Northern Europe was a fantastic place for public transport - it may still be but I haven't been back for over 30 years.
One incident has remained in my memory as an example of all that was good about Europe.
It was in Amsterdam and I was in a tram. A ticket checker boarded the tram and started checking. There was a man who was caught. He had a muti-trip ticket but had not used it. The ticket collector was very pleasant. She took the card from him and punched it. She did not fine him or even talk rudely to him. As best as I could understand, she seemed to suggest that he should not forget to punch his card next time :)
One incident has remained in my memory as an example of all that was good about Europe.
It was in Amsterdam and I was in a tram. A ticket checker boarded the tram and started checking. There was a man who was caught. He had a muti-trip ticket but had not used it. The ticket collector was very pleasant. She took the card from him and punched it. She did not fine him or even talk rudely to him. As best as I could understand, she seemed to suggest that he should not forget to punch his card next time :)
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