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[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 21 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Come to Germany. The monkeys paw drawback is the INTENSE eye contact

[–] Lauchmelder@feddit.org 9 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Where does Germany have reliable transport?

[–] mholiv@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Based on perspective everywhere or nowhere.

Compared to Dutch trains nowhere. Compared to the nothingness in the USA everywhere.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Yep, basically what I was getting at. It’s not perfect, but it’s good enough to use as your primary method of transportation without fucking your life up.

[–] mholiv@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

People in Germany have very high standards. If a train that comes once an hour is 20 min late it’s considered unreliable. To be fair we can expect better though.

But As someone who has lived in the USA in the past but now lives in Germany, Germany feels so much better transport wise.

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 weeks ago

Is that high standards? Japan's Shinkansen has an average delay of just 20 seconds.

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 3 points 4 weeks ago

That's not having a nice standard. Why should there be a standard for delayed transportation? 20min delays are anyway on the low end when it comes to DB

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 2 points 4 weeks ago

Lol no it's not, let's not pretend driving a car is a choice here

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Reliable enough for what? I wouldn’t use it to transport organs, but if you use it to commute to work in/around even small cities, you won’t get fired for being late all the time. I know DB isn’t perfect, but I’m very glad for it on a regular basis.

I also moved here from the US, where my 45 km commute between neighboring cities on the most traveled corridor in the country took two and a half hours by public transport, so you know, lowered expectations…

[–] Lauchmelder@feddit.org 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Reliable enough to commute to and from your job. In my experience DB ist really bad at that, especially if you're taking the IC or ICE. intracity public transport usually isn't run by DB, except for the S-Bahns, which work reliably-ish, most of the time. Credit where credit's due

Edit: Sorry, I'm a bit cynical when it comes to the current DB

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 2 points 4 weeks ago

Depends. It's probably better than Alaska, but worse than the Vatican.

Trains are too expensive, too few. Busses don't drive where there are few people. If you are one of many you will be fine.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 weeks ago

Ha, that brings back memories. I lived there for ten years and had to get used to the fact that it's not considered impolite to stare there.