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Originally Posted by Bjorn_Tasty1
Have been in many countries, for public transport the US is one of the worst. Many tourist and backpackers skip the US cause you need to rent a car or fly from city to city what cost a lot extra.
I always look for an apartment near a center close by public transport.
Those bullet trains from coast to coast i don't think it is profitable/affordable when there aren't enough big cities in between. All those projects in Europe cost more money than expected cause most choose to go with a little slower train and save money. And than we are not talking about the bad trains they bought, they felt apart cause they choose the wrong ones. For coast to coast a plane will be better, or it must be an iconic new sort of Route 66.
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Honestly, this is not a fair comparison.. Most other countries are not the size of the US. Most countries in Europe are the size of a single US state making it much easier to have very good public transportation between cities.
Meanwhile in a metro like Denver or New York we have pretty good public transportation however it's not going to be as easy to go from say Denver to Salt Lake City by public transport station because it's very far away and in another state. Meaning you typically need to rent a car or hop on an airplane ect.. It's just not the same as going from Paris, France to say Tours, France.