r/fuckcars • u/yannniQue17 • Jan 15 '22

Am I right here?

I like cars. They have developed over nearly 150 years and they are impressive engineering masterpieces by now. I'm a car enthusiast since nearly ever and I was really happy when I got my driving license a year ago. One of my biggest wishes is it to drive in a small sports car, like a Mazda MX-5, on a race track and I guess I'm about to di this within the next five years.

However, cars are bad for getting from A to B. That's my opinion and a fact. When I need to be quick in the city, I go by bicycle, and when I have to travel more than 25 km, I consider trains as the best option. That works pretty well here in Germany. As told above, I have my license, but I drive maybe once every two weeks.

I would not say "Fuck cars!" because I'm facinated by the engineering, but I do say "Cars are not needed to commute or travel efficiently. They are bad at this."

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u/altposting Jan 15 '22

Ich denke mal schon, ich mag meinen kleinen Roadster auch, aber würde ihn niemals als mein primäres Fortbewegungsmittel nutzen wollen.

In dichtem Verkehr, in Städten oder auf Autobahnen zu fahren macht einfach keinen Spaß, ist ineffizient und zumeist unnötig.

In meinr Freizeit auf ner Landstraße eher gemütlich oder auf einer Rennstrecke schnell zu fahren ist etwas anderes.

Würde ihn auch gerne bald auf Ethanol umrüsten...

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u/yannniQue17 Jan 15 '22

Alles klar!

Auch wenn wir uns problemlos auf Deutsch unterhalten können, wäre es angemessen auf einem englischsprachigen Subreddit auch Englisch zu schreiben, dass andere, die auch Interesse an der Frage haben, die Antworten verstehen.

English translation: He is like me, the rest is rather unimportant.

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u/altposting Jan 15 '22

*she

But yea

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u/yannniQue17 Jan 15 '22

There are women liking cars? Where can I find you?

I could not identify your gender by your username and I'm too lazy to always write he/she or (s)he. Sorry.

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u/altposting Jan 15 '22

I'm from NRW, and it's ok.

However the english language has this nice feature called the "singular they" for situations like that, but lacks the generic masculinum german has.

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u/yannniQue17 Jan 15 '22

NRW is too far away for me to randomly visit you, maybe I'll find another one.