Smile... it confuses people
I read this on a sign while riding the London Tube yesterday. I don't think smiling at someone on the Tube would confuse somebody as much as making them think you're just nuts. Not much happens on the Tube during rush hour: People cram closely together, make no eye contact, utter no word, and pass the time with their iPods, a freely distributed newspaper, or by reading over somebody's shoulder. You could also be like me and be observing these things.
Yesterday over lunch my client took me on a short tour of the city. 'Short' is the only way you can describe a lunch-hour tour of London, but it felt much longer since we were jogging. This is the coolest thing a client has ever done for me during a visit. The exercise divided the day nicely and the hot shower left me refreshed for the afternoon. It was so nice that I may start going on lunch-hour runs at home. I just have this pain in my right foot, which I can't explain. Just my luck before the weekend.
1 comment:
Hey chris, really good to meet you - I like your 'tube' observations, maybe we don't talk on crowded trains because there is no escape if you find yourself talking to a lunatic or someone distasteful! ;) Too many of us in too small a place i think - I have some radical views on that subject but probably better to explain over a beer or two next time you are in town. :-o - Cheers, Gavin
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