Saturday, June 11, 2022

Culture - Maddi

 I found transportation to be one of the biggest areas that was different than in the U.S. People there seem to use public transportation much more than we do back home. This could be because they just have a better public transportation infrastructure. Also, there are quite a few big cities in such a small country compared to how our big cities are more dispersed throughout the country. We definitely have similar systems in the U.S. but they’re really just concentrated in big cities. It is also very obvious that bikes are a very common form of transportation there. Overall, it doesn’t seem like driving a car would be the best option. The transportation workers are also more blunt when it comes to telling passengers what to do/where to go. 

2 Comments:

At June 14, 2022 at 10:36 PM , Blogger Brianna M. said...

Definitely! I also think Americans tend to value the idea of ‘individualism’, which makes the idea of self-owned vehicles more appealing. Logistically, our lack of accessible public transportation is also due to our country’s large size.

 
At June 19, 2022 at 8:57 AM , Blogger Josie S. said...

It was obvious just how important public transport is in europe when the trains shut down. It seemed that everyone was stranded, not just a few people.

 

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