Oh my goodness what a peculiar place!
I had never ever been to Canary Wharf, until this afternoon. It is honestly the least british place imaginable – and this is from a person who has been to Milton Keynes. Canary Wharf is on the Isle of Dogs, so South East London I guess. And it is just like being in one gigantic shopping mall, that has poor signage and the sense that you are traveling in circles while in fact you are moving in a straight line.
I can completely see why people like to work there. Everything is shiny and new looking. I mean I have never seen such a pristine tube station, Nor quite so many men in Suits! It also looks like everybody must be able to see out of the office across London at some point during the day. Anyone who has worked in a London Basement will know just how important frequent patches of sky are when winter is lurking on.
However, I am less convinced as to why you would live there. Way to sterile when you
have beautiful streets in character filled areas. I mean where would the pub be with the beams that are so low you ‘plonk’ your head on the way to the bar, where is the uneven footpath and the dodgy guy with the Big Issue going to sit? All the things that make London a challenge to live in but that also makes it a unique spot are not present in this new and planned space in London.
As I said just a little bit peculiar!
