London’s going to the pots

Thema Allgemein | Karl Geiger | 28/03/2010 | 09:34

Report a pot hole Whenever I visit London these days I’m surprised at the grittiness that appears to have taken hold over London life. Panhandlers & Potholes, that’s what it boils down to. While the hotels still have shiny lobbies and beautiful doors, the receptionists are tired, the flowers have wilted, and the hotels are overbooked anyway so you end up in a basement room 50 yards down the street.

The roads are not in very good shape. To avoid the panhandler who’s waving his tin cup under your nose, you have to jump into the street, and chances are you’ll end up in a pot hole filled with oily water. Taxi drivers need to think about adding extra layers of suspension to their cabs as the ride can be quite unpleasant.

Trash is in the street, being blown this way and that, in front of Tiffany’s in Sloane Square, and half the underground lines don’t run, either because there’s a strike going on or because one of the cars has derailed.

In short, London is beginning to remind me of that other favourite city of mine, New York as it was back in the late Eighties, when the mayor was Ed Koch, and “Save water – shower with a friend” posters showed him and the police chief together behind the shower curtain.

So take an extra cushion and don’t forget your wellies when visiting London this year.



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