tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post1108845392323662863..comments2023-11-05T22:35:31.766+00:00Comments on Neil Clark: New York v LondonNeil Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-82955254918756282622007-04-06T17:29:00.000+01:002007-04-06T17:29:00.000+01:00You need to get off the High Street, Neil. What yo...You need to get off the High Street, Neil. What you're lamenting is still there, but it's in the nooks and crannies. Nooks and crannies which the Big Yawn doesn't have - thanks to its grill-pattern.Tupharsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520160027374675578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-48686072441605595732007-03-25T09:42:00.000+01:002007-03-25T09:42:00.000+01:00It means that there are far too many global chains...It means that there are far too many global chains in London, and not enough locally owned cafes, shops and restaurants. Go to the centre of Brussels (probably the least globalised capital city in Europe) and see the difference. If you like a city where every other outlet is a Starbucks/Coffee Republic/Pizza Hut or Macdonalds, then London's a great place. If, like me, you like a little bit more variety, then it's way down the list.Neil Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479041156190090119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-21243033063683178302007-03-24T23:59:00.000+00:002007-03-24T23:59:00.000+00:00"London used to be a great city, but its streets a..."London used to be a great city, but its streets are far too globalised..." <BR/><BR/>"Globalised"? What exactly is that supposed to mean?Peter Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401032333030427872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17766817.post-13866770351513478042007-03-22T21:49:00.000+00:002007-03-22T21:49:00.000+00:00And communicating is next to impossible! I'm in Lo...And communicating is next to impossible! I'm in London at the moment, needed directions and asked a road sweeper. The bugger turned out to be a French speaker and we ended up speaking in the only language that we had in common, which was Spanish.<BR/><BR/>Yes, funny, but also nasty underneath. The north is still full on unemployed people who would gladly sweep London's streets if the money was right. Allowing the world and his brother in keeps wages down, end of story.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280305663941374991noreply@blogger.com