Report on Petty Crime in London ; )

I was chortling when I saw the responses to NYT on Twitter...well done.

I was walking down a nearly empty (!!) train day before yesterday going to a table seat and somebody came in the other door and just jumped into it!!! I was so angry!!

My sides hurt!
Thanks for the HOWL, Lola!

I didn't know about the whole "don't make eye contact with people" thing on the Tube. I'm a naturally gregarious person, especially after a few pints, and so I'm pretty much smiling at everyone during the morning commute. I had no idea why people were glaring at me -- I thought it might be because they hated Americans or something, or just me personally. I guess, in retrospect, the latter is probably the case.

The only crime I saw in London was Roger Waters' film, "Roger Waters The Wall" -- I was robbed for 9 Pounds!

-- Mike Beebe

Very funny!!

I have a very difficult time in London or Paris not doing the eye contact thing and I know I am always smiling because...well...I'm there!!

Thanks for the laugh of the day!

My favorite is the flurry of apologies.

I did not read it all; did they mention the petty crimes often committed by Americans of saying "British Air" for the airline, " Liverpool Station" for the train station in London, and ( heaven forbid) " St. Pancreas"?

Me, too, Lola! What fun to read this wonderful and hilarious post. Thanks!

Hilarious Lola! Thanks for posting this!

And then there's this frightening incident....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT0ay9u1gg4

Emma, quite shocking.

I was visiting London last month, and so many Londoners talked to me first on the Tube, that I had to leave London after two days and go to Scotland.

:))))

Rebecca!! So funny! Let’s go find that street in the background of the interview with the traumatized person. (White Georgian terrace -Maybe?)

OMG, years ago we were in London and I had a terrible cold accompanied by that horrid hacking tickle cough so I had a constant supply of cough lozenges in my coat pocket. We were the sole passengers on the tube with another lady who obviously suffered from the same malady. In commiseration, I offered her one of my cough lozenges. She took the lozenge but did not look me in the eye. I immediately knew I had committed a major faux pas.

It is so important that the Met Police get a handle on all this random happiness. It just won't wash.

Pam, absolutely! Let's meet up in London and go skulking around to see if we can figure out where that shot was taken! Should be fun even if we don't find the location.

It looks like part of the Tower of London.

Thanks, Emma.

Rebecca, I just watched the you tube video you posted-hilarious and a "frightening incident", indeed! Reminds me of the some of the early weekend updates on Saturday Night Live; I loved they played it so deadpan. I will really have to watch myself so I am not committing this heinous crime when I'm next in London!