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I could not disagree more - often times, especially if travelling with multiple people it is far more convenient, comfortable and can even be more affordable than taking public transport. While I agree that London has great public transport, Uber has been a game changer for myself and many people I know.

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>"While I agree that London has great public transport"

This must be a different London from the one I was in ten years ago.

Lived here all my life, no idea what you mean, it's always been great, and even when it was run-down it was still better than nearly all other cities at the time.

Thats the problem. You never experienced anywhere better. I mean they only recently got an underground that operates past midnight. Barcelona has had that for years, its way cheaper than London, and no one here seems to think it is anything special.

No, same London as it was ten years ago. You just have no idea what you are talking about.

Well—aside from the fact that London's public transport was pretty good ten years ago—it's not the same, no. There have been substantial improvements in the past 10 years, including the expansion of the Overground service, new rolling stock all over the place, capacity improvements, some 24-hour running at weekends, clawback of TfL Rail, system-wide contactless card support, improved bus services, the imminent arrival of Crossrail…

So yes, it's different.

It was shit then. I experienced it.

What about London public transport do you think isn't great? Compared to anywhere else in the country, it's leaps and bounds ahead.

Why limit comparisons to the same country? Britain claims to be one of the richest most developed nations in the world.

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