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"Living in the suburbs comes at a price: long commutes. Many people spend hours a day behind the wheel, getting to and from work." I wish there is a word to di

"Living in the suburbs comes at a price: long commutes. Many people spend hours a day behind the wheel, getting to and from work." I wish there is a word to distinguish commute in a car and commute in public transport. The first one is clearly a waste of time. Depending on the person you ask, commuting by public transport can mean : reading a book, learning a new language, watching a series, reading the news, writing a book, ...

BattyMilk 6y ago
I disagree that commuting by car is a waste of time vs public transport (depending on the person). I'm someone who cherishes a little piece of solitude every day. I'd be much happier self sufficiently making my way to my place of work in the nice private bubble of a car (even if that means crawling at 3mph in traffic), listening to whatever music or podcast I enjoy, or just being able to think without many distractions, than having to jostle my way on public transport with no privacy or personal space. (disclaimer: I cycle to work, not drive, though I'd rather walk the 3hrs it would take me than the hour on tube and/or busses)
Oreb 6y ago
In every city I have lived, commuting by public transport means standing so packed that it’s barely possible to move my arms. Thankfully, I now live in walking distance from my office.
- mattmar96 6y ago
  Same here. Not a huge fan of reading while standing packed like sardines.
- TeeWEE 6y ago
  I commuted 1h daily in the netherlands. I was lucky always having a spot in the train, and I could sit in the train for 1h straight. I basically opened my laptop, programmed a little bit. Read a book. Or just listen to the radio. It was a lot of time. However it didnt feel completely wasted. However, now i'm biking in 25m to work. And its a joy. I'm missing it now we're working from home.
amelius 6y ago
There are things you can do in a car which you can't do in public transport though. For example: singing.
- stronglikedan 6y ago
  You can sing on public transport, too. You just have to do it with the biggest, gaudiest headphones you can find! Preferably noise-cancelling, so you can drown out the complaints.
_zamorano_ 6y ago
Until you get used to audiobooks. All you have to do is stay in the right lane, at 100 km/h and enjoy. Anyway, it doesn't work for me while driving in a urban area; only in the highway.

BattyMilk 6y ago

I disagree that commuting by car is a waste of time vs public transport (depending on the person). I'm someone who cherishes a little piece of solitude every day. I'd be much happier self sufficiently making my way to my place of work in the nice private bubble of a car (even if that means crawling at 3mph in traffic), listening to whatever music or podcast I enjoy, or just being able to think without many distractions, than having to jostle my way on public transport with no privacy or personal space. (disclaimer: I cycle to work, not drive, though I'd rather walk the 3hrs it would take me than the hour on tube and/or busses)

Oreb 6y ago

In every city I have lived, commuting by public transport means standing so packed that it’s barely possible to move my arms. Thankfully, I now live in walking distance from my office.

mattmar96 6y ago
Same here. Not a huge fan of reading while standing packed like sardines.
TeeWEE 6y ago
I commuted 1h daily in the netherlands. I was lucky always having a spot in the train, and I could sit in the train for 1h straight. I basically opened my laptop, programmed a little bit. Read a book. Or just listen to the radio. It was a lot of time. However it didnt feel completely wasted. However, now i'm biking in 25m to work. And its a joy. I'm missing it now we're working from home.

amelius 6y ago

There are things you can do in a car which you can't do in public transport though. For example: singing.

stronglikedan 6y ago
You can sing on public transport, too. You just have to do it with the biggest, gaudiest headphones you can find! Preferably noise-cancelling, so you can drown out the complaints.

_zamorano_ 6y ago

Until you get used to audiobooks. All you have to do is stay in the right lane, at 100 km/h and enjoy. Anyway, it doesn't work for me while driving in a urban area; only in the highway.