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by weinzierl 853 days ago
- Public transport tends to suck unless you're lucky with the stops / lines and the rental bikes / scooters are the best way to get around. That, or walking. It's a pretty small city.

I found public transport in Brussels pretty decent. Especially the MOBIB card system just works. This is completely different where I live in Germany.

I only had difficulties on the day of my arrival on Thursday because of the farmers protests and that is where an E-Scooter saved me. That you can just pick up a scooter even when you signed up in a different country is fantastic.

Apart from that, I have the hunch that Germany is the only remaining country where people pay cash. That you can pay everything with your card is quite convenient.

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The subway was pretty good indeed, combine with some walking and it gets you many places. I for one wasn’t brave enough for the scooters…
I do not understand the attitude of being location tracked plus details of your transactions, stored by corporations, is "convenient"