Making German mistakes: Thinking public transportation is for free

Well, I won’t be doing that again…😅 #cultureshock #germany #movingtogermany

[farawaymerchants]

I just arrived in Germany .. rode the sky train, buses trams and trains to Koln .. then I saw this video .. Lord have Mercy .. my ancestors must have been praying for me

[AdamSloan]

Don't forget to validate your ticket!

[PTRMAN]

Tried this as a college student while in Munich 30+ years ago. Got caught and hauled into a back room for some severe questioning.

[caujka]

Public transport is always intimidating 🙂An English friend of mine was once caught in a subway in Budapest, he bought the damn ticket but did not know he needed to validate it.

[marikaserasini]

In Italy is the same, you buy your ticket and then validate it before get on the train/bus. If not: 40 euros fine😅

[AdaraFukuchi]

Its not so much a trust thing when they check often. Its more of a fear of getting caught

[goatgamer]

in greece we no longer, at least where i take trains, have ticket controllers. they are very rare and i wouldn't believe that somebody saw one easily. a lot of teenagers go into buses and various railways without paying

[goatgamer]

i think that those people are not worth it because you have fear of getting caught and a lot of people still won't pay even if with a controller. for example passsengers going one station or hidden in a toilet (like how fidias got into trains in the uk)

[GUTOMOFFICIAL]

LOL Vancouver was like this for many years before they installed gates! Didn't know they have UNDERCOVER ticket checker in Germany!

[JestonSun]

When I went to Munich the S Bahn didn't have ticket inspectors and the ticket machines were so hard to use/some don't work lol

[juliusphiletta]

I'm from Germany, I would never use the subway here without a ticket because they inspect really often and you have to pay 60€ and leave the train if caught evading the fare. It's just very awkward to get caught. When I'm in NYC I usually just go through the emergency exit door, really no one cares, even if this very loud alarm sounds. I would say that fare gates you can so easily
get by actually lead to more fare evasion...

[rn]

I rode around all over the place for free while I was visiting for Oktoberfest lol. I think they sort of turn a blind eye with all the visitors there a lot of the trains are packed.

[danielboyd]

I’ve never been to Germany but can’t you buy tickets from the ticket inspectors? Because where I live (Slovakia) you can buy tickets directly from them and I’ve been to Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic and this has never been a problem for them either. I almost always buy from the ticket inspectors

[markbrecher]

You'll remember the next time, after a 60Euro fine

[acmiguens]

Ahhh... The honor system. We don't have that in Brazil

[euclidesfernando]

It’s kinda funny that when it’s ICE you don’t have to validate your ticket but they still come and check your ticket anyway. 😅

[clubnightparade]

Lol that's how it is in my city. No one pays.

[xenoneuronics]

Wait you mean it's not free 😮 I've had a lucky month

[ekisklip]

Is that a Casio calculator in his hand🤣

[niklas]

And then there's cologne where everyone travels without a ticket xD