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11-08-2008, 01:25 PM
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And at times that I see no one walks on the esclator is when it was so packed. During the times that I wanted to walk and people were stading on the left side, an excuse me or mgoi usually worked. Well I just usually use the Island line and Tsuen Wan.  |
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11-08-2008, 01:30 PM
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| I am loving these replies. I am so not alone, this makes me feel way better. As for umbrellas, good idea, although my elbows combined with my massive momentum are pretty fabulous. Taxi's, to be fair, good idea too, although me, combined with the baby in the sling, are too fat to wear the seatbelt, and some of these drivers are nutters and I feel it is a bit unsafe. I don't mind not wearing one if by myself, but with a baby, slightly different story. And am I the only whose arse is too big to fit in the horrible little metallic moulded seats of the MTR? Perhaps I am. I am dieting, gained 5 stone with this pregnancy, halfway there back to my before weight, perhaps one day I will be able to sit on the MTR comfortably and ride a taxi with the baby and a seatbelt! Well, its a good goal to aim for, no? Yes, I am a Londoner. And yes, whilst the tube there is minging, and you are more likely to get mugged or assaulted, people there always offered me a seat with my first baby and if I had loads of bags. I guess you can't have everything.....either politeness combined with fabric seats infested with biological fluids, or cleanliness combined with appalling manners. I think the best option is to just make people give me a seat. It should not have to come to that, but hey, these things happen. Oh, one more mini rant. Why oh why are the lifts densely populated with able bodied people? The reason why I stopped bringing the stupid push-chair on the MTR, and now use the baby slign, is coz I was always waiting in a massive queue behind lazy b*st*rds who did not have push chairs or wheelchairs. I got sick of it. Also there are hardly any disabled exits so I would have to carry the push chair up and down flights of stairs and, of course, no one offered help. One time, no kidding, I went up to this teenage boy scout and said "Young man, would you be so kind as to help me carry by baby down these flight of stairs" and he just looked at me and literally ran away. I think he might have started crying. I'm not that scary. THanks for all the advice. Sophie |
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#23
11-08-2008, 01:37 PM
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| well, at least in hong kong, you won't get happy slapped (slapped for the laugh by some thug and flimed for download on utube) mugged for your mobile, ipod, psp/ds, wait for 30mins (constant delays in uk) on a supposed busy city local line, charged over 7 quid (for a short return journey, approxHK$105), overheated. ps. taxi in hk is possibly/most likely cheaper an ave. uk train journey Hence, why MTR (joint venture) is currently building the olympic/east london line |
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11-08-2008, 01:40 PM
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| ps. its worse in mainland china, as you will get shoulder barge by some idiot coming in to a train. |
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11-08-2008, 01:41 PM
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11-08-2008, 01:44 PM
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I think it might be time for me to leave. I don't do millions of people in a few square meters well, particularly if they're touching me  |
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11-08-2008, 01:45 PM
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| Not to mention about all those people taking the MRT with all sort of trolleys and just hit your legs and push you to get in with their trolleys. I am not talking about those courier people who are generally considerate but more about those carrying all sort of junk in their trolleys… |
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11-08-2008, 01:59 PM
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| I avoid the MTR like the plague, much prefer buses and minibuses. I wouldn't be doing it with a baby and to expect courtesy is foolish. One thing I truly enjoy is exiting and pushing whoever is trying to get in right out of the way or grabbing someone's collar when they're trying to cut in in front of me. Love to see the shocked look on their faces. When in Rome.... |
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11-08-2008, 02:04 PM
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| I think you are actually missing a golden opportunity not taking the baby pushchair on the MTR. I find it is incredibly useful in clipping people's ankles when they try and push in or cut in front of me. The 1 year old doesn't use it anymore, prefers to walk, but another one due any day so I can get the ankle basher out again  |
