A New Yorker slammed London for the heat, the quality of its wi-fi, and the crime rate, and the Brits begged to differ – 19 favourite comebacks
11.
“Can’t safely walk around with a watch” from a New Yorker is incredible. Your city has triple London’s murder rate and enough random subway incidents to make eye contact feel like a tactical error.
But congrats on surviving without industrial air conditioning. What a fucking hero— Craig (@suttsuttss) May 27, 2026
12.
Because we only have 5 to 6 days a year of this weather and you are bloody lying about the phones
We don’t have children shot at school we don’t have shooting of people protesting like the USA get the log out of your eye.— susan (@susanlow123) May 27, 2026
13.
The lack of AC and poor wifi/mobile is correct.
The other comments suggest you spend too much time on twitter.
— Simon Leyland (@simonleyland) May 27, 2026
14.
absolute bullshit, ive never been in a cinema without aircon in UK. Mobile coverage in london is fantastic everywhere you go, its 5g everywhere.
you can walk around safely, ive been london 5 times this year with my partner and our 6 year old son, not once have i felt unsafe.
— Inevitable Carl (@British_Carl) May 27, 2026
15.
Are you having a laugh? All crime is higher in your home city, from murder to, yes, phone theft (80k last year.)
New York is boiling in summer and freezing in winter, not that I would moan about that. It’s just the weather.
As for *the* internet, what do you even mean? Do you…— Barny Boatman (@barnyboatman) May 27, 2026
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I've been working in central London for 13 years everyday . I've spent about 7 weeks total in NYC during my career and have been followed, abused and 'swung at' more times in those 7 weeks in NYC than in London. Never had anything snatched on London. Absolute BS
— Martin (@MartInteresting) May 27, 2026
17.
Have an ice cream and stop making shit up you absolute melt.
— Neil Royce (@roycenr) May 27, 2026
18.
It allows us to avoid Americans
— Martin Shaw (@VBoredHonestly) May 27, 2026
19.
😄😄😄😄
That's a good jok….
Wait.
You're….you're actually for real, homie?
You actually believe the vomit you splattered here?
😄😄
Folks, as a sane American who loves London and the UK, I apologize for the asylum escapees that manage to cross the Atlantic. pic.twitter.com/xS2Ceubn47
— Pete Royce 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇬🇧 (@PetePasadena) May 27, 2026
To give David his due, he also said this.
Anyway I agree with everyone pointing out that NYC is in much worse shape than London.
— David Petersen (@typesfaster) May 27, 2026
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