Quote: "Typical German inefficiency, I'm afraid."
Wasn't the original typical stereotype about blindly following the "rule book" or the "manual"/"instructions"?
Quote: "Travelling on the DB these days, things even ain't what they used to be on the railway either. Delays, almost unheard of 30 years ago, seem to be the norm these days, rather than the exception.
At least they haven't been stupid enough to privatise them!!"
Quote: "Yes they have. Lots of other rail companies are now running franchises in Germany with more to follow.."
Any connections?