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Wait really? For some reason I thought the transit was great in Cities in England… that would seem like the better option, no?

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Public transport is pretty good in the UK, but not to the point of being able to live without a car for a large portion of the population. In London, there is the tube and driving in the city is quite dreadful, so I guess that is the exception, but I would say that the UK is pretty car-centric overall.

>there is the tube and driving in the city is quite dreadful

It’s not that bad, at least in Westminster/RBKC. Westminster has super liberal parking policies, so you can park anywhere except TFL red routes without getting your car towed. Traffic is so and so, but the stress of parking is completely eliminated.

The tube? Hot, smelly, crowded. I’d rather sit in my air conditioned car.

Interesting, i thought covid would at least compel the improvement of air circulation/conditioning systems in public transit.

I wish. I occasionally have to take the tube, and it’s awful. The temperatures and humidity can get super high, turning everybody on the train into a sweaty mess.

They may not live in a city. Even tiny villages in the UK will have a pub and some pubs are literally just on their own in the middle of nowhere. I grew up in a small town in eastern England and people would drive from the surrounding villages to go to the pubs there and then drive home after several drinks. Drink driving outside of cities is unfortunately very common.

Transit is great in the cities, but pubs are far more socially important in towns and villages.

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