{"id":34661,"date":"2026-01-17T03:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalinx.ro\/wordpress\/?p=34661"},"modified":"2026-01-17T14:19:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T14:19:31","slug":"london-my-favourite-shithole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalinx.ro\/wordpress\/?p=34661","title":{"rendered":"London, my favourite shithole"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Asta e , c\u0103 mie nu \u00eemi place la Londra, c\u0103 dac\u0103 \u00eemi pl\u0103cea, f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eendoial\u0103 c\u0103 am fi locuit acolo \u0219i am fi fost posh; a\u0219a, locuim la marginea unui ora\u0219 mic, \u00een miros de balegi de cai, pentru c\u0103 sunt un \u021b\u0103r\u0103nete \u0219i \u00eemi place a\u0219a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Din c\u00e2nd \u00een c\u00e2nd , c\u00e2t mai rar, mai merg acolo , ca vizitator, destul de des pi\u0219entru<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nu vreau s\u0103 fiu \u00een\u021beles gre\u0219it,\u00a0 Londra, m\u0103 rog, centru ei \u0219i zonele scumpe, nu e ur\u00e2t\u0103. Nu de aia nu \u00eemi place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigur, e cam meh prin Wembley, pe unde locuiesc romulanii – destul de bleah prin Croydon; am dormit eu o noapte acolo, posh part,<\/a> desigur. Iar diminea\u021ba c\u00e2nd am ie\u0219it pe strad\u0103, m-am trezit \u00een \u021big\u0103nie de Ferentari \u0219i alta nu.\u00a0 Dar nu acolo merg \u0219i nu pe acolo a\u0219 locui, dac\u0103 ar fi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dar e obositoare, b\u0103; Bucure\u0219tiul e pantaloni scur\u021bi. A\u0219a de mul\u021bi oameni , a\u0219a de mult timp pierdut pentru orice c\u0103cat , gen trecut strada , ai de pula mea, m\u0103 duc singur la balamuc doar c\u00e2nd m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evident c\u0103 am \u0219i eu \u0219uruburile un pic cam slabe la bibilic\u0103, c\u0103 pe majoritatea oamenilor nu \u00eei v\u0103d s\u0103 fie a\u0219a sensibili.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u0103 conduc \u00een Londra?\u00a0 Nici g\u00e2nd!\u00a0 Nu cred c\u0103 e mai r\u0103u dec\u00e2t \u00een Bucure\u0219ti, gen so\u021bia s-a dus cu rabla\u00a0 \u00eentr-o zi p\u00e2n\u0103 la Waterloo, c\u0103 se \u00eentorcea seara \u0219i na,\u00a0 cu trenul circul\u0103 to\u021bi saracii \u0219i psihopa\u021bii – a\u0219a ca mine.\u00a0 Ea \u0219i are nervii mai buni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dac\u0103 e dup\u0103 mine, lu\u0103m trenul!\u00a0 \u0218i era dup\u0103 mine, c\u0103 mergeam cu copilul la teatru. Adic\u0103 s\u0103 mearg\u0103 ea la teatru \u0219i cu \u00eenc\u0103 doi colegi c\u0103rora le f\u0103cea un cadou. Adic\u0103 un fel de pl\u0103tim noi \u0219i merge\u021bi voi, dar na, nu mai socotim acuma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ba, socotim-socotim, c\u0103 trenul dus \u00eentors pentru cinci persoane e faliment curat, vreo 150 de lire sau mai mult. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atunci m-am g\u00e2ndit la o fent\u0103 tare. Mergem cu ma\u0219ina, conduce so\u021bia, eu stau ca \u00een Uber, c\u0103 sunt un adev\u0103rat gent\u0103lman, b\u0103! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dar nu p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een centru de tot, c\u0103 f\u0103ceam o or\u0103 numai prin Londra \u0219i \u00eenapoi tot a\u0219a . La ie\u0219ire din Londra -nu din Londra, din centrul Londrei – se g\u0103sesc parc\u0103ri in zona Hammersmith (\u00a0 asta e un fel de ca la Groz\u0103ve\u0219ti a\u0219a , dac\u0103 ai avea autostrad\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 acolo ) – c\u0103 noi mergeam pe M4 p\u00e2n\u0103 aproape-aproape acolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pl\u0103tit 25 de lire pentru vreo 4 ore de parcare la Novotel\/Mercure – ceva hotel de la Accor care are parcare subteranist\u0103 – \u0103stea preturi, care v\u0103 v\u0103ita\u021bi c\u0103 s-a scumpit prin Bucure\u0219ti,\u00a0 condus so\u021bia p\u00e2n\u0103 acolo \u0219i de acolo luat metroul cu t\u00e2rla de copii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ca s\u0103 ne umplem de jeg, Ebola , sifilis \u0219i ce or mai fi av\u00e2nd aia prin tunelurile pline de \u0219obolani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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C\u00e2nd am ie\u0219it la W1 \u0219i am l\u0103sat copiii la Teatrul Lyric<\/a>  mi-am revenit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

E frumos acolo, chiar dac\u0103 era o dup\u0103 amiaz\u0103 clasic\u0103 cu ploaie \u0219i frig s\u0103 te caci pe tine, ori\u0219ic\u00e2t, frumos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Am intrat cu so\u021bia la un Radisson s\u0103 bem o cafea \u0219i ne uitam la Londra pe geamul panoramic care d\u0103dea c\u0103tre Pia\u021ba Leicester unde amenajaser\u0103 un t\u00e2rg de Cr\u0103ciun. A\u0219 fi dat un ochi acolo s\u0103 beau un vin fiert c\u0103 ce treab\u0103 aveam io aveam \u0219ofer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Acum 14 ani, dup\u0103 ce am cump\u0103rat cea de-a doua rabl\u0103 a vie\u021bii mele, i-am spus so\u021biei s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i ia permis, ca s\u0103 pot s\u0103 beau \u0219i eu.\u00a0 Nu \u0219tiu c\u00e2t de \u00eenc\u00e2ntat\u0103 a fost de idee, dar pentru mine pl\u0103te\u0219te dividende ideea asta, chit c\u0103 mai mult m\u0103 laud acuma, dec\u00e2t\u00a0 s\u0103 mai beau alcool .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In fine, nu am mai plecat nic\u0103ieri, am b\u0103ut o bere mic\u0103 acolo.\u00a0 Pentru c\u0103 ne-am dat seama c\u0103 Londra se vede a\u0219a de mi\u0219to pe fereastr\u0103 de undeva unde zgomotul e blocat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ne uitam in lini\u0219te la oameni care intrau \u0219i ie\u0219eau de la t\u00e2rg \u0219i privit prin sticl\u0103 p\u0103rea un decor de toamn\u0103 lini\u0219titor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dup\u0103 ce am m\u00e2ncat cel mai britanic, de calitatea la care te a\u0219tep\u021bi ( nu de Radisson, ci de pubul local de be\u021bivani) , “battered fish ”\u00a0 am ie\u0219it la promenad\u0103 din nou \u0219i am avut aceea\u0219i experien\u021b\u0103, c\u0103 devine, foarte repede, obositor, nu \u0219tiu frate de ce!? , \u0219i am c\u0103utat s\u0103 intr\u0103m din nou undeva \u00een\u0103untru – am g\u0103sit Galeria Na\u021bional\u0103 \u0219i am intrat acolo la \u0103ia, unde am avut o revela\u021bie cu privire la pictur\u0103, dup\u0103 ce m-am scormonit prin cotloanele creierului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E interesant c\u0103 \u0103\u0219tia au durat de peste tot \u0219i le vezi cumva pe toate la un loc din mai multe epoci, \u00een spa\u021biu \u0219i timp restr\u00e2ns s\u0103 po\u021bi compara \u0219i procesa. Gen am mai fost prin muzee  \u0219i galerii, am fost \u0219i la Luvru, dar nu am avut revela\u021bia asta. Nu \u0219tiu dac\u0103 e cineva de acord cu mine , c\u0103 nu \u0219tiu dac\u0103 o s\u0103 mai fiu eu de acord cu mine peste zece ani, dar nu conteaz\u0103. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mi se pare c\u0103 epoca de aur pentru pictur\u0103 a fost perioada renascentist\u0103. Poate sunt subiectiv, dar pictura de atunci pare s\u0103 capete maturitatea spa\u021bial\u0103 , maturitatea de detaliu, de culori. Se vede cum mai t\u00e2rziu se duce \u00een alte b\u0103l\u0103rii \u0219i se pierd din culori \u0219i detalii .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u0103 uitam la tablouri cu prin\u021bese in rochii argintii de, cred c\u0103 m\u0103tase, b\u0103 tat\u0103, eu nu cred c\u0103 am v\u0103zut material real a\u0219a de frumos \u0219i s\u0103 par\u0103 cu stil \u0219i lux, cum e reprodus \u00een pictur\u0103. Incredibil!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mai t\u00e2rziu, dup\u0103 anii 1700 se pierd aspectele astea, pictura ca execu\u021bie mi se pare c\u0103 decade , sunt scene care las\u0103 mai mult imagina\u021bia s\u0103 lucreze \u0219i s\u0103 termine ideea tablourilor… Alt fel de art\u0103. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mda, \u00eemi dau seama c\u0103 nu \u00eemi displace ca turist \u0219i c\u0103 ar trebui s\u0103 merg mai des. Ca turist.  \u0218i cred c\u0103 mai merg la IMAX acolo c\u00e2nd o fi ceva interesant, c\u0103 la \u021b\u0103r\u0103noaia nu e. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ma g\u00e2ndeam la Avatar, dar l-am prins \u00een Rom\u00e2nia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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C\u00e2nd m-am \u00eentors , la metrou , mi-am dat seama unde seam\u0103n\u0103 cu Bucure\u0219ti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\u00e2nd am \u00eenceput s\u0103 lucrez in afara Rom\u00e2niei mi-am dat seama c\u0103 rom\u00e2nii nu prea z\u00e2mbesc. Nu z\u00e2mbeau. Nu aia din Bucure\u0219ti oricum . La mine z\u00e2mbeau de li se vedeau din\u021bii lips\u0103 tuturor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cen afar\u0103, c\u0103 vorbim de Fran\u021ba, Elve\u021bia, chiar \u0219i Germania – lumea z\u00e2mbea pe strad\u0103. A\u0219a un fel de salut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cen UK mai pu\u021bin, parca din ce in ce mai pu\u021bin, dar ori\u0219ic\u00e2t, nu era Bucure\u0219tiul 2010-15.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

La metrou in Londra  nu am v\u0103zut de c\u00e2\u021biva ani pe cineva z\u00e2mbind.  \u0218i \u00een seara aia m-a pocnit. C\u0103 nici pe peron, nici \u00een vagon, nimeni nu z\u00e2mbea. Ne l\u0103sam to\u021bi du\u0219i ca ni\u0219te condamna\u021bi la carcerele vie\u021bilor noastre, sau m\u0103 rog, impresia asta am avut-o. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pe panourile de deasupra locurilor erau reclame cu mesaje motiva\u021bionale  gen : “Dup\u0103 col\u021b este SPERAN\u021a\u0102! ” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nu \u0219tiu unde e col\u021bul \u0103la, \u00een oamenii din vagonul cu care umblam, nu citeam nicio speran\u021b\u0103 nici p\u00e2n\u0103 dup\u0103 ce ar fi dat to\u021bi col\u021bul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dar a fost o experien\u021b\u0103 interesant\u0103. Cred c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 r\u00e2d\u00a0 singur mai des, sau sa plec de aici p\u00e2n\u0103 nu m\u0103 molipsesc.\u00a0 Din nou.\u00a0 Lua\u021bi \u00een calcul c\u0103 era decembrie. \u00cen \u021bara asta depresia sezonier\u0103 \u021bine vreo 5-6 luni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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