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> a succession of endless, snaking queues where passengers are laboriously urged forward like some indigestible, resented lump of food in a small intestine. I
by m_fayer 9y ago
> a succession of endless, snaking queues where passengers are laboriously urged forward like some indigestible, resented lump of food in a small intestine.
I always appreciate it when journalists choose to add some verve to their prose.
- cm2187 9y agoThe passport and security at Gare du Nord in Paris very much looks like that. I don't think eurostar has that much of an edge over airports in term of annoying passengers with queues and pointless rules.
- ghaff 9y agoBreezed right through Gare du Nord last Saturday. But we actually got to the train station about as early as we would have for a flight because we noted things were such a backed up mess when we arrived a few days prior.
- jogjayr 9y agoIt was a lovely turn of phrase. One of the highlights of my day!