Comments on: German train hazzards http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards.html Adventures in travel and serial expattery at zurika.com. These are the tales of two Americans currently based in Munich, Germany. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: meikasuzanne http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards.html/comment-page-1#comment-2261 meikasuzanne Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:33:29 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards/#comment-2261 Oh, how I miss trains. Oh, how I miss trains.

]]> By: Jul http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards.html/comment-page-1#comment-2262 Jul Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:45:04 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards/#comment-2262 GL - I'll have to do more research, but it is indeed possible that this has reached epidemic proportions.<br /><br />Sara - LOL @ them being physically stuck. How many times do I have to tell old people to stop using super glue on trains?<br /><br />twerner - I find that the extra couple euros is completely worth it to me to have a reserved seat on longer train trips. I'd much rather be assured I'll have a seat than risk having to play musical chairs for the whole trip. Plus when traveling with others, it's nice to know we'll all be able to sit together even without getting to the train station early. <br /><br />Ann - I agree - no reason to let a perfectly good seat go to waste. All 3 of the 'reserved' seats around me were no-shows on my trip to Zurich, and naturally they got filled by other folks along the way. But the woman I told the story about wasn't in my seat because she was hoping I wouldn't show up; she was in my seat because she mistakenly thought she had reserved it for herself. I'd call it more senility than feistiness. :) GL – I’ll have to do more research, but it is indeed possible that this has reached epidemic proportions.

Sara – LOL @ them being physically stuck. How many times do I have to tell old people to stop using super glue on trains?

twerner – I find that the extra couple euros is completely worth it to me to have a reserved seat on longer train trips. I’d much rather be assured I’ll have a seat than risk having to play musical chairs for the whole trip. Plus when traveling with others, it’s nice to know we’ll all be able to sit together even without getting to the train station early.

Ann – I agree – no reason to let a perfectly good seat go to waste. All 3 of the ‘reserved’ seats around me were no-shows on my trip to Zurich, and naturally they got filled by other folks along the way. But the woman I told the story about wasn’t in my seat because she was hoping I wouldn’t show up; she was in my seat because she mistakenly thought she had reserved it for herself. I’d call it more senility than feistiness. :)

]]> By: ann_ona_moose http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards.html/comment-page-1#comment-2263 ann_ona_moose Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:44:03 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards/#comment-2263 Although it's annoying to have to boot someone, the behavior of the person in your seat is reasonable if the train is ful-ish. I ride a busy train everyday and many, many reserved seats are never filled (like the seat next to me today). <br /><br />I generally don't do it, but then I am not as feisty as most German seniors. Although it’s annoying to have to boot someone, the behavior of the person in your seat is reasonable if the train is ful-ish. I ride a busy train everyday and many, many reserved seats are never filled (like the seat next to me today).

I generally don’t do it, but then I am not as feisty as most German seniors.

]]> By: twerner3 http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards.html/comment-page-1#comment-2264 twerner3 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:31:28 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards/#comment-2264 I am a frequent train rider and from my expirience usually I get along very well without a reservation. Usually in the cars at the top of a train they have enough unreserved seats available. Also there are enough no-shows, so when a reserved seat is not taken about 10 minutes after departure I would go for it. In all cases I found a seat. Another option in heavily used trains would be to sit on a seat that is reserved beginning with a station that comes later and wait what will be available until the reservation is in effect and other people disembark. In that way you also save Euros and can spend them for a coffee and cake in the restaurant car of the train. I am a frequent train rider and from my expirience usually I get along very well without a reservation. Usually in the cars at the top of a train they have enough unreserved seats available. Also there are enough no-shows, so when a reserved seat is not taken about 10 minutes after departure I would go for it. In all cases I found a seat. Another option in heavily used trains would be to sit on a seat that is reserved beginning with a station that comes later and wait what will be available until the reservation is in effect and other people disembark. In that way you also save Euros and can spend them for a coffee and cake in the restaurant car of the train.

]]> By: Sara http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards.html/comment-page-1#comment-2265 Sara Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:25:02 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards/#comment-2265 it wasn't until i got to the part in your post about her being in your seat that i understood you weren't talking about old people being physically stuck in seats and needing assistance to get out.<br />that is quite sneaky with the expired ticket!<br />:) it wasn’t until i got to the part in your post about her being in your seat that i understood you weren’t talking about old people being physically stuck in seats and needing assistance to get out.
that is quite sneaky with the expired ticket!
:)

]]> By: Global Librarian http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards.html/comment-page-1#comment-2266 Global Librarian Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:24:37 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2008/02/german-train-hazzards/#comment-2266 Good Lord! I have been on German trains a limited number of times. But I have twice had to ask older passengers to please remove themselves from my assigned seat.<br /><br />Is it an epidemic? Good Lord! I have been on German trains a limited number of times. But I have twice had to ask older passengers to please remove themselves from my assigned seat.

Is it an epidemic?

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