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> Heck they can’t get the damn local commuter train line to run according the schedule in apparently wealthy part of Germany. They manage in neighboring Switze
by fransje26 2y ago
> Heck they can’t get the damn local commuter train line to run according the schedule in apparently wealthy part of Germany.
They manage in neighboring Switzerland though.. Less greed and more pride for a job well done maybe?
- petemir 2y ago> They manage in neighboring Switzerland though At twice the ticket price, probably :)
- shiroiushi 2y agoThey manage to run the trains on time in Japan for a fraction of the ticket price.
- loufe 2y agoCost of living adjusted? Japan, while generally rich, is surprisingly less expensive than I expected before visiting.
- shiroiushi 2y agoA big part of that is the devalued Yen, which is a recent phenomenon (~2-3y). Travelers with USD or EUR are going to think everything's cheap because of this. But even ignoring the exchange rate (this is easy to do: just assume 100 yen = USD$1, like in the mid-2010s), most of the trains (or subways) are really cheap compared to costs I've seen in other countries (US/EU), and far better run on top of that.
- samastur 2y agoMy bet would be willingness to invest.