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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

a train ticket cross country costs thousands of dollars more than an equivalent class of airplane tickets so no, no I do not have that control

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

NY–LA via Amtrak: $291. Greyhound, a bus company: $139

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The $300 ticket is for a coach seat for a trip that takes 70-90 hours one way. Hope you don’t like laying down to sleep or showering!

I can only assume you’ve never taken Greyhound if you’re suggesting it for a cross country trip. In addition to having the same problems as trains but worse (try spending 12 hours in a bus stop halfway through your trip because of overbooking!), if you do want to take Greyhound then be sure to sleep on top of anything on your person that you don’t want stolen. Once I had shit stolen from me before I even made it onto the bus!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Can you acknowledgedyou've moved the goalposts from train to bus?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I did provide the price for a train ticket that is significantly cheaper than Match!!’s “thousands of dollars”, didn’t I?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

No, a bus isn't a train. Is this perhaps a language barrier problem?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

Well yes, but you've also failed to explain how someone with a limited budget can enjoy all the comforts and conveniences of modern life without making any sacrifices, which makes you wrong.