Hadn't really had a bad day, but rarely do I muster the will to smile on public transport...the smell,the people,the intense heat..oh what am I moaning about?
Tonight though I found myself cracking a smile in public (hard at the best of times) as two 'middle aged women' (is that okay to say? They were around about 40-45..I believe that to be the middle age!) discussed important matters on their journey home. I'm not one to listen in on others conversations (although that's what this blog is based on) but my earphones were annoying me so I found myself aware of what people were saying.
The woman leaning against the window made me smile to myself shortly after a bloke had got off the bus and said 'hi' in a friendly manner, you know...smiling :) I thought little of it, not until 2minutes later when the woman grinned and told her friend how two years before he had proposed and she turned him down. It was the 'I broke his heart' followed by a really wicked cackle and a huge grin from ear to ear. Cruel, but made 5minutes of my journey more interesting that counting how many seats would be filled until someone came and sat next to me.
Shortly after they were talking about going on holiday and they ended up getting to the subject of THE SUN (not the one that had aged them rapidly, just the racist,sexist homophobic paper we all hate to love) then the heart breaker said how it costs about £2 out there "£2?!" replied her appalled friend, "yea, you can buy three with that amount over here"
And so I worked out just how expensive THE SUN has become over the years! Not only was the maths pretty darn awful but the very fact they could go on holiday and still want to read the bloody paper amazes me!
Anyway, that is all. Thought it deserved some air time :)
A cynical look at the world
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