This Picture Shows Exactly What Christmas Party Season In London Is Like
It’s December so the festive party season can officially get under way - and that means more scenes like this across the capital.
Up front is a seemingly sober couple sharing a tender embrace but the sight behind them is more like what you can expect on the London Undergound for the next few weeks.
The picture, titled ‘Mind The Gap’ shows a very drunk woman leaning over a barrier while she prepares to be sick all over the platform at Embankment station.
A security guard has a worried look in his eye as he realises the mess that is about to be made all over the floor.
Just moments after this picture was taken, the security guard radioed in to colleagues and told them: “Clean up on platform two - we have a human spillage.”
The hilarious image was captured by retail worked Paul Coomber, who was heading home after an evening taking cityscapes of the capital’s skyline.
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He revealed: "She was clearly a bit worse for wear and doubled over as if she was about to throw up.
"It was too good an opportunity to miss because I think it tells a story about London.
"There’s the concern in the eyes of platform guard, who wishes he was anywhere except work and probably had to deal with the mess afterwards.
"There’s this young, professional-looking couple embracing each other, clearly doing their best to ignore her and wanting their train to hurry up and arrive.
"Then, bang in the middle, you have the woman, who had obviously enjoyed herself a bit too much. It was only about 9.30pm.”
Describing his striking photo, Paul added: "My train came soon after and I knew there and then that this was the best photo I’d taken all day; possibly all year.”
Expect recreations of this scene every night until New Year’s Day.
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