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I loved visiting paris this summer but was surprised by how archaic and slow the machines were too buy tickets. I also found it amusing how there are at least t

by gboss 4y ago

I loved visiting paris this summer but was surprised by how archaic and slow the machines were too buy tickets. I also found it amusing how there are at least three different interfaces/machine styles throughout the system. I made the mistake of buying a one way ticket to Versailles. I missed the train back home although I was twenty minutes early because the line to buy a ticket took forever. At least two minutes per customer

brokenmachine 4y ago
Hey, you came back with a story to tell and discussions to have. I'm sure there's things about your country and my country that are sub-optimal, and things about Paris that are better than our own countries. That's the fun in traveling and learning about different cultures. Personally I hated the smoking everywhere, but loved the food available. Pain au chocolat and baguettes. Nice.
- gboss 4y ago
  Absolutely! I had a great time in Paris and felt fortunate I was able to go visit. I was just commenting about the metro system which could use some UX attention and consistency on an article about the Paris Metro. I hope my comment doesn’t dissuade anyone from going!
- johnchristopher 4y ago
  > Pain au chocolat and baguettes. Nice. Pain au chocolat, yes ! Chocolatine, no !
secabeen 4y ago
Versailles ticket was so hard to buy, way faster to just have the human at the window do it.
thisisjasononhn 4y ago
>there are at least three different interfaces/machine styles Yes!! This drove me nuts. Not only are there different UIs, but the physical UX differed sometimes too! I really, really want to know who's idea it was to implement the rollbar they have on the machines, because that absolutely does not work well. And the fact it rolled on one machine up and down, and on the next it's reversed?? I hate buying mobile tickets but sometimes it's just so much more convenient.

by gboss 4y ago

brokenmachine 4y ago

Hey, you came back with a story to tell and discussions to have. I'm sure there's things about your country and my country that are sub-optimal, and things about Paris that are better than our own countries. That's the fun in traveling and learning about different cultures. Personally I hated the smoking everywhere, but loved the food available. Pain au chocolat and baguettes. Nice.

gboss 4y ago
Absolutely! I had a great time in Paris and felt fortunate I was able to go visit. I was just commenting about the metro system which could use some UX attention and consistency on an article about the Paris Metro. I hope my comment doesn’t dissuade anyone from going!
johnchristopher 4y ago
> Pain au chocolat and baguettes. Nice. Pain au chocolat, yes ! Chocolatine, no !

secabeen 4y ago

Versailles ticket was so hard to buy, way faster to just have the human at the window do it.

thisisjasononhn 4y ago

>there are at least three different interfaces/machine styles Yes!! This drove me nuts. Not only are there different UIs, but the physical UX differed sometimes too! I really, really want to know who's idea it was to implement the rollbar they have on the machines, because that absolutely does not work well. And the fact it rolled on one machine up and down, and on the next it's reversed?? I hate buying mobile tickets but sometimes it's just so much more convenient.