Re: [OT] Completely off-topic and useless celebrating re: World Cup

--- Bif Smith <bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> Speaking as a ex BR employee, if you could figure
> what a train looks like,
> you are doing better than most of the regular
> travelers <G>. And no, we just
> beleave all yanks are daft (where trains are
> concerned, after all, a regular
> train service is 2 a week over there isn`t it? <G>.

Passenger trains are an affectation of the eccentric
in the US.  

> PPS-Why do yank tourists always compliment us on our
> train service? It`s not
> that good.

Ummm, I had come from the Continent.  

I was used to German train system, where if the train
is 1 minute late from the regular schedule, then you
start wondering if there's been a derailment or
something.  The train pulls in EARLY, and leave ON
TIME.

EVERY time.  

As far as I'm concerned, British train system is
barely a step up from walking, and a definite step
down from hiring a hansom cab.

John 

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