In London, apart from luxury shopping and high rents, perhaps the most impressive thing about London's expenses for people who have lived there is,
Traffic is expensive.
As a hub in the UK, London’s traffic is very developed. Generally, there are no more than 400 meters in the city center. There must be a subway or bus platform. However, it is extremely convenient and has a very significant feature.
One word, expensive.
The most representative subway in London has very complicated billing methods and ticket types, such as annual tickets, monthly tickets, daily tickets, single tickets, peak tickets, off-peak tickets, etc.
Ah, but they all have the same thing in common,
Expensive... is expensive (sweat)...
If one day you go to London and need to take the subway, please be sure to understand the various rules in detail to avoid high expenses, prepare tourist oyster cards in advance, buy discount cards such as seven-day travel tickets...
"But even if you have a card, it costs nearly 3 pounds. During the peak period, some of them still pay the original price, and the London subway is all antiques without air conditioning. Thinking about it this way, the 1 pound and 2 pound buses are so cute~"
Looking at Tang Bing in front of him with a silly smile as if he had seen heaven, he probably lost his mind in the heartache. The rent does not require transportation and basically relies on walking Fang. Wandering. But after thinking about it, the cost is slightly swallowed. The corner of the mouth drooling twitched,
Slightly ashamed, thinking that the subway is so expensive without air conditioning, as expected of rich people living in London from developed countries...
However, what Fangran doesn't know is that, in fact, even the locals in London are very concerned about the transportation fares in their own city.
Also so painful that I couldn't breathe.
There have even been news of fare evasion by rich people with high annual salaries...
So you must not think that the price is the same as that of supermarkets. Their income is high so they can afford this price. As the second most expensive transportation in Europe, London can easily cost thousands of pounds a year. How can it be a waste of fame.
What? You mean London taxis
Heh, for the sake of your heart, I suggest you not to know...
"Such a high overhead..."
As an ordinary family with little money, I roughly calculated the expenses of studying abroad, knowing that this must not be all the problems that will be encountered in life. Fangran, who felt quite empathetic to Tang Bing, looked at her and sighed silently:
"It's not easy being an exchange student, junior."
"Otherwise, it is not so easy to achieve the goal. What I can do is to study hard and save some money for my family. In London, everything related to manual services is very expensive, just like what I just said. SPA, Seniors, do you know how much the sauna ticket costs... ”
Tang Bing rolled her eyes speechlessly, and then, as if she had finally found someone to complain about, even though she was sunny and cheerful, she couldn't help puffing up one cheek and complaining to Fangran:
"It's very difficult for a girl to study abroad alone. She has to work hard and pay attention to safety. After all, the security in foreign countries 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, do you know that when you first came here, you went to learn from the seniors and heard that you should never go to places like Brixton at night,"
"Even if you go, you have to trot all the way in a place with light, and there is even an unspoken rule that 20 pounds is a price acceptable to both parties. I was terrified when I heard it..."
"etc!!!"
A loud drink interrupted Tang Bing's thoughts, and Dameng, who startled her, opened her eyes wide, staring blankly at Fangran's tough painting style as if he had noticed something.
"Sister, what did you just say?"
"I was scared to death when I heard that."
"No, the last sentence."
"Twenty pounds is an acceptable price for both parties..."
"Not this one."
"Even if you go, you have to go where there is light..."
"One more sentence."
“Definitely don't go to Brixton at night...”
Fangran: "..."
emmm... .
Hamster... No, Fangran's brain has been thinking quickly.
Then Tang Bing, who was dumbfounded by his question, saw Fangran suddenly looking at him with a sweet smile on his face, and the topic changed 180°.
"Sister, how much is the ticket for the SPA and massage you mentioned earlier...."
that night,
Brixton.
As a multi-ethnic mixed community in South London, a large part of the population here is of Caribbean black descent, with low-cost apartments, multicultural collisions, and a vibrant and vibrant atmosphere.
The crime rate is high, the streets are dirty, and there are many homeless people living around the station, and conflicts can be seen for a long time.
Next to the dimly lit remote block, near the bar where the rough drunks toasted, a figure walked slowly in a place without any hurry,
It quickly attracted the attention of two men.
They glanced at each other almost tacitly, revealing a smile mixed with some kind of ugliness, and the two of them quickly followed, preparing for another extra money tonight, grabbing each other's shoulders, with malicious intentions A low laugh lowered his voice and went straight to the point.
"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, where comatose men were piled up like garbage... .
Under the hood is a weird smile in the dark, speaking a language they don't understand.
"The fourth one is finally not a homeless man."
...
...
The next day, the sun was shining brightly.
"Senior, is it my illusion..."
In the cargo area of the supermarket, Tang Bing, who looked at Fangran easily holding three large boxes and put them on top, was bewildered:
"I always feel that you are in an inexplicable mood after changing your clothes today...?"
He casually put three boxes of unidentified goods into the cargo area, and helped Tang Bing unload those from the cart, and changed into a new pair of jeans, shirt, and coat. Fangran felt like the background was covered with flowers. Qing Qing looked at Tang Bing and replied with a smile:
"Ah? No, it's your illusion, junior."
Let Tang Bing stare at him silently with the corner of his mouth twitching fiercely.
Senior, you are almost grinning to the base of your ears, who are you fooling around here
"Okay, we're done moving, let's go back~"
After clapping his hands, Fangran happily walked towards the cashier with a honeyed face, making Tang Bing who was following behind him no longer aware of what medicine he, a strange senior, was taking today.
But in fact, according to Tang Bing's "guidance" and "enlightenment" last night, it took several hours to finally find Fangran in Brixton. A dimly lit mess,
Filled with a taste of getting rich.
Then Fangran suddenly understood from Tang Bing's words!
If he wants to get financial resources from those habitual offenders who are not good people, he doesn't need to be a hero on the roof and wall at all, he can...
Fishing enforcement.
Then one night, the "Chocolate Box Masked Man" suddenly realized that compared to drinking northwest wind on the roof of the wall, the efficiency of fishing law enforcement is so high that it breaks through the sky.
Even if there are some poor homeless people, the final "money drop" is equivalent to nearly 30 hours of work in the supermarket...
emmm (thinking fast)... .
Farewell, my immature chivalrous heart (tears and smiles farewell).
"Sister"
"what?"
"Massage and shopping are really good things, thank you."
"Hey - it's disgusting, senior, did you take the wrong medicine today?!"
Seeing Fangran say these words with a sassy smile on his face, 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 doctor, and then opened the door to the new century went.
Although it's not far from the truth...
During the day today, I finally found a high-end bathing and massage center that Tang Bing told him about yesterday with his mobile phone. It was the first time in his life that Fangran came to this kind of place alone. After taking a comfortable bath and being massaged by a mature foreign sister ,
Almost immersed in the enjoyment of capitalism and unable to extricate himself.
Whether it's the expensive tickets or the experience of buying anything you want on Oxford Street, Fangran once again realized that,
It's nice to have money (sigh from the bottom of my heart).
Fang · instant matter · natural.
"Ah, senior, I'm going to fix the things that Mrs. Isis asked me to put on, please take a look at me for a while~"
"Oh, I see."
On the sixth day of wandering, Fangran, who finally breathed a sigh of relief in the new clothes and hot water, bit the edge of the paper cup and waved with her as usual.
It's just that Fangran looked at the current situation of his dignified participants working part-time in the supermarket. After thinking about it, even if he spent a lot of money today with extraordinary means last night, he still has tens of pounds of 'income' left.
Regarding the 10 pounds that I got through hard work on the first day and finally got it by luck, Wei Wei covered her face with regret, thinking of a common saying that the high school math teacher often said.
method is really important
If he directly asked the school girl about such things the next day, wouldn't he have to waste this effort
Speechless, he rolled his eyes and thought about it for a while, but he glanced at the energetic figure in the red Donald Duck jacket walking through the merchandise shelves alive and kicking,
With his arm propped on the cash register and dragging his cheek, Fangran picked up his water glass and smiled helplessly.
Well, it's not bad to have such an experience in a few days...
only,
At the moment when I put down the paper cup and stared at the water in it, I recalled the 'bad guy' who was so vigilant last night, and now I am just a prey to my incompetent self, I don't remember who said it,
If fear cannot be conquered, then become 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 with all its strength, losing the ability to become a mortal, and getting lost in a foreign London, this time the real world gave Fangran a different kind of...
"Excuse me, I want to pay the bill."
Halfway through his thoughts, a customer in front of him spoke calmly, causing Fangran to quickly regain his senses and put on a polite smile, wondering why the capable man in a suit in front of him came to the supermarket,
Hearing his slightly lowered body and speaking in a deep voice, Fangran's eyes froze for a moment.
"Ma'am...let me pick you up."
And then slowly and quietly...