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Oh, don't get me wrong - when I'm in Germany I love using the U-Bahn everywhere, it is magical and it's great to experience a place more like the locals do. Bu
by SyneRyder 11y ago
Oh, don't get me wrong - when I'm in Germany I love using the U-Bahn everywhere, it is magical and it's great to experience a place more like the locals do. But sometimes when you need to be somewhere on time, and don't have time to familarise yourself with the local U-Bahn line changes & construction closures, that's where a familiar global system like Uber is ideal.
- Frondo 11y agoI'm having trouble imagining a scenario where you've just gotten off the plane, you have to be at a meeting right away, and an Uber driver will get you there faster than a local taxi. I mean, the people you're meeting would probably be understanding if you were a few minutes late, just because air travel/customs/immigration is so prone to delays outside anyone's control anyway. Again, I get that some people just want a uniform experience. Just not for me.
- Symbiote 11y agoWhen the local taxi stops to pick up other passengers. When the driver stops to buy something from a shop. When the driver wants to wait for more passengers. When the driver takes the indirect route to avoid a toll. When the driver causes a fuss about paying by card at the end. When the driver changes the price at the end. When the driver takes you via hotels he gets commission at. When he doesn't know where you want to go, but pretends to.