I've lived in London for more than five years now. It feels like my home, and I feel as comfortable as any other Londoner in finding my way round the city. (With the occasional - OK - regular episode of getting lost.) I take it for granted that everyone knows how to use an Oyster Card, or knows where Zone 2 ends, or knows that you have to change at Holborn for the Piccadilly Line. I carry a mini version of the tube map in my head. I know instinctively where you're likely to find a sushi bar or a not-too-busy pub. I know that you're not supposed to say "Blackwall Tunnel" without saying "bloody" beforehand. I can hail black cabs without batting an eyelid. I know which bus to take if the Central Line is down. I can even hold conversations about whether to take the A1 or the North Circular. Sometimes I forget how naive I was when I first moved to London.
So, ever a supporter of interactive Plogs, I will give my dear readers a choice of anecdotes from when I was a brand-new 22/23 year-old Londoner, and odd experiences the anecdotes engendered.
Your choices are:
- The mini cab driver on the way back from School Disco (October 2002). WARNING - involves farts and racism
- The excruciatingly embarrassing smear test (August 2002) WARNING - involves adult themes
- The Hackney dentist story (March 2003) WARNING - involves drug use, racism and adult themes
And on that note... have a smashing weekend.
3 comments:
One vote for the Hackney Dentist please!
Cab driver please. I usually read this whilst eating lunch & I don't think I could digest properly if faced with your adult themes.
Thanks for asking anyway - Nice Kate x
it's so difficult to choose... all sound very entertaining... hhhmmm, ok, I'll go with the dentist story... it sounds the most controvertial :)
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