Sit on any UK commuter train at 7:43am on a Monday and you'll see something that should be more uncomfortable than it is.
A carriage of adults in their thirties and forties, standing up shoulder to shoulder, headphones in, eyes locked on the floor or their phones, completely silent. Some of them have been doing this exact journey for 6, 8, 12 years.
Nobody is talking, nobody is making eye contact, and everyone has already rehearsed the next 12 hours in their head before the train has even left the station.
This is what the country quietly calls 'a good job in the city.'
The 9-to-5 system should be completely abolished. Workdays should be 10-3 or 9-2. There’s no reason people should spend most of their lives at work. Let people go home and have time for their families, partners, friends, and rest. This is why so many people hate their jobs.
Eddie Howe’s name is the one ringing out at St James’ Park during lap of honour
The support for him inside the stadium has never wavered this season #nufc
And just like that, the very wealthiest party in the U.K. backed by foreign billionaires is supported by the very poorest members of society who dislike foreigners. You couldn’t make this shit up.