There is a happy soul on the London Underground.
HA! I saw you frown questioningly.
If you are a regular London Underground commuter, like me, then you will know only too well that ‘happy’ and ‘London Underground’ won’t typically be mentioned in the same sentence.
But sometimes, there will be an exception to the rule.
Most mornings I pry myself away from Little Button and head out to central London on the tube to work. Its doom and gloom, especially on a Monday morning. Though recently, something has changed…or should I say someone.
A new voice has made itself clear. It has even the grouchiest commuter chuckling. Meet London Undergrounds ray of sunshine Mr Platform Announcer.
If you are reading this Mr Platform Announcer, you will know who you are. Thank you for making my mornings that bit brighter.
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I love that. London is so hectic and commuting mundane it’s good someone’s lightening things up!! #dreamteam
I LOVE this!! Hurrah for people like this brightening the day! 🙂 #DreamTeam
Brilliant! Having commuted in London in the past, I can totally understand those horrible mornings on the underground and the need for a laugh. What a breath of fresh air this announcer must have been! Lets get him onboard all the time! xx #dreamteam
I love your drawings! Things like a chirpy train guy make such a difference to the drudgery. I can’t remember which station it is (maybe it’s a few?) but there’s a whiteboard with a quote of the day at the entrance which I think is brilliant too. #DreamTeam
Yaaaay for Mr Platform Announcer! The morning commute can be so tiresome so how lovely he is putting a smile on everyone’s face! #dreamteam
Ah I loved this. I visited London recently and I’d always been told how unfriendly people were on the underground, but I have to say I was really impressed with how lovely people were. #dreamteam
Love this! It doesn’t take much to make someone smile but that smile can have a big impact #DreamTeam
Oh I need to meet you Mr Platform Announcer – how funny is he? Pull in those bums! Brilliant! You are such a talented artist! #DreamTeam
Go happy people 🙂
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Haha loved reading this, The drawings are really great! #DreamTeam
That’s lovely! It doesn’t take much, does it, to brighten up peoples’ days? It must give him tons of job satisfaction too. Your drawings really are brilliant! Alison x #DreamTeam
Ah its so nice when someone is bright and cheery, especially on a Monday morning!
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I love this- how amazing and a breath of fresh air to make miserable monday travellers smile! Thank you and fab drawings as always! #DreamTeam Lou at http://www.peppermintcove.com
Oh! Brilliant! I love it when we get a ‘break from the norm’ and someone just goes for it and lightens people’s mood. Happiness is contagious. Fun is contagious. Laughter is contagious.
I was sitting in a waiting room as one of 12 Jury Members awaiting Jury duty last week. It was sooooo quiet. No one dared speak or look at each other and it was so awkward that in the end I just giggled and said ‘I feel like I should start a Mexican Wave or something to break the ice.’ Everyone started laughing and then the conversations started.
I hope Mr Underground man is the first of many such folks popping up all over London and in different walks of life…If not, perhaps we can be the Mr Undergound conductor in our own circles.
Loved this. Thanks.
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haha brilliant. I love it when people go out of their way to brighten the day! #DreamTeam
It’s amazing how much of a difference just one smiley person can make to your day isn’t it? Mr Platform Announcer – I salute you! 🙂 Thanks for hosting #DreamTeam x
Little things like that really help brighten up your day, don’t they? I wish I had someone to amuse me on the commute to work with the baby in tow (I drop her off at nursery on the way to the office) – it would make that bus ride much more pleasant. #DreamTeam
love the good old British sense of humour! It can really make the stress of travelling much easier to deal with #DreamTeam
Love this! Made me smile. It’s the little things. People are lovely, really. #DreamTeam
Love this! Those chirpy, happy tube and train announcers really do make all the difference on those morning commutes. You just cant help but smile or chuckle, and for a moment or two you completly forget that youre on a hot and packed train or tube 🙂 Emily #DreamTeam
hahaha! I love this! Every now and again you get a wonderful person like that brighten up your day. They 100% deserve praise. We once had the most amazing pilot. Despite a delayed flight that was beyond his control…he allowed all the kids up into the cockpit for a nosey, kept us regularly updated and made jokes aplenty!
Lovely to also discover a new blogger. Your drawings are gorgeous. #DreamTeam
Whatever job you do, you might as well try to enjoy it as you spend so much of your life there – so fair play to him for trying to enjoy himself and spending a bit of joy too! #DreamTeam
Love your drawings so much!!! It’s so nice to hear a friendly voice in the morning isn’t it? i wish i was more of a morning person and would the two kids i suppose i now am…..#DreamTeam
I love him!! People like this are the best, I adore a cheerful person. When I’ve worked in restaurants and bars I’ve always been so friendly to people – it makes MY day better if I try to be positive and happy, so if it makes anyone else a bit chirpier then that’s even better.
Your drawings are wonderful, as always! #DreamTeam
I love this, and your drawings are fabulous! I love a good character who can brighten up an otherwise mundane day, he sounds fab! #DreamTeam
Lovely post – I adore your drawings! Is this announcer a Jamaican guy at London Victoria tube? I remember coming across him once or twice trying to brighten up our days and I loved it too – such a breath of fresh air 🙂 Thank you for teaming up with me for #dreamteam – lovely to be part of it xx
He sounds fab! I love people who are this bright and chirpy in the mornings!
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Love it! That commute can be the worst start to the day and love that this guy is trying to get the world smiling. High five Mr Platform Announcer #DreamTeam
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone enjoys their jobs and everywhere we went pole were happier! Gorgeous post that made me smile and i adore your pics xx #dreamteam
I love platform announcers, they definitely make a busy morning/evening commute better. x #dreamteam
Your drawings are great! What a nice way to start your Monday #DreamTeam
Oh we need more people like him! This sounds like it’ll make so many peoples days just that little bit brighter. Love your drawings x
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I think I’ve heard this man before – or it was someone similar. It’s so nice for them to stray from the boring script they usually recite! 🙂 PS I am loving the illustrations – they really capture the moment. 🙂 #DreamTeam
I am not from London but in the Philippines I am a commuter and I know the importance of a happy soul in the mornings! And I am sure that that guy would be happy to get some appreciation from the passengers!
Love the doodles too!
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I love the drawings! A little something different can make things seem so much better! #Dreamteam
While I don’t know anything about about the London Underground I do love your drawings! You are quite talented. #dreamteam