Re:Germany's FlixBus to Take on Greyhound in the United States
by Frondo on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @04:26PM
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Hey, just out of curiosity, where in the country is that? I've ridden Greyhound in the Pacific Northwest and New England, and never saw that.
Re:Germany's FlixBus to Take on Greyhound in the United States
by raisspen on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @05:16PM
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It is most likely in the "I need to make up something outrageous" part of the country. I have used Greyhound to go out of downtown LA and SF which are both situated in some of the worst places of their respective cities which are still accessible and saw nothing of the sort. The LA one was definitely very sketchy, but the Greyhound experience for me wasn't much different than the experience using long haul bus travel here in Europe. Yea the facilities are more run down, but the bus rides are much more fun since people actually talk to each other.
Re:Germany's FlixBus to Take on Greyhound in the United States
by duckwheat on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:48PM
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Not very nice to accuse the guy of just making things up. I've seen them in the southeast. Was able to find this picture: https://www.flickr.com/photos/95851032@N07/14628233183/
Re:Germany's FlixBus to Take on Greyhound in the United States
by ecshafer on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:51PM
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That doesn't look like bulletproof glass, that looks like plexiglass.
Re:Germany's FlixBus to Take on Greyhound in the United States
by raisspen on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @01:48AM
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Agreed, it looks like the dividers that a lot of public buses will use.
Re:Germany's FlixBus to Take on Greyhound in the United States
by forapurpose on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @01:45AM
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> To put Greyhound into context for you, the driver sits in a box made out of bullet proof glass.
I've used Greyhound many times over years, and I don't recall ever seeing that.
So no matter how unpleasant Flixbus may be, I doubt that it's a life or death situation.