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Italian train leaves 50 minutes early to avoid being late (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by kerbits@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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This meme is not a meme, but a real news from Italy 🤦‍♂️

https://www.ilmessaggero.it/italia/treno_genova_roma_parte_in_anticipo_per_non_fare_ritardo_cosa_e_successo_davvero-8472216.html

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[-] flashgnash@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

Were there even any passengers on it at that point

[-] Racchio@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

And Trenitalia blamed the passengers, because many of them received a warning SMS but didn't drastically change their plans to adapt to the train's new schedule!

[-] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 days ago

Fascists: "At least under Mussolini the trains ran on time!"

Italy under (fascist) Meloni:

[-] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

The trains did not in fact run on time.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/loco-motive/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-15/stop-saying-mussolini-made-the-trains-run-on-time

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Say what you will about Mussolini, he does a great salami impression 🙃

[-] sachamato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Trenitalia is pure gold!

[-] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Anyone from a country with Arriva gets this.

[-] asymmetric@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

What’s Arriva?

[-] anachronist@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago

Privatized public transit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arriva

[-] ASDraptor@lemmy.autism.place 32 points 3 days ago

I can assure you that you won't find an Italian person surprised by this.

Trenitalia is something else, and any commuter that regularly uses their trains can tell you horror stories about their services.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ironically, trains don't run on time, despite their fame.

except the london underground, that shit comes once ever 3 mins bang on time, I miss it so bad.

except the times I had to use the overground like a fucking chump, that shit's just national rail with a brand makeover. I had to wait like 20 mins to get on the train to go get laid after work.

worth it though

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ironically, trains don’t run on time, despite their fame.

You understand that that was about fascist Italy, right? And the reality is that they did not run on time.

[-] trolololol@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Oh yeah the other things fascists are known for is reasoning and telling the truth

[-] kerbits@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago

I am Italian. I just wanted to share this crazy news to the world. 😅

[-] ValorieAF@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I can't not pronounce that like "genitalia" in my mind.

[-] Zip2@feddit.uk 4 points 3 days ago

You’re not the only one.

It’s similar, just with slightly larger tunnels.

[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 days ago

How to cover up leaving 10 minutes late!

[-] sobanto@feddit.org 17 points 3 days ago

Deutsche Bahn has an evil brother.

[-] starchylemming@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

deutsche bahn would still be late

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 days ago

DB: the train is late 5 minutes. Actually 20. Actually 45. Actually 97. Actually the train was just cancelled 1 hour ago for no reason, but we were too afraid to tell you because you might get mad 👉🏻👈🏻