We’ve got a saying in the US: “the grass is always greener on the other side of the street”, meaning that what’s over there looks better than what I’ve got, even if they’re exactly the same. I’m definitely a person who’s prone to that, so I’m suspicious of this:
When I go to Europe, I feel like the public infrastructure in the US is just… crummy. Run-down, dirty, in need of repair, and - frankly - substandard even if it were in perfect repair.
That’s true for trains, certainly, but also airports, streets, highways, city buses… pretty much everything except the London Tube (which really seems pretty much the same as the Chicago or Boston subways).
That’d suggest that European travelers coming here ought to feel like they’re visiting some more-primitive country, though I don’t hear them mention that. (I hear about the annoyance of getting across the border, but not - as far as I remember - what’s on the other side.)
Are you-all just being polite? Let me know via twitter or to marick@exampler.com
