Mizter T wrote:

Though maybe I'm merely pleased that a few yanks do fulfil
the relevant stereotyping, which is perhaps a bit unfair on the rest
of them.

Thirty years ago, a friend and I were at Victoria on the Circle platforms.
Near us were An American Tourist, complete with cigars in pocket of flowery
shirt, and a Japanese couple. Japanese man walks up to yank and says
"Euston? Zis Tlain to Euston?". The yank says , "No, ya gartta go darn the
stayers t' th' urther plaatfoam". Jap stares in total confusion. American
then shouts at the Jap so loudly that it echoes along the platforms, "GO
DOWNO STAIRO TO OTHERO PLATFORMO".

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:41:21 -0000, "John Rowland"
wrote:

Mizter T wrote:

Though maybe I'm merely pleased that a few yanks do fulfil
the relevant stereotyping, which is perhaps a bit unfair on the rest
of them.

Thirty years ago, a friend and I were at Victoria on the Circle platforms.
Near us were An American Tourist, complete with cigars in pocket of flowery
shirt, and a Japanese couple. Japanese man walks up to yank and says
"Euston? Zis Tlain to Euston?". The yank says , "No, ya gartta go darn the
stayers t' th' urther plaatfoam". Jap stares in total confusion.

I'm mildly amused that the Yank knew which way it was to Euston.

American
then shouts at the Jap so loudly that it echoes along the platforms, "GO
DOWNO STAIRO TO OTHERO PLATFORMO".

Similar to the infamous example from old documentary about Angel Station
and the booking clerk saying "take the lift and go on stop northbound to
Kings Cross and change for the PicclyDickly line".

--
Paul C


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Paul Corfield wrote:

Similar to the infamous example from old documentary about Angel
Station and the booking clerk saying "take the lift and go on stop
northbound to Kings Cross and change for the PicclyDickly line".

Was that on the normal TV within the last year or two? - the one with the
original 'customer care specialist' station supervisor?

Paul S

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:11:26 -0000, "Paul Scott"
wrote:

Paul Corfield wrote:

Similar to the infamous example from old documentary about Angel
Station and the booking clerk saying "take the lift and go on stop
northbound to Kings Cross and change for the PicclyDickly line".

Was that on the normal TV within the last year or two? - the one with the
original 'customer care specialist' station supervisor?

Yes it was - "Heart of the Angel". The supervisor who smoked and swore
all the time and when seeing the plans for the expanded station said
"they won't have me working here when that happens". Poor old Jerry
Gold who was the senior manager listening to him!

--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!