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You can do something similar in Germany to get access to cheap public transport. Just enroll in an University which cost around 280€ for half a year. This will

You can do something similar in Germany to get access to cheap public transport. Just enroll in an University which cost around 280€ for half a year. This will get you a ticket which you can use in busses and trains for quite some distance. Usually a whole Bundesland (County or whatever the US equivalent is). This is a fraction of the cost of a regular ticket and nobody checks if you pick an unpopular field like physics. I know people doing this for many years. And yes the US should totally get a proper public Healthcare system...

TeMPOraL 6y ago
Where I lived (Kraków, Poland; but arguably, similar schemes apply across the country), you'd get half-priced tickets if you're a student under 26. After finishing their 5 years at the uni, many people then sign up with whatever private school offers the cheapest nonsense course in underwater basket weaving or whatnot, and continue to use the public transport for half the price (as well as using many other discounts for things like trains, cinemas, etc., for which a student card makes you eligible).
- Tade0 6y ago
  My friend did something similar - he started studying something at the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Education - really easy to get in and since this is UW, academic progress is judged on an annual basis. He even showed up there a few times.
MH15 6y ago
At my University (Ohio State) we get unlimited bus passes in the metro area for quite cheap. Sadly, we don't have any real public transport lines. Columbus is one of the largest US cities without light rail/subway.
kiliantics 6y ago
A Bundesland is technically a federal state, which is quite a large area in the US, though also large for some states in Germany too. I am mostly familiar with Bavaria, a big state where you can get a "Bayernticket", that lets you travel on any public transit in the entire state for a day, and even gets you to Salzburg in Austria. Seems the pricing has changed and is not quite as good anymore, though still a good deal. It used to be you could get one ticket that would cover up to 5 people for about 25 euro. Unbelievable value.

TeMPOraL 6y ago

Where I lived (Kraków, Poland; but arguably, similar schemes apply across the country), you'd get half-priced tickets if you're a student under 26. After finishing their 5 years at the uni, many people then sign up with whatever private school offers the cheapest nonsense course in underwater basket weaving or whatnot, and continue to use the public transport for half the price (as well as using many other discounts for things like trains, cinemas, etc., for which a student card makes you eligible).

Tade0 6y ago
My friend did something similar - he started studying something at the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Education - really easy to get in and since this is UW, academic progress is judged on an annual basis. He even showed up there a few times.

MH15 6y ago

At my University (Ohio State) we get unlimited bus passes in the metro area for quite cheap. Sadly, we don't have any real public transport lines. Columbus is one of the largest US cities without light rail/subway.

kiliantics 6y ago

A Bundesland is technically a federal state, which is quite a large area in the US, though also large for some states in Germany too. I am mostly familiar with Bavaria, a big state where you can get a "Bayernticket", that lets you travel on any public transit in the entire state for a day, and even gets you to Salzburg in Austria. Seems the pricing has changed and is not quite as good anymore, though still a good deal. It used to be you could get one ticket that would cover up to 5 people for about 25 euro. Unbelievable value.