It most certainly is not, although don’t forget to spend some days there to see the various famous sites. But don’t think London is England/Britain.
Depending upon how much time you have, try to visit the West, North and East of England, South and North Wales, and the Borders, West Coast, East Coast and Highlands of Scotland. All are different. If necessary come back to the UK several times. Don’t rush it.
You’ll find - broadly - that folk are more approachable and friendlier and have a better sense of humour outside London and the more affluent parts of the South-East of England (still, oddly, sometimes referred to as ‘the Home Counties’ and regarded by those who use that quaint phrase somehow to be a cut above everywhere else), although that is, given the size of London, not the city’s fault and an almost unacceptable generalisation.
London’s problem, one it shares with other big cities, is that it can be anonymous and intimidating because of its size and, with reservation, there is very little sense of place for its inhabitants, many of whom will not even know their neighbours, let alone be on friendly terms.
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This southern jessie (who grew up in Henley-on-Thames, but then had the good fortune to spend part of his childhood in Berlin, was educated at university in Scotland and because of his job has lived in various parts of England and Wales) particularly recommends spending some time in the North-West and North-East of England. The people there do have (in my view) a rather more down-to-earth view of life. And don’t forget Birmingham, where I was lucky enough to live and work for several years. They too have a refreshing outlook and life and often a sense of humour which is so bone-dry, you will never know they are laughing at you.
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