What are the cultural aspects that make you stay in Argentina?

[argeiCanuck]

Public transport is not poor at all in US.

The overwhelming majority in US don't have or need a car. They depend on modern public transport networks that cover every square meter in the city. There might exist some bullet trains even if you don't see them.

 

[argeiCanuck]

4 out of 340 million knew the secrets of persistence.
Anything is possible even if it is not probable. True.

 

[lunar]

4 out of 340 million knew the secrets of persistence.
Anything is possible even if it is not probable. True.

Is it random motivational quote day today?

 

[argeiCanuck]

Is it random motivational quote day today?

Perdón perdón.

 

[SinPulgas]

Public transport is not poor at all in US.

The overwhelming majority in US don't have or need a car. They depend on modern public transport networks that cover every square meter in the city. There might exist some bullet trains even if you don't see them.

How Many Cars Are in the U.S.?​

As of 2022, there were more than 283 million vehicles registered in the U.S, compared to just north of 282 million vehicles in 2021, according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Of these, only 4.5 million were publicly owned. That leaves about 274 million private and commercial cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles cruising the nation’s streets.

Source article:

Car Ownership Statistics

Purchasing a vehicle is a milestone for many drivers, and our list of car ownership statistics may hold a few surprises about buying and maintaining cars.

www.marketwatch.com

 

[on the brink]

The overwhelming majority in US don't have or need a car....................
............... There might exist some bullet trains even if you don't see them.

Amazing misinformation....

There are 273,685,000 people over 15 years old in the States, and 278,500,000 private vehicles. That is, 1.017 vehicles apiece for everyone qualified to drive.

There are no bullet trains in the US - Amtrak's pride and joy is the Acela train between Washington and Boston, reaching a mind-boggling 150 miles per hour in a miserly fraction of its route.
According to Wikipedia, "Acela trains are the fastest in the Americas, reaching 150 miles per hour (240 km/h) (qualifying as high-speed rail), but only over 49.9 miles (80.3 km) of the 457-mile (735 km) route."

 

[Alby]

Amazing misinformation....

There are 273,685,000 people over 15 years old in the States, and 278,500,000 private vehicles. That is, 1.017 vehicles apiece for everyone qualified to drive.

There are no bullet trains in the US - Amtrak's pride and joy is the Acela train between Washington and Boston, reaching a mind-boggling 150 miles per hour in a miserly fraction of its route.
According to Wikipedia, "Acela trains are the fastest in the Americas, reaching 150 miles per hour (240 km/h) (qualifying as high-speed rail), but only over 49.9 miles (80.3 km) of the 457-mile (735 km) route."

I wish I could remember the name of the comedian who pointed out that people from the US tend not to get or recognize the sarcasm--whether verbal or in writing--that is part and parcel of the communication style and culture of people from many other parts of the English-speaking world.

(Maybe it was the same one who said that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.)

 

[FrankPintor]

The Acela information might be out of date: this train can reach 160kmh, not sure if it actually does: https://www.gob.cl/noticias/tren-ma...urico-conozca-precios-y-como-obtener-pasajes/

 

[on the brink]

The Acela information might be out of date: this train can reach 160kmh, not sure if it actually does: https://www.gob.cl/noticias/tren-ma...urico-conozca-precios-y-como-obtener-pasajes/

Got that from Amtrak's website - may be out of date now.

But trains in the US are in a sorry state. Rather, railroad tracks are - they sag and weave so badly in places that trains must slow down lest they derail.

Some years ago I took the train from New York to Montreal, sharing the car with a group of self-styed "Railheads" - railroad fanatics. They drove the conductor to tears when they told him that in the fifties the track was so much better that trains got to Montreal faster. The trip that took us eleven hours was only eight hours back then - they had the old timetables to prove it.

 

[carride]

Just branch off to a new thread if talking about USA topics. This thread is titled culture aspects of argentina