FIVE IRRITATING THINGS ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND
1. Holidaymakers using the underground at rush hour
Surely, even you cannot find it easy traveling with a suitcase the size of a small bus? If you struggle to carry/roll your suitcase, there's absolutely no way it's going to fit through the barriers. When trying to get through the underground barriers, go straight to the door and go through with the aid of an Underground worker. You'll only hold up the commuters otherwise. Or, an even BETTER suggestion would be to get a cab. Then the only person you have to irritate is the driver who has to lug the aforementioned suitcase into cab.
2. Commuters whose Oyster Cards/tickets won't let them through the barriers
OK, if your ticket doesn't let you through the barrier first time, it's pretty obvious it won't work a second, third or even fourth time. If you keep on trying, you'll probably make a lot of people late and angry.
3. Tourists on weekends
One of the reasons people move to London is because you can get around quickly without being held up by dawdling old ladies with their shopping trolleys. Londoners thrive on speed. Why do tourists have the inability to accept the speedy environment of the Capital? While sightseeing, it's fine to walk slowly and savour the sights and smells of London, but while traveling on the Underground, HURRY UP! There's nothing to look at except the grime and dirt (even the 'art' and mosaics no longer have a cultural feel).
4. People shouting at you to move down a busy train
If you're traveling during particularly busy times, there's nothing worse than being told to 'MOVE DOWN THE TRAIN', especially if it's a well-dressed, over-sized businesswoman with her nose in the air. Surely if there was room, we would move down the train? How does this suit you - 'GET ON THE NEXT TRAIN, THERE'S NO ROOM FOR YOU HERE?'
5.The lack of normally-priced supermarkets
Just because the majority of people who live in London are blessed with higher-than-average salaries, we already have to pay higher rent and higher council tax rates. Why should we have to spend more money on food shopping too? The average £18,000 earner's salary is probably the equivalent of someone earning £14,000 elsewhere in the country, so why don't we get an equally cheap Tesco, Lidl or Sainsburys rather than Tesco Express, Co-Op, Somerfield or Sainsburys Local? We should be given the right to eat?
1. Holidaymakers using the underground at rush hour
Surely, even you cannot find it easy traveling with a suitcase the size of a small bus? If you struggle to carry/roll your suitcase, there's absolutely no way it's going to fit through the barriers. When trying to get through the underground barriers, go straight to the door and go through with the aid of an Underground worker. You'll only hold up the commuters otherwise. Or, an even BETTER suggestion would be to get a cab. Then the only person you have to irritate is the driver who has to lug the aforementioned suitcase into cab.
2. Commuters whose Oyster Cards/tickets won't let them through the barriers
OK, if your ticket doesn't let you through the barrier first time, it's pretty obvious it won't work a second, third or even fourth time. If you keep on trying, you'll probably make a lot of people late and angry.
3. Tourists on weekends
One of the reasons people move to London is because you can get around quickly without being held up by dawdling old ladies with their shopping trolleys. Londoners thrive on speed. Why do tourists have the inability to accept the speedy environment of the Capital? While sightseeing, it's fine to walk slowly and savour the sights and smells of London, but while traveling on the Underground, HURRY UP! There's nothing to look at except the grime and dirt (even the 'art' and mosaics no longer have a cultural feel).
4. People shouting at you to move down a busy train
If you're traveling during particularly busy times, there's nothing worse than being told to 'MOVE DOWN THE TRAIN', especially if it's a well-dressed, over-sized businesswoman with her nose in the air. Surely if there was room, we would move down the train? How does this suit you - 'GET ON THE NEXT TRAIN, THERE'S NO ROOM FOR YOU HERE?'
5.The lack of normally-priced supermarkets
Just because the majority of people who live in London are blessed with higher-than-average salaries, we already have to pay higher rent and higher council tax rates. Why should we have to spend more money on food shopping too? The average £18,000 earner's salary is probably the equivalent of someone earning £14,000 elsewhere in the country, so why don't we get an equally cheap Tesco, Lidl or Sainsburys rather than Tesco Express, Co-Op, Somerfield or Sainsburys Local? We should be given the right to eat?
posted by Clare Hopping at 6:50 pm
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