Tube Humour

London tube.... I've only ever met one person who says they enjoy the service and she said "I love the tube because you get to be so close to people and touch and smell them" ...... Right.......freak! Bless her she's quite the spiritual one/perverted :-S.

I for one do not enjoy the tube although it gives me a great excuse to write these, infact I'm on the tube right now surrounded by the brotherhood of tube haters lol.

Now there's a chap at my work called JB. He's renown for being a very extrovert character and really couldn't give a damn about what people think about him. He once said to me, I hate the way everyone is so miserable and antisocial on the tube in the mornings, so I challenged myself to speak to one person every day on the tube. What a fantastic attitude. A challenge that would probably brighten up most people's day and improve self confidence.

I enjoyed a funny moment this morning. I was reading my book "the Alchemist" and my friend was stood in a different part of the carriage about 4 metres away but in line of sight. I showed him my book and he shouted "hey nice book!". The response was hardly surprising with people's facially expressions saying things like "oh my god he just conversed in a train across a distance" mixed with "I will kill you for speaking".

So it goes without saying that there is evidence of a antisocial epidemic present in the UK and probably many other places where people succumb to custom, tradition, and mimic the herd. I think technology doesn't help but that's not going to stop innovating so in my opinion society needs to take action to become more social with strangers and realise the fulfilment and happiness derived from striking up conversations with people on the tube or other public places. Definition of irony, me sitting on the tube right now not engaging with anyone haha.

Embarrassed to talk to someone you don't know on the tube? I'm not, neither is JB. Grow don't stagnate, weird someone out, compliment someone's coat, smile at people, contribute more than you are.

Embarrassment is Nothing!