Landed in Veinna, Austria this morning. I got the immediate feeling of safety, even though the train ticket machine warned about using unlicensed cabs and limos. I don’t know what it was exactly, maybe it’s a totally false sense of security. Maybe it’s based on the apparent lawfulness of the residents.
The underground doesn’t even have turnstiles, just little ticket punching machines that you walk passed. Very few people cross the street when the “don’t walk” sign is lit up. Cabbies don’t speed, or let you talk them into taking five people when there’s only four seats. Even when it’s raining…
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