I knew our public transport system is shithouse but didn't realise it until I went to Europe.
First time in London and I miss my train. After a bit of a self rage session, I looked up and saw the next one was arriving in 2 mins. And to the second, it was on time. This was the case for buses as well. And not just in England, but ALL of western Europe (didn't visit the east side).
They don't sit around waiting. You're either on time for it or you've missed it.
Here, people hold the door for their mates, inspectors think they own the trains. It's farrrked.
Germany was cool. The u-Bahn is organized in such a way that switching trains becomes seamless. Your other train literally arrives same time as the one you're in. You get out, walk across the platform and take off. Not like the fkn city loop.