| Culturally, London comes into its own; it would be | | | | every possible culture and sub-culture imaginable, |
| difficult to find any culture not represented | | | | as well as to every generation. There is, |
| somewhere in the busy streets and quiet suburbs | | | | however, still a very authentic taste of British |
| of London. The streets swarm with a multitude of | | | | London to be had in the innumerable pubs which |
| people of different ages, races and cultures. | | | | are found all over the city. Some of the pubs are |
| Moody Goth teenagers with their electric pink | | | | so traditional in fact that it can be quite a |
| striped hair and black clothes mingle easily in the | | | | disconcerting experience to walk in and face the |
| markets of Camden Town and Covent Garden | | | | almost hostile stares of elderly regulars who have |
| with wrinkly Japanese grandfathers, enthusiastic | | | | been faithful patrons since their coming of age. |
| tourists and local Londoners. Tired businessmen | | | | Even the most traditional of pubs, however, will |
| walk the same streets as new-age hippies and | | | | often reflect a tiny portion of the cultural diversity |
| chattering groups of excited Asian school-girls. | | | | of London in its menu; the British favourite of fish, |
| More than three hundred different languages are | | | | chips and mushy peas will usually be offered on |
| spoken in London on a daily basis, and every | | | | the same page as lasagne, spaghetti or pizza. The |
| sub-culture in the city is represented by its own | | | | historic monuments such as Marble Arch, Nelson's |
| speciality shops, restaurants and fashion stores. | | | | Column, the Mall and the statue of Anteros in |
| Not only is there a variety of contrasting races | | | | Piccadilly Circus are all inarguably British, but |
| and nationalities living in London, but different | | | | coexist peacefully with the swarms of brief |
| generations as well. The disparity in culture | | | | humanity gathered from all around the world. |
| between classes and generations of the same | | | | With such a wide diversity of ages, races, colours |
| nationality are as great, or even greater than the | | | | and cultures, it is impossible to name them all. The |
| cultural distinctions between diverse nationalities. | | | | only thing you can be sure of is that whether |
| Entire sections of London suburbia have become | | | | visiting London as a tourist or relocating, there will |
| known for their sub-cultures. Raynes Park, for | | | | already be a thriving group of fellow countrymen |
| example, is almost exclusively South African, while | | | | and women living somewhere in the city, claiming |
| Chinatown is the centre for Chinese shopping, | | | | a little part of London as their own. If you want |
| although no longer residential. There are numerous | | | | to visit London precisely to get away from your |
| Eastern-European restaurants, clubs, churches and | | | | fellow countryfolk and see the British London, this |
| events all over London and whatever your | | | | is not a problem either. London is so vast that |
| gastronomic tastes, there will be an appropriate | | | | you will always be able to find the niche you want |
| restaurant to satisfy your hunger. | | | | to experience. |
| The entertainment areas of London cater to | | | | |