Gutfright
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I note that all of the umpteen squillion EU polls on these forums show an overwhelming support for remaining in the European Union.
As we now know, this is the exact opposite of what the ordinary British, salt-of-the-Earth, decent British people of Britain want.
So why are we train fans so badly out of lockstep with this country?
I've suggested before that this might be down to the cost of rail travel, which is hella expensive. Maybe this skews the membership of RailUK forums towards the more well off?
It might also be that younger people at the very bottom of the socioeconomic spectrum are bullied out of expressing any sort of enthusiasm for trains at an early age? Maybe the ability to say "I think trains are awesome" without ridicule is an example of middle-class privilege?
I dunno. What are your theories?
As we now know, this is the exact opposite of what the ordinary British, salt-of-the-Earth, decent British people of Britain want.
So why are we train fans so badly out of lockstep with this country?
I've suggested before that this might be down to the cost of rail travel, which is hella expensive. Maybe this skews the membership of RailUK forums towards the more well off?
It might also be that younger people at the very bottom of the socioeconomic spectrum are bullied out of expressing any sort of enthusiasm for trains at an early age? Maybe the ability to say "I think trains are awesome" without ridicule is an example of middle-class privilege?
I dunno. What are your theories?