Top 4 in Top 10 misunderstandings about England.
In 1952, the giant smog came down to London, killing thousands of people. It is the worst air pollution event in the history of England and news of it has spread throughout the world. It resulted in new government regulations and plans to cut down on the city's pollution levels, but the city's reputation was permanently compromised. For the rest of the world, London is known as an ancient, filthy, Victorian city to meet modern clean standards. The Voice = that this is still present to this day, though it is completely false. Although studies have shown that London air still affects people's health, it is relatively clean according to modern standards. In fact, London has not even been shortlisted as a World Health Organization in the list of 500 most polluted cities. In short, visitors to the city have nothing to worry about when it comes to air quality! Perhaps more astonishing, London is one of the greenest cities on earth by region. 47% of the city is green space, so almost half are covered by parks, woodland and other open areas enough to some say that the Greater London area should be transformed into a national park.