Reminded my of My Cousin VinnyPrior to that, I always thought that feeling the train rail vibrating only happened in the movies. Good times...
Reminded my of My Cousin VinnyPrior to that, I always thought that feeling the train rail vibrating only happened in the movies. Good times...
When I first saw this movie I thought, "That was me!"WOW, that was you?!
We have never eaten anything provided by the train. We have brought our snacks though.I often take UK trains, but my one tip is to never eat their egg salad sandwiches that are provided free in first class carriages. Second tip is to take a lot of various sizes of ziplock bags with you when you travel, just in case you accidentally eat an egg salad sandwich on the train.
I recall seeing that on commuter trains in Japan. They employ "pushers" at the stations to keep shoving folks in when there was not really any more room. From the outside, you'd see folks with their faces pushed against the windows. One local explained that, when they shove like that, whoever is in the center is no longer standing on the floorBeing "packed into a bullet train from Yokohama to Tokyo in Japan during rush hour was an experience I'll never forget. People were literally shoved back into the car so that the doors could close!!
I always thought it was the bullet train, but I remember being squeezed in. in Yokohama, and let out in Tokyo.. I'm 6'1" and really felt sorry for the shorter locals being squeezed.I recall seeing that on commuter trains in Japan. They employ "pushers" at the stations to keep shoving folks in when there was not really any more room. From the outside, you'd see folks with their faces pushed against the windows. One local explained that, when they shove like that, whoever is in the center is no longer standing on the floor
Don't recall seeing it on the Shinkansen, maybe because I was always in a carriage with reserved seats.
Remembering Pusher Ross from the old Gary Cooper movie Sgt York. That was how he got his name.I recall seeing that on commuter trains in Japan. They employ "pushers" at the stations to keep shoving folks in when there was not really any more room. From the outside, you'd see folks with their faces pushed against the windows. One local explained that, when they shove like that, whoever is in the center is no longer standing on the floor
Don't recall seeing it on the Shinkansen, maybe because I was always in a carriage with reserved seats.
Confucius say, "Crowded elevator smell different to midget."I always thought it was the bullet train, but I remember being squeezed in. in Yokohama, and let out in Tokyo.. I'm 6'1" and really felt sorry for the shorter locals being squeezed.
Those crowded commuter trains smelled pretty bad, irrespective what elevation your nose was at.Confucius say, "Crowded elevator smell different to midget."
You ever been to New York?Same confusion is found on London sidewalks, at least according to my observations. It would really be helpful if they were more consistent and painted arrows to show you the flow.
It is actually a UK road traffic offence to park against the flow but not often enforced.My only problems with London trains are the stairs and escalators. On the escalators, people stand to the right and pass to the left. On the stairs, it is a free-for-all because in some stations signs say to walk on the right and in others, it will say to walk on the left. The result is on most stairs, people do both, causing chaos. Because of my left shoulder problems, I always stand on the right so I can hold on with my right hand. even if this makes people coming towards me move over!! Since people will be coming up and going down on both sides, it really does not matter because you are always on the wrong side of someone.
Same confusion is found on London sidewalks, at least according to my observations. It would really be helpful if they were more consistent and painted arrows to show you the flow.
The other fun thing is how people park on whatever side, especially in small towns. Instead of parking on the same side as you are driving, if there is an open spot on the opposite side of the street, a driver will cut across traffic and grab it.
And what continually startles me when driving in the UK is when I turn down a side street in a small town and find two lanes of parked cars facing me. I always slam on brakes thinking that I have gone down the wrong way on a one-way street. Nope. Even if there is only one open lane of traffic and parked cars facing you on both sides of the road, it is likely to be a two-way street. Luckily, the Brits are pretty flexible once you get out of the main cities!
Itās stamped on the concrete at each intersection āLOOK LEFTā. Every subway also has a sign that says āMIND THE GAPā at each subway door.First time I was in London I almost got myself killed... Has some free time so I went walking. Stopped on a corner and looked left for traffic, seeing none I stepped off the curb. Well, you know the rest.
Not everywhere. In fact hardly anywhere I've been in the UK...Itās stamped on the concrete at each intersection āLOOK LEFTā. Every subway also has a sign that says āMIND THE GAPā at each subway door.