Worst things about New York - NYC vs LDN 🇺🇸🇬🇧
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- It's a sit down video today for you guys discussing all the differences that we've noticed so far between NY and London! From the London Underground to the New York subway, to the people and their temper. Who are more rude, Londoners or New Yorkers?
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Joel: London has the best transport system in the world
Japan: Am I a joke to you?
100% agree with you
YukinaKudo 😂😂😂 Hilarious
I’ve lived in London my whole life and recently moved to Tokyo. The London Underground is a complete dump compared the trains here😂
I know... London Underground doesn't even have 4G smh... Life's pathetic.
Hong Kong has the best mass transit.
"Air con" makes me think of the movie "Con air".
AND A/C MAKES ME THINK OF A/C:D/C
Kevin Iga lol.
Thank you Kevin. That's what it reminded me of.
@@coliniancooke8848 To Colinian Cooke: Then more power to your mental mind: Well done. AC/DC was a great rock and roll band who many appreciated.
To Kevin Iga: Not all abbreviations work well while trying to sound hip-cool and modern: Some are too general and ambiguous. This "Air Con," makes me think of the con-man conning and scamming the people; etc, like religion, or stock market trading schools and videos. There are so many trading and other scams out there.
Joel and Lia once you visit more cities in America, you soon realize that New York is far busier in comparison. 8 million in NYC alone. Some small towns across America will only have a couple thousand ppl.
Some even less ☺️
Linda Sullivan Very true. Small towns with one traffic light are some of my favs. 😀
1.67 in Manhattan.
that's way less than Houston
Tucumcari guys I've stayed there for 2 days 4 years ago:-)
Wow, here in America, New York is one of the main walking cities. I remember in one video you guys said that you didn’t understand why so many Americans didn’t walk anywhere, I hope you guys now see why we don’t walk everywhere. Most cities are wayyyy more spread out than NYC and it’s impossible to walk
@ernieb8490 Plus they didn't use public transit for the whole trip, like the locals told them to. 🙂
I find it interesting that you thought New Yorker's were more polite than in London. That scares me.
Indeed it should - I wouldn't go there if you paid me & I'm 67 yr old Scot now living 3 hours drive away! My Mum was robbed back in 1977 in M&S Oxford St. on her only visit, my partner had his Rolex nicked and was knifed in broad daylight just outside his posh club (as seen in 'Downton') decades ago. It is a thousand times worse now (I wonder why...) can't say, I'd be arrested! Maybe Paris, Rome, Jo'burg or Rio is worse and plenty of tourists go there?
@@willswomble7274 You’re talking about the city, which is pretty bad, Central New York is way better, everyone is very nice here.
I've only been to London once, but based on that experience, people in NYC and Paris are much more polite than they were in London. :-/ New Yorkers are loud and direct, but in my experience they're often outgoing and friendly, and even helpful if you need help.
@@willswomble7274 Damn you family is unlucky because I’ve lived in London my whole life and work in Central London and that has never happened to me.
Yeah I'm kinda scared to go to London now
8:15 Yeah, sorry to say, most Americans would also ask if anyone's using a chair before taking it.
True dat
Yeah, taking a chair without asking is boorish, even if you're American.
Absolutely agree! In DC we also give up seats for elderly, and ladies or dads with children. 🙌🏽
6:33 in DC metro cards look like credit cards and they don’t expire.
Definitely, don’t grab a chair from someone else’s table.Someone might be away from the table for a few minutes for loads of reasons
As a born and breed New Yorker almost everything you said about New York was incorrect ... Manhattan is very different from everywhere else in NY , you can definitely cross over to the other platform without paying ,there are a lot of stations that do have the times of the next trains as well, and it all can be tracked by an app in real time . Most homes have here washing machines but unless it’s a condo you do have a public laundry room. It’s extremely packed like no room to during rush hour or at any time of the day where people aren’t at work in the city Each borough(Manhattans ,Queens,Brooklyn,Bronx.Staten Island) are all vastly different from each other. I do agree with the whole metro card thing not being able to pay without one, but they take months to expire and you just trade them in for free when they do, with whatever money you have on it ... Literally a million more things I could tell you about NY that you haven’t experienced, you really have to live here for a bit , it’s not a place you can just stay for a week to get the full experience
Idc new york is full of trash rude people and its to full Hawaii is the correct place to be in you can't fight against Hawaii
Juneilys Miranda Wow, no offense, but ur very incorrect with your typical stereotype answer. NY is the greatest city and finest places in this great nation, NY is a center of diversity, of economic opportunity and endless possibilities, of financial power and of fashion/food/tradition super hub . Please I implore you to research beforehand what your talking about in order to not offend/degrade a great place of promise and of prosperity where various cultures clash in an ethic and racial pot of rich diversity with new ideas, lovely food, and amazing traditions.
Juneilys Miranda NY just go at a different speed, a speed of purpose and integrity of intensity and of promise but because of that they shouldn't be judged or called "trash", ironically you yourself are being rude by using such terminology. Please don't judge people by the actions of the few but by the many. There are kind people here, people who care about others, who give food to a homeless kid who can't afford it who give a place of shelter where one has no place to go. Their nice and compassionate and social and multifaceted, their good people and I don't think it's appropriate to tarnish that reputation through misinformed and hurtful social constructs known as stereotypes.
Chris Thompson Word, 59thstreet bridge has no toll and the Transit app tells you exactly what train to take and what time... everyone has a smart phone now and it’s very easy to use the Transit app
New York needs another mayor Giuliani to clean it up again. Then, it will be the greatest city in the world again. A liberal wacko mayor is ruining the place right now.
Also, you forgot NYC subway is 24hrs 7 days a week, which is the best thing. As much as I love the tube, i dont like it isnt 24hrs (except for the night tube on weekends).
NYC subways have recently been converting all their stations to have the train arrival times. Many of the subway systems are original, and therefore could not support the technology at first to track trains, but we are slowly making our way. We are also converting to a new MetroCard system. You can already see the new turnstyles at major stations.
Thanks for mentioning that.
Excluding emergency notifications, what real purpose do those time clocks serve? If you've paid your fare are you really going to leave because there's a 10 minute wait? Maybe 1X in a million. My neighborhood lost bus service so they could pay for those useless clocks.
Bless your hearts, you both look exhausted and yet you continue to do videos for us ! Exhausted Basic Brits Legends and still looking great ! 💕💕 Thank you for all you do ! 😊
Exhausted but happy :)
5:11 In NYC if you miss your stop and need to go back, don't get off at the next stop and exit the station. A New Yorker rides the subway to the next cross-over station (denoted on the map) where you can switch platforms without exiting the station, and go back from there. ---- Triggered New Yorker
If your in Manhattan if you get off the next stop it only like 2-3 blocks just walk
Being from New York, I'm amazed at how great the London underground is, compared to the New York city subway system. The cleanliness, especially. The safety I feel. I find it a joy to ride the underground.
Yeah I think we really take it for granted - BUT the downside is it's a lot more expensive than the subway (in order for them to pay for the cleanliness etc)
@@ThoseTwoBrits1 True, London transport is very expensive compared to New York, but when in London, I happily sit while on the underground, where in New York, I always stand. Lol. If you get what I mean.
I haven’t spent enough time in London at a stretch to become familiar enough with the Underground - the way all the lines interconnect is not intuitive to my simple brain - but it is delightful to ride around on. L.A. is expanding their subway and light rail but they’re nover gonna be anything like what supports New York and London. It’s great for certain things, though, and I’m lucky enough to live on the route. ☺️
Keep in mind that the New York Subway system has about 800 miles of track. That's a hell of a lot of maintenance and clean up.
Just watched the season premier of Doctor Who yesterday with someone who kept saying how nice public transport is in England. I’ve only spent time on the DC subways, so I can’t really compare it to NY/London, but I’m told London wins, hands-down. It sounds stupid, but that’s one thing I’d love to experience, lol, if I ever visit England.
I live in the Metro NYC area and all subway stations I have encountered have signage and by making a mistake, to Lia's point, I have always been able to get off and walk to the opposite light without paying. We ARE getting contactless.
Wearing my J&L hat, drinking my coffee and watching Skinny Legends. Good morning!
What a way to start the day!!!! Love ya Skinny Legend Lisa! ❤️
Being British: Joel & Lia I know right living the dream!!!
Most metro stops have boards with times on them, the cards at plastic not paper, some stations places to cross over you just have to know which stops have it (usually the people announcing will say when you can switch trains), and google maps is a great way to track trains, type in where you want to go and click the metro directions, it tells you where the closest station is that takes you where you need to go, it tell you which one get on, the time is leaves the station, how many stops you stay on for, and also walking directions to the stations and where to go after to reach that place. It’s very nice and easy to use, I got the hang of New York pretty well after a days and could get around really well without maps as the streets are just numbers in order.
Your New York experience is one interesting thing! Joel, if you wanna live in Chelsea you better bring the stacks!! The average Chelsea apartment is around $2,200 monthly, and just so you know, most New York City apartments don't come with a washer and dryer; there may be one in the basement of the building, but rarely in your unit unless you live in a newer, swanky high rise. Also, a lot of New York City Apartment buildings are pre-war, and very old; before washers and dryers were even a thing. So the space, electrical, venting, (necessary for the dryer) and water sources are very expensive for developers to install, and would make for higher rental costs for the tenant.
2200 is cheap as chips compared to Chelsea in London! For a decent place you're looking at least 2000 sterling, but for anywhere with a bit of space, upwards of 3000!
Wow! I lived on W 21 Street, only a few hundred $. In the 1970’s.
Grandma's are going to always check for stuff younger people don't!!! Gotta Love It!!!😂😂😂😂😂
Wow, you guys are really mistaken about the relative sizes of NY and London.
The area of London is 607 square miles. The area of the five NY boroughs is 303 square miles, about half the size of London. If you look on Google maps you can see why. Measured North-South NY and London are about the same at 34 miles. I am using the M25 to define the outer border of London. However, measured East-West it is a very different story. London's area is roughly circular, so it is more or less the same distance to the M25 from the center of London regardless of which direction you go. However, NY is MUCH larger in the North/South axis than it is on the East/West axis (this is from west Manhattan to JFK airport in Queens). This distance is only about 17 miles.
My guess is that NY just SEEMED bigger because it was less familiar.
Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing. London's land area is way greater than New York's.
That's just the city of NY itself which can't be compared to Greater London. Greater London would have to be compared to the statistical NY metropolitan area, which is the largest urban land mass in the world at nearly 4,500 square miles.
The "NY metropolitan area" is also usually referred to as the Tri-State area. This includes Long Island and large parts of New Jersey and Connecticut. However, that is surely not what Joel and Leah were referring to. They never even went to Connecticut. There is no controversy about how to define NY City. It is the 5 boroughs. That's it. When people refer to "London" in common parlance that generally means greater London, which includes a single Mayor of London, a single Metropolitan Police District, and Heathrow airport. It does not generally refer to the ancient, tiny city of London, which forms the financial district. If "London" meant only the City of London, then "London" would exclude Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, everything south of the Thames, etc.
Greater London is just an annexation of outer suburban and rural London suburbs to create a centralized form of gov't that's easier to manage. It's really just the UK's equivalent to the NY metropolitan area. The only thing is the NY metropolitan area's outlying communities remained individual communities governing themselves therefore there is no Greater NY mayor, etc. But Greater NY itself is the largest urban land mass in the world, and that's why it feels much larger than London overall.
Exactly they are so silly about that, London takes longer to get from one end to the other, what idiots
You guys should go to different areas Of the States and live for months at a time And do a review of everything like how you're doing In NYC. As an over the road truck driver... I Thank you would be amazed at all the different vibes and cultures of the areas in the United States. Every place has a different vibe. Different scene. Different people. Beautiful scenery Etc.
Well take a second about what you're asking people to do here. To completely give up their own lives, friends, apartments and everything to live for months out of time in a foreign country just to provide entertainment for you. I know that's not what you meant when you typed it, but these are real people with real lives and pets and friends and favorite restaurants and families that they like to visit so that really is an unrealistic request. It's probably been hard on them to do this six-week thing, even though I think they're doing RUclips full time now. However, I do support visiting more real American places but you can't do it for months at a time that's just unrealistic. But I think you can get a good flavor of a city or town in a week, and that hopefully it's something they might do in the future.
You have to remember in NYC these subways cover 4 bouroughs dozens of subway lines. New Yorkers know the train comes every few minutes even faster during rush hour. NY is The largest city in America so can you imagine how much it cost to make updates to subways? Its lots of red tape an bureaucracy thus, very few updates in 50 years.
P. S If you tell the booth attendant at the subway they you are lost, the nice ones will open the door for you on the other side of the track so you wont have to pay twice FYI.
Also you must keep in mind that the New York Subway system contains about 800 miles of tracks. That's a lot of maintenance. also a lot of train stations and platforms that need to be maintained.
Jun Gleno Indeed! It’s an incredibly intricate system. I can understand coming from London which is a lot smaller by comparison, how a system this large is overwhelming. I used to feel sorry for lost tourists at times.
+@MICHAEL GOLD
"largest" is relative to what criteria you use. Population-wise, NYC is the largest, while LA comes in second. By budget, NYC is largest. By Square miles, LA comes in 12th while NYC is 24th, but LA isn't the "largest" by that criteria.
Is there other criteria?
how bout if they went to Los Angels or San Francisco? Those cities have terrible public transport, I can say that. I'm a Californian.
+@@wellingtonsmith4998
At least California has the trolley cars. Florida has a a single rail that goes north to south and nothing else. Either cab or a friend with a car is needed to get anywhere. A lot of other states are similar. Very little by way of public buses or train to get around town.
She's like a British valley girl
Love you two basic Brits! You make me smile!
Thanks Dawn, sincerely, your Basic Brits ❤️
Being British: Joel & Lia #BasicBrit #AverageAmerican
“Twenty twenty” ..... OMG! We’re becoming Americanized. 🤣🤣🤣
Updating the subway system is a huge issue a lot of the local politicians run against. Just to correct a few things:
1. A lot of subway stations do have electronic boards but not all of them.
2. You mostly don't have to get out of stations and pay again if you make a mistake but there are some stations where that does happen.
3. Yes, New York stations are soooo dirty.
“Swipe It Through The Groove” could be a great nightclub song. LoL!
Yeah all New Yorkers grumble about the NYC subway. What struck me about the London subway is how many of them come during rush hour! I missed a train once in London and the next one came in literally a minute... That would never happen in New York-- it's just a product of an outdated system that we use in NYC. Unfortunately, the MTA doesn't have the money to upgrade a lot of the stations-- there are just too many in NYC. It is a project they are undertaking though. I love how you guys gripe about the flimsy metro cards-- the biggest mark of a tourist is one who is stuck at the turnstiles because they don't know how to swipe it properly lol.
Lol I love how people told you about safety in NYC. NYC is very, very safe now! I would not have any qualms about walking about in many areas, especially in Manhattan. Brooklyn itself has also become very gentrified and is very safe as well.
And you guys finally sang for us!! Even though you had adamantly told me no when I asked in a previous video!! ;)
NYC kept its ticket prices artificially low to help democratise the infrastructure and enable the poor, in a winning example of pluralism. However it has now suffered from a good decade of lack of investment and is starting to crumble. London on the other hand charges the world's highest transport fees (equivalent to Concorde prices per km), though gives free travel to kids, teenagers and seniors. It has however been swindled for decades by contracting firms that pretend to upgrade the network and has a similar financial black hole as NYC, hence the high pricing. In short London forces the people to pay for arguably one of the best transport networks in the world (the real legends would be Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Madrid), when it works, as in reality its plagued by breakdowns, closures, overcrowding and overheating though the majority of journeys are fine (the vast Bank-Monument station for example, capacity 100,000, closes every few days due to overcrowding). Meanwhile NYC doesn't force its people to pay, even supplements them, but that too has negative effects. The jury's out on which one's better a fate. The cheap one where you get shambolic management and aesthetics but a modicum of functionality as what you pay for, or the expensive, corrupt one where you get so-so service, a better environment and a modicum of functionality with the majority of your money going to fatcats.
The problem is MTA (the organization the runs the subway) is a state run agency, so its a constant battle with the rest of New York State for funding, and digging through the extra layer of bureaucracy, and the rest of New York State is a little resentful of how much attention/money NYC gets. Were it city or regionally run, I'd think folks in NYC would be much more willing to charge themselves for upgrades since everyone has first hand experience with using the system every day.
Richard and I just got back from London and I fully agree on the Tube being the BEST transportation system in the world. We got an Oyster card on line that arrived before we left, and bought the Heathrow Express train tickets on line as well. This was about our 10th visit to London and the first one with an Oyster card and we absolutely loved it!
Been really looking forward to this video! Appreciate your views on the topic. And I totally agree! Great job! Can't wait to visit London again! Love and cheers! 👍💟😘🇬🇧
Thanks Tek! Glad you enjoyed it and agreed! London misses you!!
London public transport is amazing but I think Tokyo has you beat.
People have got less polite in Tokyo though.! I was there last week for the first time in five years and people no longer make a line to get on the underground.
I prefer the metro in Vienna. :)
South Korean subway is amazing! cheap and really easy to use with an app
Hong Kong is also very good, AC and shops in the metro stations, and safety doors on every platform,
For buses, they have screens showing when will the next bus arrive, and you can check in on an app.
They have the octopus card, which is like the Oyster card, but you can use it in shops and restaurants as well.
Agree that Tokyo has a superior subway especially for first time users.
You guys should visit Washington DC next time you visit. The DC metro is sooooo much nicer than the N.Y. subway. When you were describing London’s transport system it actually reminded me a lot of DC’s
Other people have said that too!! Would love to visit!
I live in NJ & took Amtrak into DC to visit relatives in Virginia. It was so much better than NYC’s.
Absolutely better metro in DC!!
They would love the DC Metro, I think.
Also try Boston's "T" and San Francisco's BART. BART is a little confusing unless you know precisely where you are & precisely where you want to go, but even a country boy like me can navigate the T. It's also cleaner than NYC, but BART is cleaner yet. Montreal has a nice metro, too.
Wow, I know people who think a 20 minute walk is too far 🤣🤣🤣
20 mins? That's just "ducking out" to the shops or something. If 20mins is too far, what hope have they got?
@@woofolliesmydog8628 most people I know will take a car if it's more than 10 minutes away by foot.
Yes I'm one of them, lol
Sonya S unless at the mall.
Like the people who take the bus for 1 block (i know sometimes bus stops are way farther apart which is why im just saying 1 block instead of 1 stop). Like seriously just walk.
Joel and Lia, I agree with you about most Americans not wanting to walk. I have back problems so started walking a year ago. At first I could barely do 1,700 steps; now I am up to 17,000 steps and have lost 58 lbs just from walking.
I am born and bred a Southerner, originally from Virginia and now living in Tennessee. I have never been to New York City, but the fast paced lifestyle would probably drive me crazy.
Electric Kettle? I'm a Southerner in the US and that was what I bought my sister for Christmas. It's not that uncommon. She uses it everyday.
I'm Southern and I have one as well. I agree that it's not uncommon. Maybe it's a regional thing? I primarily use it to heat water for my coffee.
From Boston i love my electric kettle i use it every day
Yes. One can probably find an electric kettle at Walmart in housewares, around the corner from the guns and...um...”ice cream”).
same
serenabell1971 I had to buy my own kettle when I stayed with my friends in Boston :( lol
Come to New York for a couple of months to get the real experience, I recommend Staying in Harlem so you can travel more to get to common places like Times Square, the Oculus, Flatbush and more.. you’ll be guaranteed a real experience. Also just tell the guy in the booth to give you a free swipe bc you got on the wrong side of the train and he or she will let you go through. We have Metro Cards instead of all the fancy stuff you spoke of bc ppl in Ny are smart and can scam their way through stuff like that. Every single station shows you the train times you just didn’t know where it was bc sometimes it’s blocked, you went on the touristy side so you didn’t meet the rude ppl,you can have your own washer and dryer if you live in a brownstone or condo/pent house, if not your building has their own laundry room or you just walk to laundry which shouldn’t be much since you walk at least 16,000 steps a day. Yes we do cook home food where do you think all the thanksgiving food is cooked the kitchen. Our kitchens are small but we work with what we have. If not we just go to the corner store and get a hero a roll a chopped cheese chicken over rice or w.e with a Arizona. Or we could order Chinese food or get fast food somewhere. But just know we can do both cook home food and order food cuz we nice like dat. I agree with the trains being dirty but if that’s an issue try the bus next time wayyy cleaner. I’m just saying this to educate you guys cuz deadass everything you said was incorrect except the whole trains being dirty dilemma and that’s not cool bc you are making my city I was born and raised in look unclean and bad and that’s not the case. Please don’t take this as a hate comment bc I love you guys but after seeing this I just needed to spit some facts bc this was incorrect from my whole 13 years of living here. But still much love 💕 just needed y’all to know this was way off
I've never been to London, but I've been to Seoul, and I ADORED their subway system! Everything is always on time, they're fairly clean, and if you make a mistake, you don't even have to leave the station. Just traverse to the other side of the station--all in the same underground area--and everything is Gucci. I spent a month there, and it was just so easy to get everywhere. They also have reloadable what they call T-Money cards. As far as I know, people mostly use it for transports (including cabs and busses), but you can also use them for some convenience stores and similar places. It's just a quick scan, like just tap your card on the reader and go through. It's amazing! Public transit in the States is balls... The majority drive cars, so our governments, state or federal, just don't invest in it. It's a conspiracy, I think, for oil and gas companies, but that's just speculation. Probably.
You guys are hilarious! Recently came across your videos and currently bingeing on them! Love your channel!
Here in the San Francisco Bay Area we have something called Clipper Card for all our transportation. A bit outdated, but at least you tag on or off instead of swipe. Also the cards aren't flimsy.
Anyone notice how a hat on joel completely changes his look, love lia's hair
Should do a Texas “European” road trip and show how different London, TX and London- England are
Kcatristine yes!!!
Y’all would LOVE Texas. Trust me, if you want to rack up some steps, the Lone Star state is a great place to go!
Joe,Lia this Texan has a kettle. Of course, ppl dont think I am Texan or American they think I am Spanish or some type of Asian. I am 1/2 native lol
Texas is WAY different! I live in nm and married to a texan!!
Yvette Givens that’s the point... the difference is so huge but they’re both named London so it makes sense to compare/contrast
And if they have visited other parts of Europe they can check the other places and compare them too like Paris, TX Italy R(h)ome Edinburg(h) Manchester etc...
In case you were wondering London's population density is.
(3,900 people/sq mi)
NYC's population density is
27,000 people/ sq mi.
I don't think that counts the boroughs.
I was wondering that. Thanks for adding the info. That comparison shows why Londons subway system (and D.C's) are a lot cleaner.
You can't compare NYC to London ! NYC and the five Boroughs You got Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, Manhttan and Staten Island and they are all different from one another ! From the accents to the customs.... It's also known as the City that never sleeps... I'm from Philadelphia ! If I take the Jersy Turnpike I could make it to NYC in 45 minutes.... When the Eagles play the Giants we always go to East Rutherford NJ. If you're at the Stadium you can see New Yorks Skyline ....
In New York, we send our laundry out. For every two weeks worth, I paid about $15 for wash and fold. You drop it off and pick it up the next day.
I have lived and traveled all over the world-my career is international business. I went to University in London, and hands down, I agree that London has the best public transportation system. I actually had a conversation once while in a bus queue in Richmond with an elderly gentleman, and I told him how I thought the London public transport was better than any city in the US. He puffed up so proud, lol!
An addendum as I get further in your video-at the train stations here in Chicago we DO have the touchless system in place-you just wave your prepaid entrance card in front of the sensor pad to open the little entry gate. Also, we have electronic signs that tell when the next train is coming and announcements in case you are blind. We also have cute little field mice 🐁 that make there way into the stations for warmth,but alas, we can have rats as big as cats. Did you know there were no rats in the America’s until the Europeans accidentally brought them on their boats? They ran down the tie ropes onto the land and it was game over. Also, I have often thought that you both have a very Latin look. Joel,it is your brown eyes and brown hair. I used to live in Spain, and you very easily could pass as Spanish. Have you ever had one of those ancestry DNA tests done? That is something you could do on one of your shows! I know Lea’s family is from Greece, but I don’t believe any of us is pure any one group. I think it would interesting for her to see her background as well!
As a tourist in both cities I think the underground in London is definitely better than NYC subway system; however these two cities are SO different from each other that makes it rather difficult to compare them. Both are just breath taking when visited for the first time.
if I could live anywhere in America I’d live in New York 100000%
That sounds like something a New Yorker would say since that's not an actual number. So you probably belong there... They love to exaggerate things!
i live in NYC but ive been to london a few times (my favorite city ever!) and the tube is sooo much better! i love taking the tube, as someone from another country i never ever felt lost, even when i visited when i was 16. nyc makes me miss it so much :/
Last time I was in NY I stayed in Brooklyn and it was great, in one of those beautiful buildings with a doorman ... so pretty.
I’ve been to both New York and London, and the trains are SO much easier to understand, I knew the trains in a day whereas New York, I would get lost every time I took subway
Love you guys sooooo much you have cheered my day up sooo much on Many occasions. Xxxxxx Emilie
AWW LOVE YOU EMILIE!
Omg I actually cried with happiness and shock
As a New Jersey resident and a former new Yorker I think it’s nice you guys think so much of the USA and our states
Yes to the J&L EP, that would be great merch 👨🎤🎤👩🎤.
hahha could you imagine!!!!
I loved traveling on the Tube when I was staying in London! So easy to find your way with maps everywhere to aid you.
Regarding the pace, I think if you traveled during peak times, it can feel a bit like sensory overload. NYC folks will swing either from being very kind and engage in casual conversation; or the opposite, crisp, a touch rude, and comfortable to share their opinions. Land wise London is actually 150 square miles larger then Manhattan (which doesn't include the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens & Long Island). There are certain parts of NYC that can feel a bit spacious, and other parts that will feel like people are on top of each other.
Vashti Ramsaroop not 150 square miles, it’s 303 square miles, unless u include New York’s water
I grew up in NYC, but no longer live there. I miss NYC. I found some of what Joel and Lia said odd. Obviously, they're not from there. I've missed my stops a few times in my life. But I've never had to leave the station and pay to come back in. You just keep going to a larger station, get out the train, up the stairs, across the station, then back down to the platform and take the next train, going back to the stop you missed. On the A-train, there are local and express trains/stops. You just take the express then local, or take a local to an express. As a life long NYer, I learned to sleep in the train, and wake at the right time, when going to work or school. Now, no matter where I am, if I have to wait for any length of time, I can close my eyes, take a nap, and wake just in time to go.
Don’t listen to anyone who makes you feel like Brooklyn is unsafe. Brooklyn is one of the hottest areas in the city now. Sure, there are a few areas to avoid, but it’s been quite gentrified over the last 5-10 years. Enjoy! How much longer will you be in NYC? I’m back on the 26 October. Would be so fun to meet you both!
Cory Woomert stay out of the Bronx am I right!! Lol 😂
Chris Kaisson I definitely concur. But the city has far more great areas now than bad areas.
@@luckycharms828 Yes please do stay out of the Bronx.
What is the worst that could happen? Run into gangsters or the mafia it is all good and I'm from brooklyn
I love these guys. They are unbiased in their reports, and they are just fun.
A train comes every 10-12 minutes in NYC so basically every hour there are at minimum 6 trains every area 24/7
In London a train comes every two minutes if you use our superior TFL
In London, trains come like every 2 minutes
What's happenin y'all?So Cal native here.Haha real nice vid guys,good stuff.Love NYC!Just got back from your neck of the woods this past May.Stayed in Kensington.LOVE London y'all.You aren't lying about Chelsea either,stunning area.Caught a Chelsea Watford match too.A true honer to catch a Premier league game.Yes public transportation was superb.Took the Heathrow express to the Paddington station,crucial.Spent almost a month in Europe,went to 7 countries.Can't wait to be back.Peace and Blessings y'all...keep up the good vids.Much Love!!
I LOVE my electric tea kettle! I live in Pennsylvania and I'm sure ppl have them in NYC. My little brother lives in Brooklyn now I believe. I wish I had met you in NJ but way too poor lolol. Man nice voices!!
One thing that the NYC subway has over many other public transport systems is that it has 24-hour service to all stations. It's not as quick late at night but you can get where you need to be.
Awwww... it’s like the live shows 😀 can’t wait til they return
haha! Yeah it is!! They'll be back soon!
*3:52** | I live in New York, and have taken the subway countless times, we do have those.*
Fluff and fold!! You pay per pound and they wash/dry/fold-it’s a delight!
This makes me laugh so much. I agree the “tube” has been the easiest to get around when been there but also you can walk pretty much anywhere you wish to go. It took a few days to get used to the less than American friendliness and get the general sarcasm but I did after a few days and I say this after I found the French so lovely and kind, I know, that’s not what most say however, the French were very accommodating and helpful to me. Make a stop in SF next time the underground is awesome, at least while I lived there it was. I should have prefaced this with when traveling I walk as much as I can, I like the sites along the way.
Absolutely love you guys!! So fun getting to see your trip and your thoughts on everything!! So honest and true! Sending much love!!❤❤
That's what I love about London theres signs everywhere 😂 did not get confused once!
What stations were you getting on that you couldn't cross over? Most of the express stations you cross over and in some local stations they do have underpass or overpasses.
When I googled it, London came up as being much larger than NYC.
I do think that for a tourist, London is much easier to travel by tube than NYC.
NYC is stunning during the Christmas season
on your next trip you will have to try California, top to bottom.
That's like exploring an entire continent because of the variety, I've had the luck to do something very similar to that and it is amazing and you can't spend too much time in each place but the variety is really astounding. I prefer the North and the giant redwoods although the weather in the South really can't be beat.
I live in SoCal but, have family around the Bay area. Love both equally because they are so different from one another. In SoCal don’t do the Hollywood tourist trap crap. Know someone who can really show you around. Bay area the same applies with their tourist traps.
If there is something you really want to see even if it’s a trap we’ll still take you but, have to kill you in the morning. 😜
Be sure to get a poop map
Compton? 😂😂😂
@MooseT wrong pal , once you get out off losangeles California is a very beautiful state
I'm ridiculously behind, but just wanted to let you know I am never again saying 'A/C.'. Looking forward to everything being aircon next summer. Love it! 😂👍🏻😂
I am from Seattle, I was amazed how friendly New Yorkers are. Makes Seattle resident seem rude by comparison
Another great video! I love being in the Joel and Lia family!
I have to say, I loved the song at the end. 💗💗
"Lia's knickers" lol...too funny...
Come to San Francisco!! You can purchase a clipper card, upload $ for multiple days, and you can use it everywhere...for all public transport...subway, buses, train, the ferry all take them. And it’s a swipe card. No paper, or cards you have to slide to get to the platform, and you do NOT have to pay twice if you went the wrong way. Just take the stairs and proceed to the other platform. You don’t have to exit and reenter. Super easy. And there are tons of maps and signs, electric signs showing incoming trains with multiple times of when the next train or bus is coming. And people are friendly to ensure you get on the correct platform and train. Californians are friendly. Come to North California.
And if you don’t like public transit, there are lots of walkers and bicyclist. SF feels like quite a large city, but surprisingly it’s only 7x7 miles across. So you can technically walk everywhere if you’re not in a hurry.
I think they will be shocked at all the needles, homeless, and feces all over the sidewalks and Muni stations here. They're not ready for all this ha
I was about to say you need to watch your step but I think you covered it. Maybe someone needs to cover SF sidewalks with kitty litter.
Pretty much every large American city I've been to has had one public transit card that works for buses trains or trolleys and fairies just out of convenience for both the tourists comma residence as well as it's cheaper for the city to maintain one pay system for all public transport.
They won't be able to afford to stay in SF unless they're homeless! Everything was expensive, as far as lodging goes.
Josh and Geoff - Hahaha. I laughed when I read this. Yes, I sadly must agree. I guess I should have mentioned those landmines. I work near the Montgomery station, and there is a “special” aroma that hits you in he face when you leave the station.
London public transit was so easy to navigate, but hands down best thing in London is "contactless" !! I miss London every time I have to use chip & pin or swipe.
a 2 hour walk is normal for you guys? jeez. you must have feet of steel
And all the bloody time in the world! It's definitely good for health but sometimes you have to be somewhere before you have to be somewhere else and during those times jump on a bus and give yourself back that time, no matter how rich you are you can't buy back those hours getting from A to B, but you can always get that Fitness that evening on the treadmill while watching the TV or something so it doesn't have to be one or the other. You can be efficient with your travel and get your exercise in in a more efficient way. I would not spend two hours to walk one place, spend some time there and spend 2 hours walking back home you've spent your whole day, you could have spent more time with your friends or gotten home earlier. Personal preference I guess!
And I had to add, to our walks is why the horse was domesticated. So you could make that in a much shorter time, time to a post outside and then spend the two hours you would have spent walking actually enjoying the pub or Saloon or doing business in town rather than just moseying along a long long road. Come on it's 2018 guys! LOL
Caleigh 2 hours is nothing lol, going for a walk is such a British thing and Londoners in particular are so used to walking everywhere too maybe because there is so much traffic in central london that walking is so much quicker, we're used to it but I understand why it would be weird to others also cycling everywhere is pretty common too.
Yeah I heard them say it's only about a 2 hour walk away and I thought, what the heck? Why would you do that?
Only outside of NYC is it normal to get into a car for every little thing. I find it hilarious that people fight for parking spaces in a parking lot so they can walk the shortest possible distance
Mta Subway does have the countdown board. Only, it's in the middle of the station. There's also like MULTIPLE stations where you don't have to swipe your card again. Like if you ride the 6 train and want to get off at 103 street but miss your stop, ride to 96 street (you don't have to swipe your card again) and transfer to the same train going the opposite direction.
The 7 day unlimited card is best for the NY subway
Erik Olsen unless you get your bag stuck in the gate and can’t swipe it out
I think the metro in London sounds great! OMG I can't believe NYC is less intense than London! OMG to me NYC is soooo stressful. I live in FL btw. Most people send their laundry out and get it delivered back to them, I think. Chelsea is fabulous!
If it makes you feel better, I’m American (South Carolina) and say two thousand eighteen. Not twenty eighteen. Am I a real skinny legend now?!
In the vast reaches of the Midwest between the Appalachians and the Rockies nobody says "Twenty Eighteen".
We don't tend to abbreviate unnecessarily and speak in a slightly more coherent form of American English then you might find on the coasts with much less of the heavy regional accents found in the Northeast and South, so we're perfectly happy saying the words two thousand eighteen to ensure that we are understood and are not quoting a football score or something.
Dale Stafford “and not quoting a football score” Hahahaha so relevant and true! 😂😂😂
Same and I'm from Western NY. I always say two thousand (fill in the year).
also American also say two thousand eighteen :)
Both twenty eighteen and two thousand eighteen are correct. The only time people usualy say two thousand and such is 2001 to 2009. After 2010, both forms are acceptable.
I'm obsessed with this channel.
actually you dont have to pay if learn the platforms that link to another train right across to go back. like one going left and another right across going right thats how is when I go home. If miss the Roosevelt Ave stop, i get off at the Jamaica stop and literally two steps to the other side. You just need to know which trains connect side by side
Edit: there are signs for how long the train gets there, least around where I go for the F or E train and the 7. maybe not in other spots? but that how is for queens and long island city
In London, it can take you longer to get down Piccadilly Circus station, get on the tube, and then back out again at another station, than it would take to walk.
It bothers me that they call New York city New York like theres more to New York
Hope Switzer THANK YOUUU I live upstate and when I tell people I live in NY they assume I mean NYC and start talking about how busy it is n shit. Upstate is completely different than NYC
I lived in New York (Manhattan) for 20 years and never called it New York City. Most of the people I knew didn't either. Sorry
Nobody gives a shit about them. Stay pressed lmao
You don't matter. New York is theirs. You should tell people Upstate NY if you want to refer to anything not new york city.
@@ahabgaddis7277 right! if youre referring to not nyc you specify or its assumed nyc.
There are electronic boards with the arrival of the next train. There are maps on each platform and on each train. Granted, at some stations, if you make a mistake, you have to pay another fare, but that's at a few stations. You can usually get out and walk up and over to the other side. The subway is usually the quickest way to get around NYC.
The reason people are triggered by Air Con is because it makes people recall "Con Air" and then they are suddenly thinking of Nicolas Cage and you can understand why they are suddenly upset.
I lived in New York for 8 years, and you can cross over to go in the opposite direction without having to leave the subway. You just need to follow the signs, that will take you further underground to cross to the trains going in the opposite direction.
According to where I live (middle of the state in California) New York is anther world to me. LOL Same things you are finding triggering, are also triggering to me as well. We are so rural here we do not have a subway system, heck we barely have any type of public transportation.
I know the video is about NYC/London, but I hope you don’t get the idea that all the subway systems are like that in the US. In Chicago, we have a card called the Ventra card that works like your Oyster card. Our machines accept contactless payment cards as well as Apple Pay, Samsung pay, etc. Our platforms have timetables and LCD televisions that give updates about the subway system, such as delays. And if you make a mistake, you don’t have to pay twice.
Pay twice?? Wtf? I’ve lived in New York all 28 years of my life and I never had to pay twice if I made a mistake. There’s either an underground or overpass, or you can simply transfer for free to another train at a stop to get you back on the right track. If you accidentally exit the platform then you can simply tell an employee and they will likely let you in for free. The subway is 24/7, one of if not the only metro in the world that is. Some subways have the digital boards that tell you what train is next, but we don’t need them because trains come so frequently, as little as 1-2 minutes during rush hour.
The subways are dirty except the newer ones yeah I agree but that’s a charm I guess lolol how do you not have ac on your train? That’s so bad haha I would suffer.
I love that the London tube doesn't smell like piss. I kept my oyster card for when I go back. I was there for about 8 days and figuring out the transit was so easy and straightforward. It was a TON of walking though, which we were not used to. We live in the DFW metroplex and walking that much is just not a thing we can do. I had a kettle growing up that whistled when it was ready. It was my grandma's. Now I have a keurig for hot tea/coffee
11:20 most Americans have kettles, just not electric ones.
That's been my experience as well, there's always some reason you will need to heat water and my mother always had a kettle on the stove for adding hot water to whatever she was cooking although we didn't use it for tea, it was very convenient rather than needing water while you were cooking and having to find a container filled up at the sink and by that time whatever you were cooking is ruined. It just seems kinda like Common Sense have a kettle of clean water on the stove ready for when you need it. And if that's for tea then so be it. :-)
@@Jack_Stafford Yeah, I use mine for tea occasionally, but also hot chocolate and ramen noodles.
I have one too!
Just microwave, easier & one less thing that takes up counter & cabinet space
My family never drank hot liquids. My father used to make fun of me for drinking hot coffee.
Best thing about New York is that it's cheaper to get your laundry done for you and it comes back all pressed, sorted, etc.
No App? But it is 2018!
No internet? But it's 2018!
They said this bc they were told International wifi would be sooo expensive for them.
On transferring trains when you've made a mistake, depends on the station in the system you get out on. If you try to switch trains at an express stop you can transfer for free to a train in most cases going in the opposite direction for free.
Going to be repping my J&L merch on my trip to London this Tuesday I can’t wait! Thank you!! Anywhere that is a MUST visit in London?
Amazing Hannah!! Hope you enjoy it!! There's waaayyyy too many places to recommend just one. But Southbank is lovely. Try and see a show at an old theatre like Wyndhams, Noel Coward, Geilgud - they're hundreds of years old and beautiful! Notting Hill is a really lovely place to explore. St Pauls cathedral is a must-see!
St. Paul’s is def my favorite place in London!!! Get there in time for Evensong, about 5:00 pm. If you’re lucky, they will seat you in the choir stalls next to the choir. Then prepare to be blown away with the overwhelming beauty of the architecture, the music, and the history!
One of the best ways of getting an idea of how London is made up from different villages is to take the river bus from Charing Cross Embankment (it's very close to Charing Cross station and Embankment underground) down to Greenwich. It's about six pounds, but it allows you to see a lot of historic sights from the river and is probably faster than the Tube. Greenwich is an old part of London that's packed with beautiful buildings, the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, a beautiful park and lots of shops and pubs and restaurants.
On the way back, take the DLR (Docklands Light Railway) from Greenwich to Bank (cost around four pounds) which is a driverless train that takes you through all the modern buildings of London's financial district. It's a bit like a Disneyland train - but with real buildings.
It's a day trip that's relatively unstressed but gives you a great tour of the east and south-east of London at very little cost.
I used to live in NYC and agree with many of your points about the subway but it does go everywhere in the city. With that said though, Tokyo’s system is amazing!
Curious to know if you went to the 911 memorial while you were there?