#56: reasons to love London

• Guys here are way more forward and relaxed. That's probably correlated to the alcohol consumption levels here though.
• I may have a slight thing for European men and they seem to have a thing for me too!
• I get hit on more here (see first two points above).
  
• No one bats an eye when you kiss people of the same sex. Even in NYC, you'll get some stares.
• A drag queen beat an X-Factor winner (the UK equivalent of American Idol) on the music singles charts.
• It just FEELS more gay friendly here (see above).
• You can drink almost anywhere INCLUDING on the street, drinking on public transit was banned during the summer of 2008 however.
• Partying here is just better. It's more about having fun and/or dancing than about being "seen" and "looking pretty" like in NYC.
• Speaking of which, there's MORE clubs. NY just seems bar filled. Here it's a nice blend of bars AND clubs. Something for everyone and every mood.
  
• Um, continental Europe? It's across the English Channel.
• London is the center of all time against which every other time zone is set against.
• Londoners have style, at least during the winter, I've heard during summer it can get pretty ugly.
• The young gay professional scene here is the best I've ever experienced.
• The people I work with are awesome.
• The friends I've made here have been amazing.

I guess the themes of London are:
GREAT FRIENDS, MEN (European), FUN, GAY-FRIENDLY, ALCOHOL (lots of), TRAVEL and STYLE.

I'm just...gonna miss it soooooooooooooooooo much. Sigh.

-J