i live smack in the middle of london and it's great...
Fair enough, but the parks help people's mood don't they?
Maybe it's an age thing. Wait a while, and you'll be after that Devon cottage with the roses round the door and the tinkling brook... ;)
Anyway, the centre of London is special. What about Sparkbrook in Birmingham? It drives me nuts when I have to go there. (Apologies to Sparkbrookians).