Sunday 30 November 2008

Manners maketh the Man (or woman!)

I work in London and I love the place. I wouldn't be anywhere else. I arrive into Liverpool Street Station every morning and from there it's a brisk walk down to the office the other side of the river. It's rush hour and there's plenty of people about, all going about their business...and then you get the others. You know the ones I mean. Their phone rings and they stop walking to answer it....or the ones have so much rubbish to carry to and from work they need to pull their briefcases along on a trolley. And then you get the loving couples, walking hand in hand. Guys, listen up....hold hands if you like, answer the phone if you like....but try and keep up. People are trying to get to work, they want to get there so they can check their email, look on Facebook, have a cup of coffee and talk gossip with other people at work. They don't want to be stuck behind you while you talk to someone on the phone. They don't want to risk being run over as the two of you walk along, at a snails pace, so you can hold hand for another minute. Think of other people sometimes, stand to one side if your phone rings if you can't walk and talk. Stop for a coffee if you want to hold hands for another minute, but keep up the pace....
You people with the trollies, get another job, you obviously have too much stress in your lives if you need to carry that much stuff around.

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