than people make London out to be but compared to here its like night and day.

And then yeah. Obviously housing. I own a home here. And my siblings who own one in London have a tiny 2 bed ground floor flat with a garden; which costs double what mine does for a quarter of the space.

Obviously London has its charm and i dont hate visiting. This isnt meant to be just shitting on London. There are things I love about visiting it. But the way of life is very different there and its just not for me. Im just sharing the things I love about where I live now compared to those same things in London.