The speed of things
Walking home from the train station I noticed how fast everyone was walking - way faster than me and I always thought I moved quickly. Then I remembered being somewhere where people did the opposite, walked really slowly, so slowly that I had to slow myself down to fit in and not feel like I was rudely rushing through the city. I thought - where was that? Then I remembered - Rio de Janeiro, specifically. South America in general. No-one rushes in South American cities, it's a totally different feel to New York, London or…read more