A Californian details the pros of living in England and how the culture compares to the US

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Andrea is sitting and holding a cup with a lid. There's also a food item in front of her.
Andrea explained to Business Insider some of the pros of living in London.

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This school has 12-hour days, 'relaxing' meals — and no smartphones

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Pupils at All Saints Catholic College.
All Saints Catholic College has become one of London's most popular high schools.

All Saints Catholic College

You can now pay $95 to peer out over the UK's most famous royal balcony — but you still can't stand on it

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Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their children joined King Charles and Queen Camilla, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after attending the King's Birthday Parade in London on June 15, 2024.
Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their children joined King Charles and Queen Camilla, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on June 15, 2024.

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Ed Sheeran branded the whole of London as 'sketchy.' The millionaire pop star is said to own more than 20 properties there.

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A close up photo of Ed Sheeran at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards in 2023.
Ed Sheeran.

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I moved back to the US after 25 years in the UK. People abroad were more polite than Americans, but I never quite fit in there.

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Woman wearing a hat is standing with UK nature in the background
Dana Mayer moved back to the US after 25 years in the UK.

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I took a plane and a train on the 330-mile London to Edinburgh route. The race was closer than you might expect.

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Business Insider's Pete Syme takes a selfie in front of an LNER Azuma train, and a British Airways Airbus A320
The author next to an LNER train, and a British Airways Airbus A320.

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I commute 5 hours from Hamburg to London so I can live with my partner. It's not sustainable.

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A collage of Seb, a supercommuter, and a train in Germany from his TikTok
Seb travels for an average of five hours to get to his office in London from his home in Hamburg.

@Sebdubya on TikTok

A millennial architect and his fiancée turned a triangular car-repair shop into a tiny dream home — take a look

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Architect Richard Brown inside his home (right) and a full view of the triangular house from above (left).
Architect Richard Brown has been living in a 430-square-foot triangular home for nearly two years.

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London's answer to 'Selling Sunset' has just dropped on Netflix — and it's already getting dragged

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The cast of the new Netflix show, 'Buying London.'
The cast of "Buying London."

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I'm a Gen Zer who moved to London from the US. I wouldn't recommend it if you're used to American salaries and social life.

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Gladys Nkengasong wears a black dress and coat and stands on a London street. A building behind her has a a Union Jack flag hanging from it.
Gladys Nkengasong moved to the UK from Atlanta, Georgia, in 2021.

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