London vs. Paris

[montrouge 2]

Originally posted by: kawan I feel London is better for many different reasons:

- London is huge - with around 7 to 8 million residents in the city and a whopping 12 to 14 million in the metro area, and over 300 languages spoken in the city. I've visited London recently, and walking in the streets amongst the people was a wonderful thing to hear - loads of people speaking in different languages. quote>

 

There is 2 million inhabitants in the inner Paris, 6.7 million in the dense core, 10 million in the urban area and 12 million in the metropolitan area.

There is also a lot a language spoken in Paris since it is a very multicultural city, but we haven't stat.

Walking in many street we heard more chinese, arab or english than french..

- There is no architectural style associated with London, as there are too many. Ranging from the Victorian and Edwardian style buildings such as St Pancras to modern styles such as the famous "Gherkin", City Hall and One Canada Square. The way how older buildings are mixed with newer ones creates a great skyline.quote>

 

Paris is assiociated at an architectural style (even if most buildings in Paris are not Haussmannian) but it don't change that the city is architectural diverse with a better skyline.

- The next few years, especially 2008, will be a golden age for London, with Shard London Bridge, the Bishopsgate Tower, the Riverside South Towers to name a few expecting construction. quote>

 

The construction of Generalli tower the tallest skyscraper in western Europe should start in 2008...

- When you think of London, you think of Tower Bridge, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliment, the Tower of London, St Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square...sorry, I could go on and on. The city boasts a huge number of internationally recognised landmarks.quote>

Eiffel tower, Louvre, Notre dame, Champs Elysees, Sainte Chapelle, Invalide....

The city has also been through plague, civil war, fire, extensive bombings in the Blitz and terrorist attacks, yet it is still standing. quote>

 

French revolution, La commune civil war

Paris  was maybe not heavly bombed in the WWI and WWII, but it was bombed. 

It has surviving at numberous terrorist attacks (Something like one every month) in the 80's and in the middle of the 90's.

Don't forget the riot since the 1980's.

 

- Transport is a big thing in London. Of course we all know about the Tube - the subway system is the world's first metro system. Of course, there is still the recognisable buses and black taxi cabs. Heathrow Airport is the busiest in the world in terms of international passengers. quote>

 

Paris is the busiest subway system in western Europe even if it is 2 times smaller than London underground, 

RER riderships is close to the Tube.

Paris CDG is second in term of international passengers.

Paris has a high traffic of international trains (Eurostar, Thalys TGV, ICE...)

This isn't all the good points of course. But all this, and a certain acquaintance of mine hates London because it is "too busy".quote>

 

Unlike the false stereotype, Paris is busier than London.

[david1314 44]

I would like to point out that many Parisians have jumped to Defense of their city (pun intended)...While London seems more widely defended by people who have visited it.

It seems Parisians are very ready to defend their city with words...Londoners, however, have defended their city physically.

[allez l'om 1]

yeah montrouge have reason paris is in the continent whereas london is in an island!! i think it is an handicap!!!!

montrouge are you french? because montrouge touches paris!

when you say paris, you think about Eiffel tower the tallest structure of europe, notre dame de paris, champs elys

[kawan 6]

It looks like this is set to run and run. Let's face it - both are of equal importance. If your looking for nightlife, entertainment or shopping, go to London. If you like something more of a European feel and more suited for a family vacation, go to Paris. And they both have their fair share of bad points aswell such as crime.

Both are really great cities, although I prefer London more as I always have my British pride. But at least this isn't a New York vs. London thread - can't imagine what would turn out from that!

[allez l'om 1]

NYC vs London, i coose of course NYC!!!! Paris is more touristic!!!

[montrouge 2]

Originally posted by: allez l'om

montrouge are you french? because montrouge touches paris!quote>

 

Yeah actually I m french, and the most increadible point : I live in Montrouge.

Some picture of Parisian life taken by me.

People often forget that Paris is a big working city with over 10 millions inhabitants.

Paris is not a park for tourist, people who thinks this have a very wrong vision of the city. It is a vribrant, growing and moving city

Paris has several faces, it is far to be only the 7th arrondissement, most parisian don't go in these districts.

I don't think that Paris need to be beautiful for been interresting and I think that the beauty of Paris hide more interresting face of this city.

[montrouge 2]

In another way I don't understand people who find London ugly.

This city is so interresting and beautiful.

Busy, multicultural diverse, so London is the Paris of non continental Europe or Paris is the London of continental Europe.

These pictures was not taken by me.

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There is one thing that I like in Rue de Rivoli (Paris) : it remind me Oxford street.

[saltandsauce 0]

London has the gherkin which is minging so i'd go with paris but paris is incredibly snobby if you struggle with your french

[htdefiant 0]

I have been to Paris, London, and New York City.

New York City is the best 'city', because it has many different kinds of people and infusions of culture.

Paris, between Paris and London, is better to visit, and more pleasant. I have 'seen all the sites' in Paris and London, and, to be quite honest, I find London to be a bit boring. Paris just has this feel to it that makes it better then London, in my opinion.

[tommyvercetti7 0]

London all the way, i have been to paris and live near London and it is a fantastic city- the mix of old and modern is simply magical

[jayo 44]

htdefiant:You do realise that London is one of the most multi-cultural cities in the world-Probably thr most multi-cultural.

[BurroDiablo 222]

Originally posted by: jayo htdefiant:You do realise that London is one of the most multi-cultural cities in the world-Probably thr most multi-cultural.quote>

Yeah, I stayed in the Regents Palace in Piccadilly Circus when I was is London and honestly,, only a handful of the people I walked past (and overheard talking) spoke English, and even they were either Police officers, street sweepers or Celebrities (Robbie Coltrane anyone? lol)... the rest were either of an ethnic minority or Tourists. I was even approached by a bunch of Aussies who thought I worked there (doing what? feeding pigeons?)

I've never been to Paris (I've been to France though and it was wonderful), but my brother has... he told me it was horrible, everywhere he went he got ambushed by blokes trying to flog him shoddy model Eiffel Towers.

[allez l'om 1]

El burro as in the all cities!!!! The eiffel tower is victim of his success!!!!!!! i live near paris and i visted paris by nigh!!!! it is so beautiful!!! the champs elys

[BurroDiablo 222]

I'd probably say its the tourists thats a victim of its success more than anything... because Paris has a supercell of landmarks near its centre, tourist rarely leave the core... apart from to bugger off to Disney Land for a day. In London however, the Landmarks are spread out over a wide area so people, as their travelling along, see more of the sights and take in more of the city... unless they take the Tube of course... all they see then is a tunnel filled with tiles that smells faintly of urine, constantly paranoid that the homeless guy next to them is a terrorist (acctually, thats not funny... somebody I know had a Panic Attack on the Tube because of the paranoia)...

Paris is a great city though... I just want to reflect on one of the images from a couple of pages back-

I mean, thats just fantastic. If it were any other continent on Earth, a city like this would be obscured 5 meters infront from Smog... and it it were Britain the river would be clogged with Shopping trolleys.

[jayo 44]

El burro:The River Thames is the cleanest river running through a conabation in the UK.

Pictures

Note-These pics arn't taken by me

This is an insight in to real London-In the suburbs and inner city and some of the city

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[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

I remember in the beginning of this thread where I leaned towards London, but now I also seem to have a soft spot for Paris.

@Jayo: I was going to actually post some of those pictures of London

Here's a cool little panorama.

[patriots_1228 51]

paris IMO is better looking with better architecture, but I think London is a better city overall.

[jayo 44]

ilikehotdogsalot:Haha-Go there first

Patriots:How about you expand on that ?????

[Glenni 1,445]

Tsk tsk tsk, shady , shady London

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[toxicpiano 125]

Originally posted by: Glenni Tsk tsk tsk, shady , shady London

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I LOLed!

[BurroDiablo 222]

Originally posted by: jayo El burro:The River Thames is the cleanest river running through a conabation in the UK.quote>

Well, thats a given, since London is the Capital City and home to everything the government wants to spend money on. I'd still think twice about swimming in it... i've seen scannings of the riverbed, its covered in shipwrecks, concrete blocks, old cars etc...

[patriots_1228 51]

jayo-whats there to expand on? for the most part london is ugly as [Edited for language] Marc but it is a much greater city. I don't judge cities by how they look, unless we talk about skylines. London IMO is a greater city because if I am right, it is growing faster, has a larger population, more industry, more diversity, more landmarks.

Paris is cool to look at but really IMO there is less to do, and if Im right it is growing quickly, but not as fast as london, has a smaller population (?), less industry, less diversity (although still alot) and less landmarks (although once again, still alot)

also, i associate London with masculine things and Paris with Feminine things but thats just me.

[BurroDiablo 222]

I found a nice Panorama too, taken from Greenwich.

[jayo 44]

El burro:I think they did some clean up at some point-Alot of people think its dirty but actually theres an increasing number of marine life coming back to London and the estuary.Also,do remmember that its running throung a capital city

Patriots:I wouldn't say its ugly as [Edited for language].There are some lovelly parts of London-You just need to explore.Areas around camberwell,stockwell and waterloo south of the river are ugly but even then there are grand terraces in stockwell aswell as brixton,loughborough-Less so in Lougborough-These areas are all south of the river.I also don't agree with juging a city like London with its skyline-Although i'm saying you did this.London is about much more a skyline.etc

[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

Originally posted by: Glenni Tsk tsk tsk, shady , shady London

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LOL!

[Micah 16]

Please stop with the language, everybody.

[montrouge 2]

Originally posted by: patriots_1228

Paris is cool to look at but really IMO there is less to do, and if Im right it is growing quickly, but not as fast as london, has a smaller population (?), less industry, less diversity (although still alot) and less landmarks (although once again, still alot)

also, i associate London with masculine things and Paris with Feminine things but thats just me.quote>

 

These three points in bold are wrong.

Paris is not financial depend city like London this economy is really diverse (Business, Finance, IT, industrial sector...) if I have not include tourism it is because it is only about 2% of Paris economy.

Paris is as diverse than London, it is the biggest African, East asian, Caribbean... european city. The only difference is that unlike UK, ethnical census are forbidden in France. 

This point is really funney because France is more ethnically diverse than UK.

Do you know that there is over 6,000 asian restaurants in Greater Paris ?

Less Landmark is also wrong, most landmark are unknow by the tourist (wich is not a really bad thing) Do you know the Saint Denis Basilica, Saint Germain castle, Sceaux castle ?

To be honest the beauty of Paris (Even if there is very ugly areas in Paris) hidde more interresting side of this city.

Tourity districts are some of less interresting districts of Paris.

I agree that a city is much more than a skyline but I love showing that Paris skysline is better than London one.

[allez l'om 1]

La defense is better than the city where as i love the gherkin

[tommyvercetti7 0]

El Burro have you been to greenwich and looked at that panoramic view in real life? it is breathtaking, walking all the way up to greenwich observatory then looking across the skyline, i love it - fantastic picture

[tommyvercetti7 0]

look at the art! (how do u make the pictures actually appear in the thread? instead of just posting a link?)