London is objectively a better city than New York
Summary
A London fan throws down the gauntlet, insisting her city beats New York on every front. Kareem pushes back hard. The rider rattles off her case: better food scene, superior architecture, neighborhoods with distinct vibes, and "the Tube is ten times better than the subway." That's objective, she claims. Kareem fires back with New York's rivers, ocean access, and a zinger about London being "iPhone 2" while New York's the latest model. She counters that New York literally copied the name from Old York in England. The debate gets heated, with Kareem dismissing her London-loving friends as probably being from Ohio. Neither budges an inch.
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So, what's your take? London is objectively a better city than New York.
100% disagree. New York is the greatest city in the world. No one's ever said that about— That is just incorrect.
How was it incorrect? London, every neighborhood feels a little different.
We have that. No, New York's a bit the same everywhere you go.
Objectively, I would say—
Okay. Every neighborhood has its own vibe, its own history.
We have history, first of all, a lot of it. Damn.
I mean— Damn. Coming from New York, we have history, too.
I used to romanticize New York. The first time I went there, I was so excited and it was like, "This is going to be the greatest place ever." It is.
And I agreed the first time, but then after a couple of times, you're like, okay, it's not, you know, it's not everything. So, London has history and what else?
Our food scene is better. That is so—
100% true. We have rivers.
We have a massive river called the Thames. Yeah, we have—we have the Hudson River, the East River, the ocean.
The ocean. Yeah, we have the ocean.
We have all these historical buildings lining the Thames. It's the best place for tourists. I will say the architecture is better. And of course, we have better transport.
The Tube is ten times better than the subway. That's objective. This is crazy stuff.
This is not crazy. This is crazy stuff.
My friends in New York agree— That there are wrong and misguided people. And they're not real New Yorkers. They're probably from Ohio.
New York is new. It's like getting the new iPhone. It's like iPhone 17. London's iPhone 2. New York is the newest city. That's why it's called New York. Tokyo is like new. New York is named after Old York, which is in England. Hell yeah, New York. Case proof.
Well, yeah, you copied us with the name. No, no, we didn't copy it. We made it.
Every other city on the East Coast is named after— Shout out London. You give a lot of love to Subway Takes and Tube Takes.
I think everyone will agree. You're almost great.
I think we're the best. You're on your way to becoming great.
We're definitely the best. It's definitely good.