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Rec'd on 🏙️ thoughts on the city you live in now?

i live in london at the moment - it's awesome, and there's so much to do at any given opportunity (for remarkably cheap). like i've been decision paralysed today because there are so so many movies that i want to see all happening on the same day next week, which kind of articulates the best and worst bits about london - so much opportunity, all the time, which could all theoretically be yours but is just out of reach. i know that example seems really trivial but like on a larger scale it feels like everyone is cooler and more literate and more cultured than you and it's a constant battle to see more and do more and be more. it's a privilege in itself to have that and want that but it's still overwhelming

@mattyi

Feb 23, 2025

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@choc_orange

i think you may be the first person i’ve ever heard saying london is cheap!?? where were u living before??

Feb 24, 2025

@mattyi

choc_orange i mean living isn't cheap lol - i'm from birmingham, so it's definitely more expensive than that. thing is, going to see stuff is actually really cheap! there's so many deals for under30s, like cinema tickets at the BFI are £3, you can go and see most good gigs for £10 or under, galleries are a fiver, that sort of stuff is unreal

Feb 24, 2025

@choc_orange

mattyi ahh i see! no that makes sense i do really like that most of museums and galleries in london are free entry

Feb 24, 2025

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