London England - 2005; 'Mind the Gap, please' is probably one of the most often repeated verbal messages in the world, ever. How so? Just think about

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London England - 2005; 'Mind the Gap, please' is probably one of the most often repeated verbal messages in the world, ever. How so? Just think about it. The London Underground was the world's first urban mass transit system, opening in 1863. Operational for 158 years, it currently has has 270 stations and hosts nearly 300 million passenger journeys per year. And every time a train arrives or departs, customers are automatically requested, in suitably dulcet tones, to please mind the gap. And here you can actually see the gap. And the written warning message on the platform.

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