> public transport in London is pretty excellent Really ?!? I'm pretty sure most Londoners would disagree with that. Dirty, expensive, crowded, strikes and s

> public transport in London is pretty excellent Really ?!? I'm pretty sure most Londoners would disagree with that. Dirty, expensive, crowded, strikes and signal failures. TFL doing everything possible to avoid telling the truth, stating "good service" when everyone on the platform can see they're having a bad day in the office (again !). Compared to the Japan, the Nordic countries, Switzerland, South Korea, just to name a few, London is dire. Look at Japan, specifically Tokyo. More populous and densely populated than London. Yes the trains can get a little crowded at rush hour. But I've been visited a good few times now and I've never experienced the London-style horrors. Everything is punctual, clean, no strikes or signal failures. And that's just the Tokyo subway. The Shinkanzen is simply fabulous. Its great !