> David Penna wrote in message <3533D33D.2267@one.net.au>...
>
> >> Guys, lighten up ... nothing like a bit of comedy on the train of an
> >evening ... like the time I caught the "Paris" train from Central
> >Station, Sydney. You know "This train goes to Paris, first stop Refen,
> >then Strayfeel, Granveal, Pa'ama'a, Seven Hills and all to Paris"
>
> :-)
>
> Unfortunately they're not all amusing. What about all the tourists for
> the Olympics - which is why that sheila was here. How are they going to
> cope with poor English? And poorly maintained sound systems, they're
> usually so quiet you have trouble hearing them or so loud you can't
> understand them.
I was on a train form the moutains this morning and everytime the guard
spoke to the driver, the whole of the first car heard it (dunno about the
rest of the train). This went on for about five minutes and was thouroughly
amusing to all the passangers.
For the olympics or any other time, why not just say the announcements in
the most common asain language, as I am sick of having them come up and ask
if the train stops at the station that just got mentioned. Or when they are
looking at the SPI indicators and then turn round and ask when and where the
train is going. something HAS to be done.
-- Bye for now, Eben.