Ten things Londoners never do

~ beetleypete

Wonderful advice from a London Black Cab (official taxi) driver. If you are going to that city, read this first!

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As we start the season of ‘budget tourism’ here are some hints of how not to look like you’re a visitor to London. Well, apart from that old chestnut of what side to stand when travelling on an escalator.

Converse with a cabbie

If you decide to take a ride in a black cab, don’t ask the driver’s opinion of that precocious Swede Greta Thunberg. At £55,000 the electric cab is near twice the price its predecessor was a few years ago. In an attempt to make London the world’s greenest city, perfectly serviceable cabs are being ‘retired’ and replaced by luxury electric limousines.

Join the queue

That popular tourist hot-spot, the waxwork emporium on the Marylebone Road where thousands queue outside waiting for a chance to take a selfie with Michael Jackson or David Beckham, not with Rolf Harris who curiously is now absent. Those possessed with forward-planning have…

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13 thoughts on “Ten things Londoners never do”

    1. Thanks, John. Cabbies who blog are a great source of information about London.
      I can recommend this great book about how hard it is to ever pass the official tests to become a genuine London Taxi Driver.

      Best wishes, Pete.

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