I went to a very energetic and inspiring performance by Barak Marshal at the Dance Festival; did the Jack the Ripper Tour, and visited most of the tourist places. But for me the most exciting experience had nothing to do with a particular site or event. It’s a feeling.
The feeling comes about leaving the Oxford circus tube station on a Saturday. It is a true London experience . If you’ve never been in a big cosmopolitan city you might find it difficult to realize what is happening around you. People carrying big bags trying to find their way out, but end up in another store spending even more money.
They don’t care about the traffic lights, and keep walking as if the red light is a sign indicating that the store from the other side on the street is running out supply.
If the people in Green Park will give you directions, here it will be tricky to stop someone and expect help.
Being spellbound by the feeling of Oxford Street their only aim is satisfy the desire for something new. That feeling is the moving force of the city of London. Where does it go? Eventually to the closest McDonalds. People spend almost all of their weekly allowances, feel exhausted and start living on a budget again…until the next Saturday.
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