{"id":405,"date":"2011-12-04T20:09:05","date_gmt":"2011-12-04T20:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonerfromafar.wordpress.com\/?p=405"},"modified":"2020-05-24T17:38:30","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T16:38:30","slug":"top-10-annoying-stuff-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/top-10-annoying-stuff-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Annoying Stuff in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>London is an amazing city. So much to do, so many possibilities to learn new things, etc. Most of the aspects that I could mention to anyone are quite positive. Now, let&#8217;s take a <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Top 10 Annoying Stuff in London\" src=\"http:\/\/t3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRNsEx6uopNslYgeTYJWCBLWkcczefUd2GVzq2jAqofYexv_F2QFJKHJELqlw\" alt=\"Top 10 Annoying Stuff in London\" width=\"119\" height=\"98\" \/>walk on the dark side, as <a title=\"Top 10 Annoying Stuff in London\" href=\"http:\/\/www.veoh.com\/watch\/v197239RN3n7Gst?h1=Lou+Reed+-+Take+a+Walk+on+the+Wild+Side\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lou Reed<\/a> sings.<\/p>\n<p>What are your top 10 most annoying stuff in London? I gather that some people might find interesting that might not be so popular with others. It could depend on people&#8217;s priorities in life. Here is my top 10, in no particular order:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>People stopping right at the entrance\/ exit when jumping in\/ out of public transport.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mind the people behind!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unnecessary rudeness.<\/strong><br \/>\nI find this is especially bad when using\u00a0public transport. In this respect, artist Michael Landy was commissioned to create his <a title=\"Top 10 Annoying Stuff in London\" href=\"http:\/\/londonist.com\/2011\/07\/michael-landy%E2%80%99s-act-of-kindness-art-project-opens-on-the-central-line.php\">Random Acts of Kindness <\/a>art project, which opened on the Central line last summer. It encouraged people to share their random acts of kindness. Cute, isn&#8217;t it?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shaking umbrellas inside the train\/ tube station.<\/strong><br \/>\nThat is, showering unfortunate others around who might not be wet yet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saying &#8216;sorry&#8217; while doing whatever people are apologising for.<\/strong><br \/>\nPointless! `Manners\u00b4do not always count.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Top 10 Annoying Stuff in London\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flixya.com\/files-photo\/A\/n\/i\/AnimatedAl371210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"124\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Cyclists sometimes seem oblivious to <strong>buses running behind them in the rush hour<\/strong>.<br \/>\nWe all want to get to work, and we cannot afford going too slowly in the mornings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use of huge golf umbrellas on a crowded road.<\/strong><br \/>\nOK. Everyone wants to remain as dry as possible when it is pouring out there. But, surely everyone wants to keep their eyes too?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finding loads of hair in the bathtube or shower at home.<\/strong><br \/>\nSelf-explanatory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Long faces, moaning.<\/strong><br \/>\nYeah, OK. This is surely something I could work on too.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lack of public transport after midnight on weekends.<\/strong><br \/>\nCome on, bars tend to close at 2am-3am!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/signatures.mylivesignature.com\/54490\/47\/210B3C50461E693074D3614B2CDD045A.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London is an amazing city. So much to do, so many possibilities to learn new things, etc. Most of the aspects that I could mention to anyone are quite positive. <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/top-10-annoying-stuff-in-london\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[588],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top 10 Annoying Stuff in London - A Londoner from Afar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are your top 10 most annoying stuff in London? 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