Today I was lucky enough once again to be visiting our nations capital.
:)
However was for work so :(
And.... I noticed something... well tis something that I notice most days - however with my excitement of a train journey & the tube & stuff... how miserable everybody seems to look.
Buses are the worst for this - if you look at a bus, people look grey and miserable - the grey could be down to the bus needing a wash.. but still.
Car drivers, sit behind the wheel, shoulders drooped... Tis a tad depressing.
Its not always on the ways to work, on the way home its the same.. and weekends??
Has the nation lost a pound and found a penny?
If you are wondering I was the nutter, standing open mouthed in awe, grinning at all in St Panc's!!
It's easy to let the capital's rat-race get you down if you're not careful. There's no question: it's a fast-paced and demanding lifestyle when you work in the city and the commute - in either direction - really doesn't help.
ReplyDeleteThat's why, perhaps, the commuters on the way home looked as low as the commuters heading into work: whichever the direction, they're still having to travel on crowded public-transport and/or in crawling traffic when all they really want to do is get in, kick off their shoes and pour a long drink!
Don't worry too much though. From my experience, most people learn to simply switch off through the commute so the look that is often mistaken for "depressed" is often "vacant". I reckon it only takes about five years' of commuting to reach that stage! :-)
It sounds like you enjoyed the trip though. The new St Pancras Station really is quite something now, isn't it? Last time I went through there it was all I could do to stop taking photos in time to get my train!
I've been to St Pancras, you're gonna have to be more specific if you want to be identified
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