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WCDT: 2613-2617 (Jan 6 - 10 2014) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread
Loki:
--- Quote from: Indicible on 12 Jan 2014, 12:24 ---Thing is, when confronted with a long trip, I am under the impression Europeans prefer trains or planes. Buses... Well, not so much. Some nationalities do use them, but not so extensively as the Americans, I think.
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Your impression would be correct. I think.
cesium133:
--- Quote from: Indicible on 12 Jan 2014, 12:24 ---And when it comes to eating, in foreign land, I have always found something other than Mc Donald's. Generally a doner fast-food. I take a durum, by the way.
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When I was in Brazil, the people I stayed with were surprised that I refused to eat at McDonald's. Why would I when there were better (and much cheaper) options available?
Neko_Ali:
Well as far as long distance travel in the US goes, if you are taking the bus it is because you can't afford a plane ticket. And rail travel is very hit or miss. Sure I would have rather taken a train, but passenger rail service just didn't go in those areas. Some places yes... Commuter rail was pretty common where I lived and worked in California. Where I live now there is some rail as part of the MARTA public transport system. But where I lived before there were only freight trains passing through. Person I would love to see more money put into expanding a passenger rail service in the USA.
DSL:
Cleveland to Sandusky, Ohio, following an overnight boat trip was enough Greyhound for me, thanks. Though I have a friend who swears by MegaBus for longer trips. Apparently those buses -- excuse me, coaches -- are a little more comfortable and, depending on your timing, cheaper.
As for the European train preference -- it probably comes down to the train options for Americans falling away pretty quickly once you get away from either coast. Aside from a few rail routes which are entirely at the mercy of the freight lines, your mass-transit options are the rubber-tired people box or things with wings. Or, you know, drive your own dam' self.
Toledo, Ohio to Leavenworth, KS in a minivan driven by a nephew who absolutely does NOT like to make stops ... well, at least I was with people I knew.
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: DSL on 12 Jan 2014, 15:18 ---well, at least I was with people I knew.
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That may or may not be a good thing.
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