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In response to "what I like particularly about DC and Paris is that as someone who's largely unfamiliar with the cities," by crabs love mandy lane

This is what I thought until I worked in DC and got asked to explain metro every morning -- nm

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) Jun 12 '09, 09:04

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I think they do a very poor job of showing you which platform you need. And the fare machines are impossible for tourists. -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 09:05 18
- I do recall the fare machine not being tourist-proof -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 09:08 13
  - At the Smithsonian station, I don't think there is ever NOT a group of confused tourists at the machines. -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 09:12 9
    - To be fair, this probably happen in every city in the touristy areas. - ty97 Jun 12, 09:13 8
      - not true. -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 09:14 7
        
        oooo.....kkkkkk......... -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 09:15 6
        
        You really should know better. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 09:16 1
        
        package package package package package package. "guess what my package gave me for ID4?" -- nm - crabs love mandy lane Jun 12, 09:17
        
        even if you are right, the DC machines are still very badly designed. -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 09:16 2
        
        I admitted that clearly and fully. But tourists are tourists everywhere. - ty97 Jun 12, 09:19 1
        
        The first rule of designing an interface: Don't blame the user. If they can't figure it out, you designed it badly. - loosilu Jun 12, 09:20
        
        yeah. I kind of... uh... let's IM some more about packages! -- nm - crabs love mandy lane Jun 12, 09:15
  - did we try to use one once? or am I hallucinating? I remember max had to rescue me from one once. -- nm - crabs love mandy lane Jun 12, 09:10 2
    - Doll, when haven't I had to rescue you from something? -- nm - Max Jun 12, 09:25 1
      - Aw! a Knight-in-shining-armour! -- nm - 'lia Jun 12, 09:31
- Haha that is my favorite part, and SmartTrip's for parking kills -- nm - MDH Jun 12, 09:07 3
  - oh, you know what else sucks? No stairs! and someone is always standing on the damn left! -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 09:14 1
    - *rage* -- nm - znufrii Jun 12, 09:15
  - honestly, I have never figured out smarttrips. -- nm - loosilu Jun 12, 09:13

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