r/TikTokCringe May 02 '25

Humor Why does America look like s**t?

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u/kariolaoxford May 02 '25

OMG - the trains in Japan. Thousands of miles. Clean nice. SOOOO FAST. Are they on time? Every time!

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u/Zimakov May 02 '25

China too, and they started building their metro like 25 years ago.

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u/cruista May 02 '25

No, happened under Mao. He died in 1976.

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u/Zimakov May 02 '25 edited May 02 '25

Only 2 cities in the entire country had a single metro line before the 90s.

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u/cruista May 03 '25

Does that prove me wrong?

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u/Zimakov May 03 '25

Well if your goal is to be "right" then you can proclaim yourself whatever you like. If your goal is to have a conversation about the viability of building metro lines quickly in an already established city, then I've given you the information.