1.
The golden rule- NEVER, talk to, make eye
contact with or even acknowledge any other person. EVER. Especially on the
tube!!!!!!
2.
You have to hate all tourists, even if you were
one yourself a few months ago. Almost instantly after moving to London you will
treasure the time you spend outside of Zone 1 purely for the avoidance of
tourists.
3.
BUY AN OYSTER CARD. There is nothing more
annoying that someone stopping and fidgeting with a paper ticket at the ticket
barriers when you’re in a rush. Again, as I said before, even if that person
was you a few months ago
4.
DON’T STOP MOVING. Excuse the S-Club 7
reference, but seriously don’t ever stop moving in the following places: in
public. London, as we all know is a very busy place, and if you ignored rule
number two and find yourself in central London, you’ll know that crowds are not
an uncommon commodity. THERE IS NOTHING MORE ANNOYING THAN SOMEONE WHO JUST
STOPS WALKING IN FRONT OF YOU. Especially when you have somewhere to be.
5.
Following on from rule numbers 3 and 4, always
pretend that you’re incredibly busy and in a rush in order to give off an air
of importance as well as to show fellow Londoners that you’re not a tourist who
tends to have a habit of moving at a leisurely (slow) pace.
6.
NEVER take photos of the bog standard landmarks,
you’ll look like a tourist and who needs to see ANOTHER photo of the London eye
or St. Pauls? Seriously, we all know what they look like.
7.
Learn to accept the fact that you will be broke.
But you will still eat out. And go shopping. And pretend that you are not broke.
8.
If you want to be really committed, learn which
tube train doors you need to get on to make sure you’re close to the exit when
you get to your destination. This can be a life saver. When you’re tired or if
it’s really busy those platforms can be MILES long.
