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| BBC Learning EnglishLondon LifeSlow LondonJackie: Hello you're listening to BBC LearningEnglish, with me Jackie Dalton,and this is London Life. (sfx)Many people love the excitement of living in a big citysuch as London. But for others, things happen a bit toofast – people seem busy and stressed all the time. A groupcalled 'Slow London' wants everyone to slow down and takesome time to relax. Perhaps you could walk to work one dayinstead of driving. Or when you buy a newspaper, take thetime to have a friendly chat with the newsagent. But whatdo people living in London think about all this? Is life inthe capital really too fast? ClipLondon Life probably is a bit fast, yeah, walking down thestreet, rushing to work, getting on the tube, constantlybeing busy…yeah, I would say it's too fast compared toother cities. Jackie: She thinks it is a bit fast. She talkedabout people rushing to work. To'rush' somewhere is to go there very quickly. Clip…rushing to workJackie: Rushing to work – something I do everymorning. Maybe I should stop and have a coffee on the wayin… I'm sure my boss won't mind if I'm a bit late. Whatdoes this girl think about the speed of life in London? ClipIf you can't cut it in this city, you should leave! Jackie: Ooh, harsh words! 'If you can't cut it, youshould leave!' 'You can't cut it' means you can't handle it, you're not strong enough to copewith it. ClipI don't think London Life is too fast. If you can't cut itin this city, you should leave! Jackie: So, perhaps a rather typically Londonmessage from that girl – if you can't cut it in this city,you should leave! Does this man think life in the city istoo fast? ClipSometimes it is, yeah, yes of course it is. Do you ever find yourself trying to slow down? Oh I do, absolutely. I make it a part of my daily scheduleto have a moment of slowing down – I go for a swim. Jackie: Life in London does sometimes seem too fastfor him. And he makes it part of his daily schedule to slowdown - every day he takes some time to go swimming. ClipI make it a part of my daily schedule to have a moment ofslowing down – I go for a swim. Jackie: This next person works in London, but livesin a small village in the countryside. Does she notice abig difference between the two? ClipWell, I find London Life quite fast because I don'tactually live in London – I work in London, I live out inKent, in the countryside so I really notice how differentthe pace is from out in the countryside. Jackie: She says there's a difference in the pace– 'the pace', the speed of things. The pace in London is faster than in the countryside. ClipI really notice how different the pace is from out in thecountryside. Jackie: Our next person is originally from Walesand she also notices the difference in pace. ClipYes, being originally from Wales, it is a lot faster thanlife down there, when I go back it's at a snail's pace. ButI'm young, so I enjoy it here. Jackie: She says in Wales things seem to go 'at asnail's pace' – very slowly, at about the speed of asnail. She enjoys the faster pace of London. Clip…when I go back it's at a snail's pace. But I'm young, soI enjoy it here. Jackie: But does she ever feel the need to try andslow down when she's inLondon? ClipYes, I've taken more 'me time' this year – it was one ofmy New Year's resolutions to have more 'me time' becauseyou could do something every night if you wanted to and itwas getting all too much for me. Jackie: Did you get the answer? Yes. She does tryto slow down. She talks abouttaking more 'me time'. To take 'me time' is an expressionmeaning to spend more time on yourself and relax or dosomething you enjoy – instead of putting all your energyinto work or family or other things you feel you have todo. She says she decided she needed more 'me time' becauseit was getting all to much for her – she couldn't copewith it. ClipYes, I've taken more 'me time' this year – it was one ofmy New Year's resolutions to have more 'me time' becauseyou could do something every night if you wanted to and itwas getting all too much for me. Jackie: This last person has perhaps the mostsimple comment, but to me it rings very true. ClipWell, yes, but once you get used to it, you just think it'snormal. Jackie: I came from a small mountain village inSwitzerland to live in London about three years ago. Atfirst, the fast pace was all a bit much for me, with peoplerushing around everywhere. But now, I hardly notice it andget very annoyed if my train is more than two minutes late. I've got used to it. That must be a sign I'm turning into areal Londoner. |
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