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I'm in Germany. That's how long it takes with the trains to get to my Workplace. And I still rather work from Home because I don't have to travel 3 to 4 hours a day.
Holy shit you guys have bad infrastructure. Even worse than ours.
I also generally rather use the train despite its problems. Especially when I'm not sure if I will be drinking or taking other drugs.
Not really, the images and travel descriptions you're reading here are the exception, not the rule. The US has great infrastructure, just not for public transportation as there isn't enough centralized usage and the locations are far apart. It would take me 4 hours to go to work by bus, but it takes me 25 min by car.
"great infrastructure, just not for public transportation" sounds to me like another way to say "shit infrastructure"
Infrastructure can apply to different things, you can have great infrastructure for cars, but not trains. You can have well maintained power lines, but poor internet connectivity. You can have a robust water utility, but a mixed storm and sewer system.
If you're gonna point out one bad part of infrastructure and say all of it's bad then idk what to say for you.
You can go from London to Edinburgh by car (412 miles) in 7.5 hrs or by train in 5.5 hrs.
You can go from Richmond to Charleston by car (432 miles) in 6 hours or by train in 13.25 hrs.