Why People Do Not Like South London

Even if you have never lived in London per se, you might know that people living in the northern parts of the capital hates the South, and many residents of the southern boroughs themselves do not like it. On the other hand, more and more of the professional removals in London actually happen in South London, despite the fact that the dislike continues. What are the reasons for such a thing?

• Well, first and foremost, there is the historical background. The original Roman London lay on the North Bank of the Thames, and logically enough, when the city began its expansion and development in the Middle Ages and later on, the North was the area where most of the efforts were invested. The South Bank remained a relatively rural area, where farmers lived and rich folks chose to build country estates for recreation, and this was so well into the 19^th So it is quite normal that subconsciously Londoners continue even to this day to associate South London with the countryside. You will be surprised how relevant such historical tendencies are even in the 21^st century, when we seem to be so detached from the realities of the past eras.
• South London is not so well connected via public transportation as North London. Most of the Tube stations lie on the opposite side of the Thames, and even the iconic London black cabs prefer to avoid the area for some reason or another. This has changed a bit in the past couple of decades, but still it remains much harder to reaches the City from the most remote place in South London than to do so from the North.
• South London is simply smaller than North London. This is naturally because of the already cited historical reasons. This disproportion in size leads to prejudices that are not easy to explain in a rational manner, but the fact remains that they are there. We are not talking only about territory, but about population as well. According to the most recent stats that are available, nearly 1.5 times more people live in North London than in South London.
• The City of London, Westminster and the majority of the other iconic places in London that the capital and even the country are associated with are located on the North Bank. The City and Canary Wharf – the two huge financial centers that dictate what happens on the global market, are located here, so it is much easier to find a well paid job in North London today, and it used to be so in the past too. South London remains more like a conglomerate of commuter towns and the large dormitory of the capital.
• All the reasons that we have mentioned above – the history and culture, the economy and the administrative significance – plainly make South London less relevant and important than North London. This is an objective truth which justifies to a certain extent the tendency of South London getting less love.