London has been used as the emblematic English city, but it's far from representative of what life in England is actually about.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've lived a lot of my life in London, so I often feel that I am a Londoner.
Home will always be London. There's something unique about the British. It's about cheekiness.
London is one of the most exciting cities in the world, with a melting pot of cultures and diversity.
Cities depend on a healthy mix of uses and people for their vitality. As a pre-eminent world city, London is a magnet to people from across the globe.
I feel like all Londoners relate more to New York - L.A. doesn't feel like a 'city' city. It's like a sleepy town.
The English country house is certainly an icon of British culture.
By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.
Contemporary Britain seems an endlessly fascinating place to me - but if I knew a little bit more about other places, and other times, maybe it wouldn't.
London has always moved and surprised me, reinventing itself in ways both fresh and familiar. It's a contrary, complex and creative city, an anarchist of a thousand faces - fickle and unfailing, tender and bleak, ambitious and callous.
Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.