In my experience, UK supermarket cashiers and train station employees are topped only by France's when it comes to their disdain for their customers.
I stopped by the local supermarket yesterday afternoon and was greeted at the entrance, at the register and at the exit. Real smiles, friendly conversation, genuinely helpful -- it's not that difficult to be nice to people while you're working.
I like my local station.
Quote: DaButt @ November 19 2009, 2:01 PM GMTI stopped by the local supermarket yesterday afternoon and was greeted at the entrance, at the register and at the exit.
I'd pay people to not be like that.
Quote: Tim Walker @ November 19 2009, 1:59 PM GMT
A fatally on the line is always welcome at a station on a regional branch line, of course, because it gives them the opportunity to cancel all the trains for three days and go down the pub instead.
This is on the FGW main line!
Quote: Marc P @ November 19 2009, 2:02 PM GMTI like my local station.
Very nice, Marc. Mine is more like...
"Can passengers move further down the train where there is additional seating. Please note there is a rail-replacement bus service operating today between Krakow Plazow and Auschwitz."
I have no local station. However if I drive to Rochester I can get on a train there, along with getting mugged, peed on, and possibly propositioned by a hooker that might be a man.
Quote: Marc P @ November 19 2009, 2:02 PM GMTI like my local station.
Is the Hogwarts Express the next train?
Do people still use steamer trunks??
Quote: AndreaLynne @ November 19 2009, 2:52 PM GMTDo people still use steamer trunks??
That depends. What are "steamer trunks"? 
On the cart, do you see the largest trunk, bottom right? That's a steamer trunk.
Ah... Only in Marc P's world, I think. 
Like Kate Winslet had on the Titanic!
Quote: zooo @ November 19 2009, 3:37 PM GMTLike Kate Winslet had on the Titanic!
Quote: bigfella @ November 19 2009, 2:36 PM GMTIs the Hogwarts Express the next train?
Here's one of the trains leaving.
Oh, I think you better change your name to Marc Twee. 