The Anonymous Widower

Tickets on the Paris Metro

Since my last visit to Paris, they have brought in new ticket machines.

But why is it that they are slightly idiosyncratic, although once you realise that you touch the roller to start they are no problem. They also use such simple French, that I don’t need to change the machines to English. Surely, all ticket machines should follow similar rules on a world-wide basis.

But both London and Paris are streets ahead of Montreal and Rotterdam, which have developed systems that can only be used by locals who speak the native language.

March 8, 2010 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Paris, Paris Metro