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25-07-2013, 02:18 PM
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And people in Britain complain that they can't sit down during their journey!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG-meaGqg-M

No wonder so many of them ride bikes
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27-07-2013, 04:36 PM
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Just like any one of half-dozen London Termini in the rush-hour. I remember riding on the underground, carrying a suitcase and my feet weren't touching the ground. The doors opened, everyone disembarked and I was out of the train, across the platform and half-way up the staircase before my feet touched the ground.
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28-07-2013, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Joe ->
Just like any one of half-dozen London Termini in the rush-hour. I remember riding on the underground, carrying a suitcase and my feet weren't touching the ground. The doors opened, everyone disembarked and I was out of the train, across the platform and half-way up the staircase before my feet touched the ground.
That is really disconcerting isn't it. My husband and I spent New Year in London once and went off to some bridge or other to watch the firworks at midnight - never again! After it was over, the crowd surged and I was also lifted off my feet and carried along and no amount of wriggling to get free of them helped, it was only when the crowd diverged that I could stand again and go in the right direction!
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India have crowded trains, but no health and safety.

 



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