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When was the last time a public-transit employee wished you "nice positive vibrations" and a day with everything "crisp to the maximum"? It could've been just hours ago if you travel through London's Victoria station, thanks to the ultra-chillaxed P.A. announcements of Rasta subway announcer Carl Downer.
If ever there was a man born with a surname that's polar opposite of his personality, it's Carl Downer. Since joining the London Underground about six years ago, the Jamaica-born Downer's waged a verbal campaign to wipe the sad, tired frowns off the faces of weary London commuters. That means wishing people a "very special good afternoon" when their train pulls into the station, telling the departing train operator to "drop it like it's hot" and, always, stressing the importance of those "vibrations – yeah mon!"
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If ever there was a man born with a surname that's polar opposite of his personality, it's Carl Downer. Since joining the London Underground about six years ago, the Jamaica-born Downer's waged a verbal campaign to wipe the sad, tired frowns off the faces of weary London commuters. That means wishing people a "very special good afternoon" when their train pulls into the station, telling the departing train operator to "drop it like it's hot" and, always, stressing the importance of those "vibrations – yeah mon!"
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