Humorous Underground Rules - Part 8

I love this picture from Tube Prune's website.

It's about getting people to watch where they put their umbrellas. It's almost like the rucksack scenario, people seem to forget that they may be carrying things which could do others a major injury - particularly in crowded spaces. So don't forget your umbrella (in more ways than one) on the tube. You can check out the Hell section on Tube Trip.com if you'd like to get your revenge on people who don't watch their umbrellas!!!

Lesson twenty seven - Not all tourists are annoying...just most of them

I'm not going to make too many more digs at tourists but I must put in this tale from American Ward Geis from San Francisco who signed my guestbook:

"I had been in London for several months already and was feeling like quite the Londoner. I was wearing the euro outfits (all black with a black leather jacket) while returning from a night at the theater. I had split up with some mates and was meeting them back at the flat when I got on a train at the Covent Garden station. Immediatly behind me 3 or 4 loud, gaudy Americans got on. Mind you the train was extremely crowded. These Americans proceded to eat their food while spilling it on everyone else, and to talk rather loudly about every factual nugget that the had stored in their small little brains from visiting the Transit museum earlier that day.

"When the train came to their stop (thank Christ), One obese American started shouting "GETTING OFF", and pushing his way towards the door, making sure to make way for his wife. When they were finally gone, the couple across from me began to converse about how rude the Americans were and they would never act that way in their country.

"I just looked them in the eye and said in my best American (california) accent, "Don't worry, we're not all like that!" Their jaws dropped and I proceeded to get off at my South Ken stop. See, it is possible for a American exchange student to follow tube etiquette."

More lessons in the months to come.

For more on life on the London Underground try Goingunderground.net

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