Transport situation in Toronto

I take buses to get my office everyday. I haven't taken a bus usually in Japan.
But I have to transfer bus to get my office in Toronto unexpectedly lol
It is comfortable to take a bus because I can often sit on seats.
There are subways, buses and street cars in Toronto for transportation.
And you can get anywhere easily within Toronto.

Subway
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Toronto has two subways(actually four) which are called "TTC". All of
transportation is called TTC including busses and street cars. That is funny.
You don't need to show your ticket to get on subway if you already get on bus.
You also don't need to show it to get on bus if you already get on subway.
Because entrance is connected subway and bus. You can get on each
transportations, subways, buses and street cars if you buy a ticket.
Moreover to get on is not complicate, not like Japan, you should buy one
way ticket only, price is $3. They sell metro pass with monthly or weekly
and it is different of price for occupation. The monthly price is $99 to 120.
You can use automatic ticket gate to enter plat home usually at station.
It is funny. there is human gate to enter kk

I am surprised at out of service on weekend sometimes. Although not
all service, there are out service time even to downtown. When it is out of
service, there are service of buses despite of subway. Addition, start time
of subway is from 9AM on Sunday what lazily.

I mention about manners. Everyone keep doors calmly when they are late
to get on. In Japan, that is an illegal way completely and you would make
 the station staff angry. But that is common in here. Moreover they feel
gentlemen if you keep door for someone when someone is late to get on.
In spite of that,  the station staff close door so quickly. I suppose that they
don't safety check enough. The dogs can get on and you can bring even
bicycle within the time allowed. In the buses and street cars, they have
carrier to attach bicycle. About dogs, there are no dogs which bark.
It was unexpected thing. I have never seen a dog is barking. I am
wondering if how to bring up is difference from Japanese. The noise from
headphone also is mentioned generally in Japan. Many people are with
the sounds to out of ear. Even there  are person who listen music loudly
from headphone with not putting on. They are free about sounds.

Bus
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They drive so rough. You can't stand up unless you catch somewhere
when it stop.

Street car
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They are often going in downtown. The way to get on is almost same to
bus. Although they are running on the rails on street, the driver change
the route manually kk

I think transportation is well in here. In the winter, you don't need to be
outside to get there and there are the times to get on even they keep
by over 1AM so I have no words to them. Toronto is small city but nice!

Working is also there tomorrow. And It is the day of user demo for
application I am making! Come on!

Talk to you soon!

 

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Hi I'm Shinya Hasegawa
I was born in Kanagawa,
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