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London is the only city in world that turns everyone's snot black, not even Delhi or Beijing does that.
by Stevvo 7y ago
London is the only city in world that turns everyone's snot black, not even Delhi or Beijing does that.
- tomatocracy 7y agoI’ve lived in London for 15 years and I’ve never experienced that. I suspect it’s something of an urban myth.
- te_chris 7y agoHappens to me! It's mostly the tube I think though - airborne brake residue etc, is what I've been told.
- ptr 7y agoMe too, in the tube – definitely not a myth. A friend even got his white dress shirt ruined by the stuff.
- tomatocracy 7y agoThat’s credible - it could be quite localised on the tube to certain stations or lines if that is the case - I’ve noticed that I get black marks all over my hands occasionally from the escalator handrail in some stations but it’s only a small minority of the ones I’ve been to.
- swebs 7y agoDamn, how much would it cost to just run some air filters down there?
- mikestew 7y ago'merican here with normal snot; when I'm doing stuff (house fixy stuff) that turns my mucous colors, it's my sign that I need to go grab a dust mask. Is this not really a concern down there in the underground because $REASONS, or one of those "umm, never thought about it, but now that you mention it..." things?
- te_chris 7y agoIt's more: this is how we have to get to work so go back to your book :D
- fucking_tragedy 7y agoUsed to happen to me in New York 15 years ago. Hasn't happened since, though.
- song 7y agoHappened to me systematically in Wuhan, a few times (but much less) in Shanghai
- lightedman 7y agoBeijing and Shenzhen both made my snot go black when I was there sourcing LED components.