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Old March 8th 11, 07:58 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Arthur Figgis Arthur Figgis is offline
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Default London Buses Run By The RATP

On 08/03/2011 18:51, Paul wrote:

Purely coinicidentally, I was in Paris recently. The metro there
generally has a reputation for being more reliable the the London
Underground.


France's external reputation for transport doesn't generally stand up to
reality.

Other useful French phrases I've come across are "retard" (=departure)
and "service autocar" (=train not going to/from Paris).

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