Highspeed rail is B$it

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Originally Posted by Jibartik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Do you find people often respond well to being called disingenuous garbage liars?

No, but what i have found is that people get really upset when they know they're wrong about something.

I never said you were garbage. Disingenuous? Yes. Delusional? Absolutely. But I don't think you're garbage homie. Without you this forum would be boring! I may have used some meany pants words here and there, but this is P99 off topic, give your balls a tug. It's no wonder Horza likes to pick on you.

I'm just simply providing examples of when a train might be the better option that a plane. Here i'll do one more.

Originally Posted by Jibartik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Bullet train ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ US$78.83 *–US$107.88 *, 2.2–3.5 hrs Japan Rail Pass
Flights ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ US$30.03 * + plus transfers 4–5 hrs (incl. transfers) Search flights

Let's add on the additional travel fees to that plane, shall we? From tokyo station to Narita airport on the Narita Express train, it costs about 3000 yen, or 30 dollars. You can do it cheaper on the local trains, but you'd have to be crazy to do that. From Osaka station to Kyoto station is 560 yen, about 5 dollars. So now that 30 dollar flight is actually 65 dollars, and takes twice the time. If your company is willing to pay for private airport pickup service, surely they're willing to pay the extra 15 bucks for the two more hours of available work time right? Not to mention the shinkansen experience is a much more enjoyable and comfortable.

Also, not once have i said you should walk from the train station to your hotel or work. You keep saying that as some sort of "gotcha!" but I'm not sure why. I take Ubers/taxis from the train station, which are usually around 5-10 minutes, versus the 30-60+ minutes it could take to taxi from the airport.

This is why I call you disingenuous.