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American TikToker in London Questions Fireworks, Tube Etiquette and Urban Foxes

Local outlets recirculated the clip, prompting modest engagement with mixed reader reactions.

Overview

  • TikTok user @kjordyyy, who says he has lived in London for four years and has about 280,500 followers, posted a video declaring “London is unhinged.”
  • He says he hears fireworks on random weeknights throughout the year, noting he lives in south London and suggesting it could be regional.
  • He describes weekday rush-hour Tube rides as very quiet with avoided eye contact, contrasting this with louder weekend journeys.
  • He reports frequent sightings of timid urban foxes at night, which surprised him given his expectation that foxes would be dangerous or rural.
  • The video has roughly 1,300 likes and dozens of comments, with some viewers disputing his take on Tube awkwardness or noting similar late-night fireworks in North London.