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Something you'll not see on UK railways...
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Only with the EU's help I see... interesting."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain -
I'm pretty sure that on the Frankfurt/Hamburg line, the train maxed at 300km/h.
But it's true that as a result of DB being so crap, there's been a resurgence in coach travel.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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That's the great thing about being a Brit in Germany. Your expectations are so low that when your service is +/- 1 hour per timetable you're like living the dream."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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only if you're a total bampotOriginally posted by scooterscot View PostThat's the great thing about being a Brit in Germany. Your expectations are so low that when your service is +/- 1 hour per timetable you're like living the dream.Comment
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You're only a Brit until you get your chance to vote again. Better hope your fellow countryfolk don't screw it up this time...Originally posted by scooterscot View PostThat's the great thing about being a Brit in Germany. Your expectations are so low that when your service is +/- 1 hour per timetable you're like living the dream.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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But being a Brit in Switzerland, +/-1 minutes is just about acceptable. To be honest though, if a train is late, most people assume that there's something wrong with their watch.Originally posted by scooterscot View PostThat's the great thing about being a Brit in Germany. Your expectations are so low that when your service is +/- 1 hour per timetable you're like living the dream.
Swiss railways were built be British engineers.
Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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FTFYOriginally posted by scooterscot View PostThat's the great thing about being a Brit in Germany. Your expectations are so low that when your service is +/- 1 hour per timetable you're like living in the Thistle Hotel Heathrow.Comment
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Originally posted by ScooterscotThat's the great thing about being a Brit in Germany. Your expectations are so low that when your service is +/- 1 hour per timetable, it’s like you're living in the Thistle Hotel Heathrow, without being able to put it on expenses.FtftfyOriginally posted by Old Greg View PostFTFY
Your standards are slipping OG...have you been on the sauce since your last day of billable work perchance?
Originally posted by Old GregI admit I'm just a lazy, lying cretinous hypocrite and must be going deaf♕Keep calm & carry on♕Comment
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