James Joyce: Perhaps his poor eyesight was to blame for disembarking from the train in the wrong city. Photograph: Getty Images
Knowing when to disembark from a bus or train in a strange city is always tricky.
If you leave it too late, as my friend did on the DART many years ago, you could find yourself stuck in a train wash. She was on her way to an interview for a teaching post when she lingered too long in the carriage and found herself hurtling into the train wash.
The railway workers got great amusement from her predicament but unfortunately it didn’t do her any favours and she didn’t get the job.
On the other hand, if you have a tendency to panic and shoot off the train too soon, you could have something in common with James Joyce.
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