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...WATERLOO...
...noisy. People chat loudly to each other or on their mobile phones, while mothers try to comfort wailing babies and kids turn their MP3 players up so high that the music seeps out from their headphones in a buzzing, tinny beat. It stays that way until the bus reaches Waterloo, usually 40 minutes after it first left Streatham...
...today. Today, the 59 began its journey as it always does, but at bus stops where crowds stood yesterday, only handfuls of people milled around. Some stops were completely deserted and the bus sailed past them, zipping through traffic so light, it reached Waterloo 10 minutes earlier than usual. Only half-full for the entire trip, the bus was eerily quiet. People spoke to each other in hushed tones; mobile-phone conversations were kept short and serious; kids kept their music for themselves. Even the babies were silent. Once in a while, passengers on their way to Russell Square...
...economies at home more competitive, to the detriment of other countries on the global stage. The only way to avoid this practice of outsourcing education would be to deny Indian and Chinese students admission to U.S. universities, a move that would be sure to cause outrage. Gianluca de Duonni Waterloo, Belgium...
...economies at home more competitive, to the detriment of other countries on the global stage. The only way to avoid this practice of outsourcing education would be to deny Indian and Chinese students admission to U.S. universities, a move that would be sure to cause outrage. Gianluca de Duonni Waterloo, Belgium...