I've lived here for a long time now and I have to stay here for uni. There is no community here. Neighbours don't say hello to each other in the way they would in a town or smaller city. 'Friends' only happen if you went to a decent school that didn't have 90% low class kids who end up in crime or on the streets. Joining a club doesn't work in the same way as joining a club elsewhere. Here you might meet people of all different ages, from different far away areas of London with different interests. Basically very little common ground or point to build social circles around.
There is a lack of normal decent British people on the streets. When I go out with my foreign friends I tend to get this crushing reminder of my English isolation with people saying 'oh you're british that's rare' or something equivalent.
Apps like tinder and pof are rife in London which is indicative of how socialising occurs here. It's really hard to meet girls here unless you have lots of friends from school or something.
Where I live is just muslims. Most shops are Islamic shops. It's depressing.
I think London is suited to 3 different types of people. The rich, the very poor and ethnic minorities/immigrants who naturally gravitate towards their own people when in London. But an English person like me who comes from an ordinary family? I feel like I have no place or value here. Just forgotten about.
I have to stay because of Uni which don't get me wrong, has been generally decent. However my uni is very poor socially and nothing really happens. Certainly it's not up to the hype of University in general. It's also majority internationals.
Anybody else feel a sense of isolation in London?