# How to travel in England? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 2, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532 "2005-03-02T01:52:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532/41 "2005-03-04T20:04:16Z")
Thanks GorillaMan, I pretty much expect Brittish railways to be safer than what I would find in the States since it forms a greater percentage of kilometers traveled. I should have worded my question better in the first place and link the article. What I was really wondering was if there was a theme to the damage such as a sporting event but it appears to be the same isolated nonsense found everywhere on the planet. I’ve never wanted to do a lot of world travel but I really want to tour England. From a historic perspective, it is the root of American culture and it would be something of a pilgrimage. I might have to take a language course before I go. I’m amazed at how the English language has evolved from country to country. ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532/42 "2005-03-04T21:01:43Z")
Narrow boating seems to be growing in popularity with our friends from America. Harrison Ford rented a boat to cruise along the llangollen Canal a year or so back. Here in Newark an American couple were sailing their narrow boat through the town, liked it so much that they have taken up residence here and the woman has even taken out British citizenship. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532/43 "2005-03-04T21:02:14Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > threatening Tube staff members which I assume refers to the subway. The Tube is the London Underground railway system. “Subway” has a dfferent meaning in British English than in American English: in Britain, it means a pedestrian tunnel under a road or railway, and won’t have a railway running through it. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532/44 "2005-03-04T21:17:12Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > The Tube is the London Underground railway system. “Subway” has a dfferent meaning in British English than in American English: in Britain, it means a pedestrian tunnel under a road or railway, and won’t have a railway running through it. Generally true - but Britain’s ‘other’ true underground railway is officially the [Glasgow Subway](http://www.spt.co.uk/Travel/subway.html). ---
**Author:** ![conurepete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@conurepete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conurepete)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532/45 "2005-03-05T05:09:00Z")
It good to know I will probably be safe from the train riots. Meanwhile, I have gotten a warning that Minehead is in a cold snap: weather is expected in the low 40 F range, and we have been told to bring warm coats. It was 9 F at my house this morning. I may pack a bathing suit. Now all I have to do is locate some non- perishable corn torillas and Mexican candy and I am ready to go! ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532/46 "2005-03-05T07:22:34Z")
> [@conurepete](#): > > I may pack a bathing suit. Now all I have to do is locate some non- perishable corn torillas and Mexican candy and I am ready to go! Well certainly don’t expect to find decent Mexican food over here 😉 Yeah, anthing below freezing is a novelty for us, and having a whole week of snow has been very strange. Don’t worry, it’ll be sure to move onto steady rain before you arrive 😛 (Mind you, depending on what you’re used to, the fact that it’s invariably _humid_ when cold can make some people feel it far more.) ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532/47 "2005-03-05T10:45:14Z")
> [@conurepete](#): > > It good to know I will probably be safe from the train riots. Meanwhile, I have gotten a warning that Minehead is in a cold snap: weather is expected in the low 40 F range, and we have been told to bring warm coats. It was 9 F at my house this morning. I may pack a bathing suit. Now all I have to do is locate some non- perishable corn torillas and Mexican candy and I am ready to go! Yes it’s been cold - but it’s brightening up. It won’t be warm though - temperatures will most likely be in the 40s. Minehead is in quite an exposed location - near a moor, and on the coast, so it can get quite windy. Make sure you bring something rainproof. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532/48 "2005-03-05T18:39:21Z")
I need to share the love that is the London Underground (speakers or headphones required) I flew up to Glasgow on Ryan, but if i had to do it again, I’d have taken the train. When you don’t use a train a lot, like here in the Miwdest, they can be fun and if you fly Ryan, you’re landing so far away from the city they say you are. (Glasgow-Prestwick) ---
**Author:** ![conurepete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@conurepete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conurepete)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532/49 "2005-03-05T23:40:26Z")
Yes, a train ride could be a touristy thing in itself for me. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2005, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532/50 "2005-03-05T23:48:09Z")
> [@The Big Cheese](#): > > I need to share the love that is the London Underground (speakers or headphones required) Heh heh, very good (it’s a definite NSFW, though). But Londoners are _pathetich_. They’ll complain about anything. Even if the Tube’s OK, they’ll still complain. They just want to complain. [end of anti-London rant]thankyou[/end of anti-London rant] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-travel-in-england/292532.md?page=2)