• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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      10 hours ago

      meanwhile in sweden: “sorry folks we have to wait for the express train to pass us”

      I LOVE TURNING EVERY SINGLE RAILWAY INTO A HIGH SPEED RAILWAY AND LEAVING LOCAL SERVICES TO ROT, YAAAAAAY

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        8 hours ago

        Meanwhile in the US: “sorry the one train scheduled for today was 3 hours late but now we have to wait 45 minutes for the oversized freight train to pass because the rails are privately owned and they get priority. Stop complaining. At least there’s a train for you to take at all.”

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        9 hours ago

        Yeah we Europeans love to complain about our trains. I mean, have you heard about Deutsche Bahn xD

        But at least we have trains *laughs in non-american

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            6 hours ago

            Ah yes, the amazing bus service which is different in every region in Sweden right? Which can be suuuuper nice for foreigners like tourists and exchange students too in some places like Linköping where you can only buy a ticket if you have a Swedish bank account and address. Otherwise no bus ride for you!

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              4 hours ago

              indeed! also, have fun finding and downloading the right app, then figuring out what fucking ticket you need, and if you get it wrong you have to pay 100 bucks extra :)))))))))))))))))))))))) but it’s NOT a fine it’s an additional charge!!! stop calling it a fine it’s not a fine!!!

              Oh and like one route connecting each region to each neighbouring region, because that’s literally illegal by default and they need exceptions to be allowed to run buses over the region borders :))))))) also said route runs 3 times per day

              Some politicians have proposed turning the entire country into a single public transport zone and it’s never gonna happen but i’m praying so fucking hard for it to happen anyways

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                3 hours ago

                but it’s NOT a fine it’s an additional charge!!! stop calling it a fine it’s not a fine!!!

                We’re only allowed to fine you once, so if we don’t call this a fine we so can charge you twice as this one will be an additional charge and the other will be a fine. We call this smart thinking :)

                FFS 🤦