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Originally Posted by mariko0721
why i put the subject of 'tell me how great japanese train is' , i live in america and american train is.... sorry very messy,smells bad, dark,lots homeless, noisy, expensive and especially the ticket(and ticket machine)is low technology!!!
As you know ticket in japan, Suica , rechargeble prepaid IC card.
It is used for shop too....
On the other hand,, american one,,,, sorry,,, i can not believe it's big country...
i think EU is better, doesn't it?
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I can not believe it's big country.. . umm I assume you are saying you think American train systems should be better.. but why? america has never really utilized trains for public transportation. Its all about cars, roads and highways in america. Which are far superior to what Japan has. Expensive tolls and running into traffic jams is all too common in Japan. (america has jams too and it depends on the city, I know.. but Japan cannot survive on roads alone, it needs good mass public transportation.)
That said, I hate JR. I constantly have bad experiences with them as a customer. For instance, if you overpay for your ticket.. the will not refund your money. It's bullshit! And yet if you underpay by just 10 yen.. the doors will close on you and they demand the fare (of course they should demand the full fare, but the opposite should be true too, if you overpay you should get refunded!)