Anyone here live in the London area?

[Sacred_Ground]

Oh trust me, my husband is from England, and we definitely do not speak the same language at least half the time!!

We’ve been together for almost five years now and just this past week twice I had to ask him to repeat himself, and sometimes I’ll have to ask him to spell a word. And his accent isn’t that off the wall thick like some!

But I wouldn’t change hearing that voice next to me for anything in the world…

~Liza

We once went to a pub while in Ireland, and had a 30 minute conversation with the owners.

We didn’t understand a word they said - just nodded, smiled, and sipped our drinks, then shook hands and left.

Compared to that, the thick Northern accents over here are a breeze

 

[LilyM]

Most London accents are ok - well, unless they start using rhyming slang or something, then I get a bit lost.

I love Scottish accents though, I don’t care how long it takes me to understand 'em, I could just listen to it all day …

 

[KCT]

I’ve had 2 short visits to London in recent years. I really liked it.

I hope you enjoy your time there. Take advantage of seeing other parts of Europe while you’re there. Getting around is pretty easy.

 

[blossomingflowe]

I dont live in London i live further south but welcome to England-enjoy!!!

 

[amcalabrese]

Thank you all for your advice. I may once I digest it all PM some of you privately to follow up.

The office is near Tower Bridge, I have been told that the easiest way to get there is to go to tghe London Bridge train station and walk. If we want a suburban lifestyle, I am told to look south and south east and take the Bristol commuter line. If we want an urban lifestyle (which if we can afford it and the schools are right, we probably would) look along the Jubilee Line.

The consensus here of people who did this is to live in St. John’s Wood as the American School is there. My kids though will be 4 and almost 6 when we move there, so I am not too concerned that they end up at the American school. 2 or 3 years of singing “Jerusalem” and learning about kings and days of old won’t permanently damage them, though I am concerned they will end up with British accents!

Anyway, I am digesting all your comments, and like I said, I may PM a few of you. Thanks again!

 

[LDNCatholic]

2 or 3 years of singing “Jerusalem” and learning about kings and days of old won’t permanently damage them

I can assure you, in all my school life, I have never heard Jerusalem sung. Not in school or church.

 

[amcalabrese]

I can assure you, in all my school life, I have never heard Jerusalem sung. Not in school or church.

Well that is too bad – I think it is a beautiful hymn.

youtube.com/watch?v=UQ0oCmDXrVk

As an aside, I think there are some wonderful gems in the old Anglican hymnal and that American Catholics should look into more of those hymns.

And if using Anglican hymns in a Catholic church seems shocking, remember the first great Anglican pslamist, Tommy Talis, was a Catholic.

 

[cthulhubryan]

London is nice. A little dirty but still kind of nice. You’re only about 90 minutes from Lexington. Oh, you mean THAT London. Sorry.

 

[Sacred_Ground]

Well that is too bad – I think it is a beautiful hymn.

youtube.com/watch?v=UQ0oCmDXrVk

As an aside, I think there are some wonderful gems in the old Anglican hymnal and that American Catholics should look into more of those hymns.

And if using Anglican hymns in a Catholic church seems shocking, remember the first great Anglican pslamist, Tommy Talis, was a Catholic.

Jerusalem was my favourite hymn from school (I was attending a selective grammar Anglican school in London), it gives me goosebumps EVERY time I hear it.

though I am concerned they will end up with British accents!

Good point. Although, once you go back to the States, they should lose any accent they have picked up.

 

[LDNCatholic]

Well that is too bad – I think it is a beautiful hymn.

youtube.com/watch?v=UQ0oCmDXrVk

As an aside, I think there are some wonderful gems in the old Anglican hymnal and that American Catholics should look into more of those hymns.

And if using Anglican hymns in a Catholic church seems shocking, remember the first great Anglican pslamist, Tommy Talis, was a Catholic.

Unfortunately Jerusalem has been hijacked by the right wing and white nationalists. Beautiful song, but has some nasty associations.

 

[ora_pro_nobis]

Thank you all for your advice. I may once I digest it all PM some of you privately to follow up.

The office is near Tower Bridge, I have been told that the easiest way to get there is to go to tghe London Bridge train station and walk. If we want a suburban lifestyle, I am told to look south and south east and take the Bristol commuter line. If we want an urban lifestyle (which if we can afford it and the schools are right, we probably would) look along the Jubilee Line.

That’s my neck of the woods! By the way Bristol is on the western side of Britain and you would have serious commuting problems trying to get to Tower Bridge from there!

The area around London Bridge is called Borough, and just a little further away is Bermondsey. Both areas have in recent years enjoyed an influx of people with a bit more money than us older inhabitants, and there are now some very smart apartments springing up. They’re pricey, but there are plenty of places to rent as well. The Jubilee line runs from London Bridge to Stratford, and there are lots of new buildings along the route - in the other direction you can be in Oxford Street in about 15 minutes. buses are also good.

I don’t know what age or sex your children are, but I can name one or two good schools. There are good Catholic churches as well.

 

[amcalabrese]

That’s my neck of the woods! By the way Bristol is on the western side of Britain and you would have serious commuting problems trying to get to Tower Bridge from there!

The area around London Bridge is called Borough, and just a little further away is Bermondsey. Both areas have in recent years enjoyed an influx of people with a bit more money than us older inhabitants, and there are now some very smart apartments springing up. They’re pricey, but there are plenty of places to rent as well. The Jubilee line runs from London Bridge to Stratford, and there are lots of new buildings along the route - in the other direction you can be in Oxford Street in about 15 minutes. buses are also good.

I don’t know what age or sex your children are, but I can name one or two good schools. There are good Catholic churches as well.

I meant the Brighton train sorry.

My firm is soon will let me know how much of an allowance I will be getting for housing. So hopefully I can get something nice for the kids.
They are two boys, they will be 4 and almost 6 when we get there. Thanks to Little Einsteins, they are looking forward to getting there,