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March 26th, 2010

Weirdly, this is exactly how I felt about the New York subway whenever I visited from DC.

  • kelsey: I haaaate the DC metro
  • me: Oh i know. Doesn't it make you feel smug?
  • kelsey: It's archaic! And slow!
  • kelsey: And concrete like a bunker!
  • me: (yes)
  • kelsey: I actually just scoffed at the ticket machine and said, "well in NEW YORK..."
  • (The DC metro was built in the 1970s, has crazy-interesting, consistent architecture, and has one of the smartest route naming systems of any major city (they use colors). The New York subway was opened in 1904 and has incredibly low scary ceilings. Also, it usually smells bad.)

  1. winstonwolfe reblogged this from nudawn and added:
    But MTA employees...angels, always at...help guide you...
  2. nudawn reblogged this from tylercoates and added:
    I LOVE the DC metro. Granted i was there on vacation and all leisurely like, but i think its absolutely beautiful. NY...
  3. tylercoates reblogged this from kiamatthews and added:
    I have to agree with Kia here. Every time I ride the Metro, I feel like I am in what someone in the 1970s imagined the...
  4. kiamatthews reblogged this from meaghano and added:
    Hoes, please. Because air conditioning/heating, digital arrival signs, speakers that
  5. nickdouglas reblogged this from meaghano and added:
    clean and professional! All the benefits of BART without the pee smell.
  6. geocities reblogged this from bethlehems and added:
    It depends. New York has a flat rate of 2.25 per ride, so you could actually get all the way from Queens to the Bronx on...
  7. firthofforth reblogged this from bethlehems and added:
    You know what you don't have? Same fare regardless of distance. NYC WINS.
  8. bethlehems reblogged this from tsunamis and added:
    Also, even with our fare increases...I'm pretty sure that it's still cheaper. Plus, we got plushy seats and Brutalist...
  9. timoni reblogged this from meaghano and added:
    (The DC metro was built in the 1970s, has crazy-interesting, consistent architecture, and has one of the smartest route...
  10. tsunamis reblogged this from meaghano and added:
    OMG. So much disdain. SO MUCH. It is exactly this, EXACTLY, that makes me hate New York. And the Metro is sweet.
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