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Naomi
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When I was taking the train last night.
March 2, 2002 - 01:31 AM
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Last night I was taking a train to go back to university from home.And a lot of people that I saw last night made me feel ...(it's very hard to explain how was I felt last night.)
The train was so crowned,and at the middle of the the way to Guangzhou(where my Univ, is),a lot of people come up(including Old people and small children),they're are from the countryside of the North,and I kenw that they want to make a better living and come to Guangzhou.They even don't have a seat,what they bought is only "standing ticket".Have u ever heard of standing ticket???That means u don't have a seat but standing on the train.And the prices are the same by standing and seated ticket.
We don't want to see the small kid standing whole night long so We sat closer,so that let a small children can take a little seat.
People was sitting on the pass path of the train,standing and sleeping...and on the wall of the train,there are some charecter that written"Max 108 people".....
And I really don't like the chinese railway,in the train a box of fruit which costs 2 yuan would sundenly costs 6 yuan.The price of everything becomes very high...
Don't know well how other countries railway station work,And I'm really feeling shamed that our country runs the railway like this....
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Michael Furdyk
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Standing ticket on a train?
March 2, 2002 - 01:49 AM
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That is very weird!! Here they only USED to sell standing tickets in expensive theaters and at the sports areas -- Maple Leaf Gardens used to have a standing room. Do they get mad at you if you sit down with a standing room ticket?
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Re: When I was taking the train last night.
March 2, 2002 - 01:51 AM
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when i was travelling from jalgaon (my sis's place) to pune (my residence) via train, it was just a 8 hours journey. but i felt like i had seen some different color of life.
well, i was with my sis, who's more intrested in magzines than in real life.
it was a sleeper compartment, so she was sitting on the top and reading magzines.
i wanted to peep out of the window and so, preferred to sit on the seat.
next to me was a gentleman from indore (far away).
but... spoke flawless marathi. so, i wondered he was from pune.
and the conversation broke out.
stuff.
saw all sorts of people.
poor people sweeping floor for money, beggers without limbs, enuches harrasing people for money, rich people fidgiting with their hi-fi gadgets, young smartie buzy sending sms on mobile, newly wed couple having lunch together (ordering only one plate of lunch and eating together, thinking its romantic)
saw another chapter of life.
i love to travel by train.
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Re: When I was taking the train last night.
March 2, 2002 - 02:19 AM
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BTW....
juzz wondering...
whats this gotto do with gender issues.
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Re: When I was taking the train last night.
March 2, 2002 - 06:04 AM
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standing ticket sounds funny.. but i saw this funny thing in germany.. i waz on a train to Dresden from berlin and the trains stops several times..new passengers got in with tickets in hands but no seat left.. so they sat on the floor.. or stood.. that waz funny but i dunno if thats standing ticket or what.. hehe  ... Enjoy uni days!
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Re: When I was taking the train last night.
March 2, 2002 - 06:59 AM
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I wonder if you could put a standing ticket on your car and then park in a no-standing zone and get away with it.
worth a try I reckon.
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Supply and demand.
March 2, 2002 - 10:59 AM
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Food and space.
World wide problem, distribution or alocation of, i mean!
Those who can envision your predicament should know what i mean by "royalty". Haves and have nots! What the protection of "freedom" means. Space.
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Naomi
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Re: When I was taking the train last night.
March 3, 2002 - 10:47 AM
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hmmm....seems this topic not quite has anything to do with gerder issues...but....does it matter too much??
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