When I call Hong Kong a Zeroth World city, this is what I mean. I just checked my luggage at the downtown train station, got my plane boarding pass, and it all took about 70 seconds. Now I'm on high speed rail to airport, no bags in tow
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On the way to the train I was able to stop for dim sum, where people's bags are kept safe in a holding area out front so you don't have to drag them to your table like every single US airport restaurantpic.twitter.com/qyUNWRxqDK
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Unusually, this restaurant requires cash. In many places (like all convenience stores) I would be able to pay by touching my prepaid public transit card to a reader
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The train has phone chargers for those who need them. Just try to imagine going to a NYC airport like this. You check bags at Penn station, buy a slice with your MetroCard, and are at JFK in 21 minutes. No one can imagine this
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It might be easier to get things like this if Americans traveled more, especially as kids. But the country is insular and growing more so. So we miss out on cool things we could all enjoy, while talking about how great we are
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Jingoism doesn't just hurts foreigners, it hurts Americans. If we were willing to let go of the idea that we're exceptionally blessed, we could adopt lots of great ideas from abroad in many areas of life
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Hong Kong was paralyzed by a massive downtown match yesterday, and today is completely functional. LaGuardia takes days to recover from a rainstorm
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You forgot the free WiFi on the train to the airport.
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BART had free WiFi for a few years, even on moving trains, sometimes. https://sfist.com/2014/12/29/breaking_no_more_wi-fi_on_bart_trai/ …
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