Pre-forevermore-pandemic days, a lot of people would do things after work and often keep an eye on the clock so as to not miss the last train(s) homeward-bound. These days, there seems to be a race for home - with people eager to escape being outside and go to the one place in the world where they can relax - at home. The evening rush for home seems to start from about 15:00 - suggesting that a lot of people are starting work at around 07:00. Looking at the nearly packed very-early morning trains, certainly a lot of people are going to work early.
I understand the feeling of just wanting to get home soon only too well. While I still enjoy doing things after work such as visiting art galleries, there are many days when I could do something, and think about it, but then figure I'd rather just rush home as soon as possible - where I can relax. Fun as it may be in the thick of city action, there is a stress and worry about being out. I suppose a lot of people feel the same way?
But is it all about the forevermore pandemic? It also seems to me that as one interesting element after another disappears from the city, replaced by wonderful new things - and I don't even mean that in sarcasm, the new things are nice... - the city is becoming a boring place to be out and about in? And then there's age - many of the things that seem boring to me now are probably interesting to the current crowd of young people? There's bound to be some of that, but I really do think the city is becoming a less interesting place to walk around in.
-LHS
