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What are your "controversial" opinions that go against popular opinions in the UK? (feddit.uk)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by blackn1ght@feddit.uk to c/casualuk@feddit.uk
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I'll start: Greggs is massively overrated. I genuinely don't understand how people hype it.

Edit: this is a casual community so it would be great if we could avoid politics lest it descend into chaos!

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[โ€“] rmuk@feddit.uk 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The trains aren't bad. They're not great, but they're not as utterly terrible as some people make out. I commute to Manchester three times a week typically and it takes ~30 mins on the train, I always get a seat and I've never been delayed more than 15 mins. At rush hour it would take an hour to drive and even an on-the-day return is cheaper than parking.

Edit to add: I go to London a couple of times a month. Not had a significant issue in years.

[โ€“] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago

I commute to Manchester three times a week

Yeah because you're going to a major city. But if you're not going to a major city or you're going by a link then you start having problems.

If my train is 15 minutes late and I'm getting a connection in Manchester then it's a major issue, if you're getting off in Manchester it's a minor inconvenience.

It's sod's law that if your train is delayed then the connecting train will depart exactly on time. The other classic inevitable is that the size of the train is inversely proportionate to the expected passenger count.