An experience of working in London

Jonny69

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Today I had the unique opportunity of working in the City of London, I was working on site with a client.

I am an ex Londoner myself and it's been a long time since I last worked up there, I had forgotten what it is like. I got shouldered twice while walking between stations, had to put up with walkman music pouring out of cheap earphones right next to me on the train and I got sworn at in the Underground when I crossed someone's path. People are so rude, I'm so glad I don't have to do that every day. How do you lot who work in London every day put up with it? It's reminded me why I moved away from the place.
 
Tons of fitties around though ;)

More seriously though, you just develop the thousand-yard stare and get from A->B, all the above you've said probably happens everyday when I'm at work but it's just part of the surroundings and you don't really notice! Mind you I do try and keep a reasonable eye out for anyone needing a bit of help, i.e lugging a bag up the stairs or staring at a map trying to work out where the hell to go :p

I like it anyway, don't think there's anywhere which has such a vibe of success :)
 
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I like the hustle and bustle to be honest. I can finally barge a fit business woman in the boobs without resorting to an excuse, which is a good enough reason to stay in any city tbh.

Plus, London is just exclusive so :p
 
dirtydog said:
Isn't everywhere like that? :p



Or just Essex and London
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Not to that extent. I think I must have chilled out a lot since I moved to Kent and don't work in town any more. The pace is slightly slower and more relaxed, everyone is in less of a hurry to get anywhere especially on the roads despite the fact that by hurrying in London you won't get anywhere any quicker. I wish people would realise that. Maybe that's a biker's view looking in? I think I'll ride in next time.
 
I'm personally quite excited about (hopefully) working in London. Be able to hop on a tube to see a friend, go to a gig without worrying about the last train back, be able to drink and be social without having to worry about driving. Sounds great! :)

The only problem being that i'll be dirt-poor so i doubt i could do any of those thigns :p
 
Rich_L said:
I like it anyway, don't think there's anywhere which has such a vibe of success :)
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It is like New York isn't it.

Ricochet J said:
I like the hustle and bustle to be honest. I can finally barge a fit business woman in the boobs without resorting to an excuse, which is a good enough reason to stay in any city tbh.
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Perv :p
 
I spent two years in London a long time ago, I vowed never to go back and live/work there again. I don't miss the place at all. To be fair, many cities are exactly the same, London is not alone.
 
London has changed too much since I was a kid. It's history is being killed off rapidly and a lot of what made London my home has disappeared in the last 10 years. This is stuff that had been there for hundreds of years that has finally succumed to vandalism, graffiti, property developers etc.

Someone just mentioned to me their dad was from London and moved away but hasn't been back for 10 years, even to visit and how sad it must be to not want to visit your hometown. I feel a bit like that.
 
I've never worked in london, but from visits to it I decided pretty much the same things as the thread starter has. Thats why I moved up north :P
 
i know nothing said:
I was never from London originally, I just spent time there, which part would you consider 'home'?
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South East is where I'm from but when I was a kid generally you would spend you time all over the place not just in the S.E.

Example we would drive up to the Science Museum some Sundays or we would 'just pop up' to see the Christmas lights on Oxford Street on Christmas eve or go up and get bagels from Brick Lane. No way you could just do any of that now. The sort of stuff that my parents did as kids and before them their parents did as kids.
 
I worked there for a few weeks and the tube was biggest shock to me. Took me all of 30 seconds to realise standing on the left chatting to a friend on a escalator is not a wise thing to do hehe.
 
Jonny69 said:
I got shouldered twice while walking between stations, had to put up with walkman music pouring out of cheap earphones right next to me on the train and I got sworn at in the Underground when I crossed someone's path.
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I was born in London and recently go back down there, mainly to visit my dad, I'm quite shocked that that much has happened to you in one day.

It's easier for me, just to simply ignore it (or usually I just mutter under my breath - which is quite childish I know).
 
Jonny69 said:
Today I had the unique opportunity of working in the City of London, I was working on site with a client.

I am an ex Londoner myself and it's been a long time since I last worked up there, I had forgotten what it is like. I got shouldered twice while walking between stations, had to put up with walkman music pouring out of cheap earphones right next to me on the train and I got sworn at in the Underground when I crossed someone's path. People are so rude, I'm so glad I don't have to do that every day. How do you lot who work in London every day put up with it? It's reminded me why I moved away from the place.
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Well dont get in my way next time! **** ****!

Seems perfectly normal to me :confused: People that wander around completely unaware of what and who is going around them and then promptly walk in front of someone deserve some abuse.

A work mate and I were discussing on the train the other day the benefits of punishments that massivly out weigh the crime. Such as a brick to the face for someone who listens to music blasting out ear phones.
 
I've been doing the commute to Canary Wharf for about 6 months now after spending the previous 4 years having a 20 minute drive away from London to a workplace with a reservoir and sheep running round at the end of the road.

I absolutely hate the trains and tubes now, I really don't want to work in the city for the rest of my life but I'll probably have to take a pay cut to move away now.

I think the reason people are rude/unfriendly is that they're all so ****** off with having to commute every day.
 
Noxis said:
Such as a brick to the face for someone who listens to music blasting out ear phones.
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I think that for people who listen to music really loudly out of their phone speaker on a bus / train really needs a brick to the face. I have to stop myself getting up and throwing their phone.
 
Noxis said:
Seems perfectly normal to me :confused: People that wander around completely unaware of what and who is going around them and then promptly walk in front of someone deserve some abuse.
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But this is the irony here because I know my way around like the back of my hand and I've commuted before so I know what the score is. That person didn't even have to divert their route because I'd automatically left them enough space. If anything I know my way round better than most of the people around me because they aren't Londoners, they just work there and know their little narrow route to work. It's a sad thing that it's become such an aggressive environment.
 
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