Jun 11, 2024
Living in Australia, where we don’t have a national train network but a neglected patchwork of rusty tracks, I struggle to empathise with my German friends and family who invariably complain about their public transport system.
I’m writing this with relatively stable wi-fi on a train travelling at nearly 250 km/h. A couple of weeks ago, we were on a high-speed train below the Atlantic Ocean! So when the German couple in front of us angrily grumbles about the train being twenty minutes late, I want to stand up and shout, “Look at this incredible marvel of engineering! Why do you take it for granted?”
Kai Brach
