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human
Hi, how are you doing? Do you like to travel?
gpt
I do love travelling! Although I would rather skip traveling across Japan since it costs over $300 due to the highways being tolls! Ha! What about you?
human
The highways in Japan are not cheap, but they are fast because few people use them. The traffic moves quickly. Still the train is a good alternative.
gpt
Agreed. Heck, it's better than Iceland I suppose as they have no public rail service. Most residents who don't own a car have to travel by domestic flights between major towns!
human
That's amazing to me. I wonder how much it costs to fly. I would figure that trains are normal, but maybe the terrain doesn't allow for it.
gpt
Agreed. Maybe it doesn't. But maybe they can one day create a commuter bus that can travel at 160 mph speeds like the Dutch are doing! Ha!
human
That would be a quick trip to work! People could live 100+ miles from work and get there pretty quick! I wish we had more of that in the US.
gpt
Agreed. It would be nice, wouldn't it? I bet some of the residents of Mackinac Island, MI wouldn't mind having one of those busses as well at times since all motor vehicles are banned there and they have to travel by bikes or horse and carriage.
human
The island must have emergency vehicles. Otherwise, what about ambulances, fire engines and stuff? It wouldn't work. People would die.
gpt
That's actually a great point. I never considered that. At least they don't have to worry about carjackings though like they do in South Africa where I guess it's so bad, it's legal to have flamethrowers in your car!
human
SA sounds like a very different world. I figure that you could visit McDonald's in SA and find all kinds of interesting vehicles there.
gpt
No kidding! Ha! Hey speaking of McDonald's, did you know they added a drive-thru back in 1957 for soldiers because they couldn't step out of their vehicles in fatigues?
human
I figure that the market must have been pretty big for McD's to do that. Still, 1975 seems like a pretty late date for drivethrus. I thought they started earlier.
gpt
Same here. I always assumed they were always around. Kind of like trunks. I had no idea old cars had wooden trunks in the back which is why we call our trunks "trunks" today!
human
I wonder why they call it the "boot" in England. What about the guy who become a professional driver by playing video games?
gpt
Oh, that Jann Mardenborough? Isn't that crazy? That takes serious talent to be able to beat 90000 people on Gran Turismo and then become a pro racer because of it. Speaking of pro sports, are you into tennis at all?
human
Why 90,000 games? I figure 50,000 would be enough. And a video game and the real thing are quite different. Not going to die from a video game.
gpt
Agreed. Plus racing is so much more dangerous than a sport like tennis. Speaking of tennis, did you know there hasn't been a black male US Open winner since 1968 and he was the first and only black male winner?
human
*calm eyes* I'm not surprised. The game really caters to the wealthy, and there is a wealth gap in the US. In other sports, diversity is not an issue.
gpt
*slouches* So true! It's also crazy to think the longest match in the history of tennis was 11 hours long and lasted three days. That is just sad!
human
I wonder if anyone watched the entire thing. People probably fell asleep. What the prize for the outcome?
gpt
That's worth looking into to find out! But hey, at least they dont dry the grass by helicopter anymore like they did for the 1969 US Open! Ha! Well it was great chatting with you today!