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The stop "manspreading", "primping" and "keep your stuff to your self" some Londoners want to import to the London Underground

I thought 'dude' was Californian, he looks pretty red hot to me. While the weather looks set to turn rather chilly, New Yorkers will probably be better off staying in, although it has to be said NYC is pretty good about still getting around with many feet of snow having fallen,- just read here - as opposed to London having just a few inches. (it can stop the whole city-no joke). But you've probably heard by now that the Metropolitan transit Authority want travellers to be a bit more considerate of the passengers that may take up more room, either by spreading their legs, but also by putting on their make up... In a city of so many and overcrowded subways it makes sense. It's always infuriating when you get on public transport and someone has given their bag a seat, their make up, or someone's spread their legs so wide they take up three seats- this is easier to do on the NYC subway than the London Underground, because the seats are injection mo...

Warning Highly Addictive! London Underground Stations in pictorial cryptic clues

The addictive 'Look for Longer' is back... Seriously it's so addictive and brilliant way to look at the London Underground. Find it here  It can take days and weeks to figure them all out, and this year they have the 100 club, when you've got all 100 you appear on the wall, I did it with my mum we are proudly #3735! feel free to post if you get stuck, and if I can remember what they were I'll give you a clue! Enjoy!!

London Posters on the Underground, old and new...

Posters or info signs, are just that, information but not on the Tube, on the Tube is Posters are an art form.  To prove the point as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the London Underground, theres an exhibition dedicated to the posters of the decades. All at the London Transport Museum in Covent garden It will feature posters by many famous artists including Edward McKnight Kauffer and Paul Nash, and designs from each decade over the last 100 years now extended from 27th Oct 2013 to 5th Jan 2014. Giving you enough time to get in there between all the school holidays and tourist season. 111 injuries in 2012 More recently TFL has created a range of posters that appear on the buses and tubes that will tell you what wont hurt you, and what wont kill you. They gave me a bit of a giggle, like being told off by a kindly teacher. "Having paitence wont kill you" Oh wont it?! and there I was worried about it the whole time, okay I guess I...