tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post7074252716990634825..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Sunday Mornings: Coffee, Reflections and MusicA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-25094182534804422562010-06-01T21:28:28.686+01:002010-06-01T21:28:28.686+01:00I swear you follow me around on the tube. I think ...I swear you follow me around on the tube. I think I could be all of these depending on the mood I'm in. Fab stuff.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-3366503752827623482010-06-01T21:02:50.012+01:002010-06-01T21:02:50.012+01:00So here I am, on the #6 in NYC, and all the specie...So here I am, on the #6 in NYC, and all the species are the same as the Underground..What we do have is air conditioning..you can watch people emptying out of a non-air car, quickly..we're spoiled!<br /> You are one great student!!Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-13640746854173242722010-06-01T20:13:20.268+01:002010-06-01T20:13:20.268+01:00You bring it all back to me - the years I spent tr...You bring it all back to me - the years I spent travelling to work, first on the Northern Line, then the Central - it all came back in terror. Thank goodness the 'tube DJ' wasn't so prevalent when I was commuting back and forth. All that hissing and tapping would drive me bonkersFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-37491568061690729472010-06-01T19:19:38.584+01:002010-06-01T19:19:38.584+01:00Many thanks for your kind comments. Ocean Girl, I&...Many thanks for your kind comments. Ocean Girl, I've had that song playing in my head all week long. Tom reminds me of the buskers, the talented ones, that I've come across over the years in London. He really is original.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-82381789843504750242010-06-01T18:00:05.420+01:002010-06-01T18:00:05.420+01:00People on the tube, on the NYC subway, on the trai...People on the tube, on the NYC subway, on the trains of Europe and Asia have always held a facination for me. Excellent post.Yolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068063513978782703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-27137182569950068762010-06-01T15:56:56.033+01:002010-06-01T15:56:56.033+01:00Hello Cuban,
My son had been on the Underground. ...Hello Cuban,<br /><br />My son had been on the Underground. I think I'll show him your post and see if he recognise anybody.<br /><br />The music video is interesting. At first I thought I was listening to another but familiar song.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-9239992498436789472010-06-01T12:24:12.314+01:002010-06-01T12:24:12.314+01:00I've never been on a commuter train either, I ...I've never been on a commuter train either, I think I'd feel very shut in and might panic. I might be the species with cacti needles!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234495965199888943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-16677292094480992852010-05-31T19:19:13.789+01:002010-05-31T19:19:13.789+01:00Like roaches, Hema P. :-) That's the only anim...Like roaches, Hema P. :-) That's the only animal, they reckon, that could survive a nuclear catastrophe.<br /><br />Many thanks to everyone for their kind feedback.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-54299193079581780502010-05-31T17:15:49.747+01:002010-05-31T17:15:49.747+01:00Haha, love the post, Cuban! I have never been on a...Haha, love the post, Cuban! I have never been on a commuter train myself, but have come across many a "Mustelidae Pervertere" in the buses back home. Looks like they are a species that can survive in all climes of the world :).Hema Penmetsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448481721288158816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-28333931262452621592010-05-31T15:42:45.781+01:002010-05-31T15:42:45.781+01:00I've always loved London's tube, it's ...I've always loved London's tube, it's so clean and civilized compared to American subways.And I recogonize all these species!Fly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191335990973494972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-89670372829063058182010-05-31T14:23:13.183+01:002010-05-31T14:23:13.183+01:00Is the undergound still so hot in summer? I remem...Is the undergound still so hot in summer? I remember the heat.<br /><br />Your view of our species provides you with distance, yes?Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-62082817979560100812010-05-30T18:27:51.579+01:002010-05-30T18:27:51.579+01:00Many thanks for your kind comments. I agree with y...Many thanks for your kind comments. I agree with you, namastenancy. It's a mix of the good, the bad and the ugly down there on the London Underground and we shouldn't be too judgemental. :-) Sometimes I can become a fierce human lavatera but more often than not I am a Canis Familiaris Polītus. :-)<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-85127203349854454562010-05-30T17:42:43.502+01:002010-05-30T17:42:43.502+01:00You are a sociological genius - and a very fine wr...You are a sociological genius - and a very fine writer. I think that many of the species you have described have migrated to the US; in any case, I see several mutations on our MUNI (our public transportation) every day of the week. I WISH some of the iPod wearing, blast everybody with their "music" members would burst into flames. A lot of us would stand and cheer! We've also got "back door, not-fare paying stinkus" species, "carrying huge backpack/baby stroller/ entire contents of life" species and well, just about every member of clueless clod that you can name. But we also have courteous members of the tribe that rides MUNI so I guess we can't give up hope on the whole species.Nancy Ewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116290968007398337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-86814809392694225932010-05-30T11:34:02.618+01:002010-05-30T11:34:02.618+01:00I have never been in London, but I imagine all sub...I have never been in London, but I imagine all subways and trolleys (Boston, the T) have the same species. Please describe the little girl, holding on to the pole, near her Mum. And tell us whether the boy across from her is a brother. And what kind of trouble they get into....<br />thank youmelissashookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398008713376655570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-45429062908348316272010-05-30T11:11:09.034+01:002010-05-30T11:11:09.034+01:00I'm an infrequent Tube traveller, but I recogn...I'm an infrequent Tube traveller, but I recognize all of the types you describe. Usually I travel in off-peak hours, but I was in London one unbelievably crowded Saturday (when there were also several closures, including the Victoria to King's Cross line which I needed) and it was truly <i>survival of the fittest</i>.<br /><br />Wonderfully witty post!Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.com