On 11/05/2011 7:23 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>> wrote:
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>>>> Europeans, Brits precisely, wonder why US citizens are so irked at gas
>>>> prices.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13338754
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>>> <shrug> The article was pretty clear. We have more daily commute
>>> distance to cover than Brits (for instance) do and everybody is
>>> looking for a deal. For instance, I learned yesterday that the
>>> citizens of southern (Bavaria) Germany cross the boarder into Austria
>>> to buy their gas. Why? Because it's cheaper there.
>>
>> My closest British friend commutes 1.25 hours each way to London. He
>> reads and studies on the train.
>
> Ah... Train! Something we don't have here! Yes some big cities have
> things like that. But not here. If you don't live in the city proper
> (Seattle) you are pretty much screwed if you need public transportation. In
> some areas you can take a bus and get to the city and back. But in some
> cases there is no bus on Sunday and if you are taking a bus after hours,
> forget it.
>
>
If the fuel prices keep on rising, you can expect that to change and
availability of public transport will increase. Either that or the
people will move closer to where they work and reduce the size of their
commute.

Krypsis