In London, apart from luxury shopping and high rents, perhaps the most impressive thing about London for the people who have lived there is the expense.
Transportation is expensive.
As the hub of the UK, London's transportation is very developed. In the city center, it is generally no more than 400 meters away. There will definitely be a subway or bus station.
But while it is extremely convenient, it also has a very significant feature:
In one word, expensive.
The most representative subway in London has very complicated billing methods and ticket types.
Annual pass, monthly pass, daily pass, single pass, peak pass, off-peak pass, etc., etc.
Ah, but they all have the same thing in common,
Expensive...just expensive (sweat)...
If you need to take the subway to London one day, please be sure to understand the various rules in detail to avoid high expenses.
Prepare some tourist Oyster cards in advance, buy discount cards such as seven-day travel tickets...
"But even with a card, it costs nearly 3 pounds. During peak periods, some still charge the original price, and the London Underground is an antique and has no air conditioning. When you think about it, buses costing 1 pound or 2 pounds become cute~"
Looking at Tang Bing, who had a silly and sweet smile in front of him, who seemed to have seen heaven, and who was probably unconscious from heartache, Fang Wandering Ran, who paid rent and didn't need transportation and basically relied on walking,
After thinking about this expense, I swallowed slightly and twitched the corner of my mouth.
I feel slightly ashamed thinking about the subway that has no air conditioning but is so expensive, as expected of rich people living in London in developed countries...
However, what Fangran doesn't know is that even the locals in London have a negative opinion about the transportation fares in their own city.
It also hurts so much that I can't breathe.
There are even news that rich people with high annual salaries are evading fares...
So you must not think that the prices are the same as in supermarkets. They have high incomes, so the prices can be afforded. As London has the second most expensive transportation in Europe,
If you can easily earn thousands of pounds a year in transportation expenses, it is a waste of money.
What? You mean London taxis?
Ha, for the sake of your heart, I suggest you not to know...
"Such a high cost..."
As an ordinary family with little money, I roughly calculated the expenses for studying abroad and knew that this was not all the problems I would encounter in life.
Fang Ran, who felt quite the same for Tang Bing, looked at her and sighed silently:
"Senior sister, it's not easy for you to be an exchange student..."
"Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to achieve my goals. All I can do is study hard and save some money for my family at the same time,"
"Anything related to human services is very expensive in London. Just like the SPA and sauna tickets I just mentioned, do you know how much pounds they cost..."
Tang Bing rolled his eyes speechlessly, and then as if he finally found someone to complain to,
Even though she was sunny and cheerful, she could not help but puff up one cheek and complain to Fangran:
"It's difficult for a girl to study abroad alone. She has to work hard and pay attention to safety. After all, foreign security is not as good as ours in China. Even in London, not every district is as safe as the city center."
Speaking of this, Tang Bing rolled his eyes speechlessly and complained:
"Senior, did you know that when you first came here, you should never go to places like Brixton at night if you went to get advice from your seniors?"
"Even if you go, you have to jog all the way where there is light. There is even an unspoken rule of twenty pounds to make the price acceptable to both parties. I was really scared when I heard..."
"etc!!!"
A loud shout interrupted Tang Bing's thoughts. She was startled and opened her eyes wide. She looked at Fangran blankly as if she noticed something about Hua Dian's tough style.
"Senior sister, what did you just say?"
"I was so scared to death when I heard it."
"No, the previous sentence."
"Twenty pounds is a price acceptable to both parties..."
"That's not the sentence."
"Even if you go, you have to go all the way where there is light..."
"One sentence above."
"Never go to Brixton at night..."
Fang Ran: "..."
emm...
Hamster... No, Fangran's brain thought quickly.
Then Tang Bing, who was stunned by his question, saw Fang Ran suddenly look at him with a honeyed smile, and the topic turned 180°.
"School girl, that SPA you mentioned before, how much does the massage ticket cost..."
That night,
Brixton.
As a multi-ethnic community in South London, a large part of the population here is of black Caribbean descent.
Apartments are low-cost, multicultural collisions, and a vibrant and vibrant atmosphere.
The crime rate is quite high, the streets are dirty and messy, and there are many homeless people living around the station. You can often see conflicts among people.
Beside the dimly lit remote neighborhood, near the bar where the rough drunkards were raising their glasses, a figure walked slowly and slowly in a dark place,
It quickly attracted the attention of two men.
Almost tacitly, they glanced at their companions, showing an ugly smile, and the two of them quickly followed.
Preparing for another bonus tonight, he grabbed the other person's shoulders, smiled maliciously, lowered his voice and went straight to the topic.
"Hey! Boy! Stop! Hand over the money!"
Then the next second when the other party slowly turned around, he suddenly vaguely saw the dark alley behind him, with unconscious men piled up like garbage...
Under the hood was a strange smile in the dark, speaking a language they didn't understand.
"The fourth one is finally no longer a homeless man."
...
...
The next day, the sun was shining brightly.
"Senior, is it my misunderstanding..."
In the supermarket goods area, Tang Bing looked confused as he watched Fang Ran easily holding three large boxes and placing them on top:
"I always feel like you are in an inexplicably good mood after changing your clothes today...?"
Fangran casually put three boxes of unknown products into the cargo area, and helped Tang Bing unload the cart. Fangran changed into a new pair of jeans, a shirt and a coat.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It feels like the background is covered with flowers. With a refreshing look on his face, Tang Bing smiled and replied:
"Ah? No, it's just your imagination, my junior schoolmate."
Tang Bing stared at him silently with the corner of his mouth twitching fiercely.
Senior, you are grinning almost to your ears, who are you trying to fool?
"Okay, the move is done, let's go back~"
Fangran clapped his hands and walked towards the cashier with a happy face.
Tang Bing, who was following him, no longer knew what kind of medicine his strange senior had taken today.
However, in fact, it was Fangran who finally found Brixton after spending several hours following Tang Bing's 'guidance' and 'inspiration' last night.
Looking at the streets around me, there are drunks from time to time, and many places are dimly lit and messy.
It's full of the smell of getting rich.
Then Fangran suddenly realized something from Tang Bing's words!
If he wants to obtain financial resources from those habitual criminals who are not good people, he actually does not need to be a chivalrous person who climbs over the rooftops and walls.
He can totally...
Fishing enforcement.
Then after one night, the 'Chocolate Box Masked Man' suddenly realized that compared to drinking the northwest wind on the wall and roof, the efficiency of fishing law enforcement was simply sky-high.
Even if there are some homeless people who are broke, the final 'money drop' is equivalent to nearly thirty hours of working in a supermarket...
emmm(quick thinking)....
Farewell, my immature chivalrous heart (farewell with tears and smiles).
"Senior sister..."
"what?"
"Massage and shopping are really good things, thank you."
"Eh - it's so disgusting. Senior, did you take the wrong medicine today?!"
Seeing Fang Ran say this with a sassy smile, Tang Bing suddenly felt a chill all over his body. He wondered if he had listened to what he said yesterday and went to the bathhouse in South London to find a major health care service.
Then the door to the new world opens.
Although it's not far from the truth...
During the day today, I finally found a high-end bath and massage center that Tang Bing told him about yesterday on his mobile phone. It was the first time in his life for Fangran to come to such a place alone.
After a comfortable bath and massage from a mature foreign sister,
I was almost immersed in the pleasures of capitalism and couldn't extricate myself.
Whether it was the priceless tickets or the experience of being able to buy whatever he wanted on Oxford Street, Fangran realized once again,
It’s great to have money (sigh from the bottom of my heart).
Fang·instantaneous matter·ran.
"Ah, senior, I'm going to finish the things that Mrs. Isis asked me to put on the table. I'll ask you to look at it for a while~"
"Oh, I see."
On the fifth day of wandering, Fangran, who finally took a breather in the new clothes and hot water, bit the rim of the paper cup and waved her hand as she was accustomed to it.
But Fangran looked at the current situation that all of his fellow participants were actually working in the supermarket, and thought about how he had used extraordinary means last night to still have dozens of pounds of 'income' left even though he had spent a lot today.
Regarding the 10 pounds that she finally got through luck on the first day after a lot of hard work, Wei Wei covered her face with regret and thought of a cliché that her high school math teacher often said.
Method is really important...
If he had directly asked his schoolmates about this kind of thing the next day, wouldn't he have had to waste so much effort?
I rolled my eyes speechlessly and thought for a moment, but then I took a look at the energetic figure in the red Donald Duck coat walking lively through the product shelves.
Putting her arm on the cashier counter and dragging the side of her face, Fangran picked up the water glass and smiled helplessly.
Well, it won’t be bad to have this experience in a few days...
only,
The moment I put down the paper cup and stared at the water in it, I thought back to the 'bad guy' who was so wary and uneasy last night. Now, even if I don't have the ability, I am just a prey.
I don’t remember who said what,
If fear cannot be overcome, it becomes fear itself.
Through the reflection of the water in the cup, Fangran seemed to see the really powerful 'child'...
Different from the journey to the North Pole where he lost his ability and became a mortal, lost in the foreign country of London, this time the real world gave Fangran a different kind of...
"Sorry, I want to pay."
Halfway through his thoughts, a customer in front of him spoke calmly. Fangran quickly came back to his senses and put on a polite smile. He was slightly surprised why the capable man in a suit in front of him came to the supermarket.
Fangran's eyes froze when he heard him speak in a deep voice while leaning down slightly.