Top 3 in Top 10 misunderstandings about England.
If you ask people around the world that the person you are, and you will get a pretty similar answer: they are quiet, they are reserved, they are not friendly, etc. and the London especially has a bad reputation, even the other British people say that the people in London are rude! In fact, the London people are not more friendly than anyone else in Britain, or most people in the world, for that matter. An examination was done on the streets of London, suggesting that, when faced with an old lady who needs help with her bag, or a woman who is dropped off, the nearby ones have quickly intervened and offer help. So not London people are not friendly, but they are almost very rushed. London is a fast-paced global city, and most people out in the daytime are going somewhere in a hurry. This may mean that they forgot to say sorry when they crossed you in the terminal, but met them after hours of work and they would be completely different!