I'm not talking about children or groups of teenagers or those decidedly younger than myself, I am referring to adults, those that come with the title of maturity and 'should know better'. However, common decency and politeness escapes some as soon as they enter the underworld of the tube system. Like hamsters in a plastic environment of tunnels and ladders, we scuttle about in droves on a mission to get back to the surface, to the daylight. And it appears apparent that each and everyone of them is on their own journey with an agenda and therefore no one else can get in the way or distract us from the path.
I have come to understand the etiquette of travelling in the city and so pick up my copy of the Metro and where possible take a seat and read. No eye contact is made, no pleasantries exchanged. There was me thinking that this is what everyone does but how wrong was I and how behind the times I really am. Pulling out the newspaper on the train seems to becoming something of the past. As I sat in a packed compartment four of the South West Train to Waterloo I was the only person with a paper or generic printed material publication. Everyone around me either was reading from an ipad, watching something on their tablet or frantically writing an email on the smallest laptops I have ever seen. What has happened in the last year? I have clearly missed out on this transformation.
I understand technologies are advancing and being adapted into our lives but it will be a sad day when no one is reading a book or paper or magazine and instead is plugged into the latest gadget. Clearly I am still a tourist and have a lot to learn!
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