Take a train in America and then you will think the trains in Germany are absolutely beautiful.

Take a train in Japan and you will weep because no matter what country you are from, your trains suck in comparison.

I don't understand this German cliché, it's not insanely great but the amount of delays is the same as in France with better internet, cleaner toilets, and a descent price. Internet in Germany is a combination of shitty contracts, slow speeds, and deceptive ads. That is much worse than a descent service with clear pricings like Deutsche Bahn.

And I can assure you that the trains are much much better than in other parts of the world (eg: India). In India, trains running on time are an exception, not the rule. At least all the German trains that I've been on were on time to the very minute.

I take the train in a big German city every day. If my train were to arrive on time one day, I would share that information with all my friends as something more than exceptional. This never happens. I can't wait till i've saved enough to buy a car and stop using the trains and subway.

In Cologne, I have never seen light rail arrive on time, and I've used it daily for two years.

As someone from the UK I'd love to have trains like the ones in Germany.

I live a 40 minute drive from London but it costs £45 for a day ticket on decades old, cramped trains.