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USATODAY: Munich has best public transportation
I've had locals in some cities be genuinely shocked when I've asked how
to buy a ticket. Yes, as in /pay for/ travel. The Italian bus driver and Bucharest receptionist could barely grasp the concept, and a woman in Toronto clearly thought I was completely mad. People in Italy and Romania might expect to ride without paying, but Canadians tend to be very law-abiding. Some cities check tickets/ passes on a regular basis, e.g. Prague and Budapest. Some cities border on anarchy, e.g. Paris, where people often just jump over/under the turnstiles. |
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USATODAY: Munich has best public transportation
On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:10:59 -0800 (PST), baroque-quest
wrote: I've had locals in some cities be genuinely shocked when I've asked how to buy a ticket. Yes, as in /pay for/ travel. The Italian bus driver and Bucharest receptionist could barely grasp the concept, and a woman in Toronto clearly thought I was completely mad. People in Italy and Romania might expect to ride without paying, but Canadians tend to be very law-abiding. Some cities check tickets/ passes on a regular basis, e.g. Prague and Budapest. Some cities border on anarchy, e.g. Paris, where people often just jump over/under the turnstiles. I have seen ticket checkers on Helsinki buses, trams and the Metro. I have also seen some pretty rugged looking young men checking tickets on the Berlin U-Bahn. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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USATODAY: Munich has best public transportation
On 04/03/2010 22:32, Hatunen wrote:
On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:10:59 -0800 (PST), baroque-quest wrote: I've had locals in some cities be genuinely shocked when I've asked how to buy a ticket. Yes, as in /pay for/ travel. The Italian bus driver and Bucharest receptionist could barely grasp the concept, and a woman in Toronto clearly thought I was completely mad. People in Italy and Romania might expect to ride without paying, but Canadians tend to be very law-abiding. Some cities check tickets/ passes on a regular basis, e.g. Prague and Budapest. Some cities border on anarchy, e.g. Paris, where people often just jump over/under the turnstiles. I have seen ticket checkers on Helsinki buses, trams and the Metro. I have also seen some pretty rugged looking young men checking tickets on the Berlin U-Bahn. In Nice, they come on busses mob-handed, two at the front door and two at the back. |
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