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I prefer to fly, even if it takes slightly longer. Trains in EU are usually more expensive. Central railway stations are occupied by criminals and homeless. I

I prefer to fly, even if it takes slightly longer. Trains in EU are usually more expensive. Central railway stations are occupied by criminals and homeless. I would not dare to use toilets there.

lucb1e 4y ago
I take it you either haven't been to many central railway stations, or were pickpocketed on one of your first times through and now feel (understandably) unsafe there? Also not sure what you mean about the toilets, you think they're lying in wait there or do you mean 'dare' from a hygiene standpoint?
- mathverse 4y ago
  I totally get OP's comment. Cleanliness and safety of the station is usually proportional to its city's GDP. IE main central station in Vienna is fine. The one in Dresden not so much. This is very different when it comes to airports as even small tier 2 airports are somehow clean and safe due to tightened security of them being airports and not train stations.
  - lucb1e 4y ago
    That airports are more secure is not hard to believe, as they're not actually in cities so criminals would have to plan ahead and travel there to start whatever undefined criminal activity we're talking about. I doubt it's the security theater that does it, as they are just for getting onto planes (I haven't seen security people outside of that security area). It's not like I've never seen a homeless person in a city center (which includes train stations, though usually they're not inside) but I'm not sure that crime rates are actually that high. With cameras all over the place, it sounds like it would be a hard place to operate at more than a handful of times until they know what you look like, but IANAC.
  - majewsky 4y ago
    > The one in Dresden not so much. I live in Dresden. Could you elaborate on what you find unclean or unsafe about Dresden Hbf? I travel from there quite often, and don't recall any experiences that would make me feel unsafe or uncomfortable like you seem to allude to. If anything, the one thing I notice is that there is the high density of police patrols, since the border police for trains going to Czechia and Poland operate out of Dresden Hbf.
- throw93232 4y ago
  I traveled quite a lot through Europe for last 30 years. Never got pickpocketed, never will be. Would not dare for hygiene (homeless people)! Airports are much better! No squatters, beggars or drug dealers!
  - lucb1e 4y ago
    Are the toilets free where you live? I have never seen a homeless person waste 50 cents on a toilet visit.

I prefer to fly, even if it takes slightly longer. Trains in EU are usually more expensive. Central railway stations are occupied by criminals and homeless. I would not dare to use toilets there.

lucb1e 4y ago

I take it you either haven't been to many central railway stations, or were pickpocketed on one of your first times through and now feel (understandably) unsafe there? Also not sure what you mean about the toilets, you think they're lying in wait there or do you mean 'dare' from a hygiene standpoint?

mathverse 4y ago
I totally get OP's comment. Cleanliness and safety of the station is usually proportional to its city's GDP. IE main central station in Vienna is fine. The one in Dresden not so much. This is very different when it comes to airports as even small tier 2 airports are somehow clean and safe due to tightened security of them being airports and not train stations.
- lucb1e 4y ago
  That airports are more secure is not hard to believe, as they're not actually in cities so criminals would have to plan ahead and travel there to start whatever undefined criminal activity we're talking about. I doubt it's the security theater that does it, as they are just for getting onto planes (I haven't seen security people outside of that security area). It's not like I've never seen a homeless person in a city center (which includes train stations, though usually they're not inside) but I'm not sure that crime rates are actually that high. With cameras all over the place, it sounds like it would be a hard place to operate at more than a handful of times until they know what you look like, but IANAC.
- majewsky 4y ago
  > The one in Dresden not so much. I live in Dresden. Could you elaborate on what you find unclean or unsafe about Dresden Hbf? I travel from there quite often, and don't recall any experiences that would make me feel unsafe or uncomfortable like you seem to allude to. If anything, the one thing I notice is that there is the high density of police patrols, since the border police for trains going to Czechia and Poland operate out of Dresden Hbf.
throw93232 4y ago
I traveled quite a lot through Europe for last 30 years. Never got pickpocketed, never will be. Would not dare for hygiene (homeless people)! Airports are much better! No squatters, beggars or drug dealers!
- lucb1e 4y ago
  Are the toilets free where you live? I have never seen a homeless person waste 50 cents on a toilet visit.