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/n/, I am truly perplexed by the London Underground…

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 01:19:07 No.1928868 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1928909 >>1928956 >>1928974 >>1929066 >>1929381 >>1929999 >>1930099

I have Asperger’s Syndrome and I need help understanding the complexities of the Underground.
>How do I read the map for the Underground?
>How do I know when to change stations?
>How do I pay for a ticket?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 01:19:41 No.1928869 Report

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This is literally me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 01:51:04 No.1928874 Report

Quoted By: >>1929122

Step one, get off this website permanently.

Step two, google it, and some guide for Americans will come up probably.

Basically, just use the “tfl go” app for exact stations and changes,

The map shows which stations each train line visits. You don’t have to use it if you use google maps or tfl go.

I find it very intuitive and I’m genuinely surprised you needed to ask, I’m sure you’ve never tried because it’s not hard. Could be anxiety inducing though- if youre new.

I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt though.

I feel like you need some magic mushrooms and therapy to open up your mind a bit…

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 01:54:16 No.1928877 Report

Quoted By: >>1929122

You pay with a contactless card or an Oyster card or your phone at the barriers of the station.

Get off 4chan. Touch grass, literally feel some grass, some leaves and stay outside until it isn’t uncomfortable any more.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 02:05:06 No.1928879 Report

Quoted By: >>1929122

Step one: Stay on 4chan, forever.

Step two: Do not do your own research. Trust in the wise advice of anonymous users and you shall become a god among mere mortals.

Step three: Don't worry about paying for tickets, just jump the barrier FOR FREE.

Step four: Don't worry about changing stations, just wing it. YOLO my nigger! New adventures await the brave

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 04:32:30 No.1928909 Report

Quoted By: >>1928914 >>1929122

>>1928868
> Figure out which station you are at
> Figure out where your destination is
> What "line" is your destination on?
> Is there a station that connects the line your current location is to the line that your destination is on?
> If not find an intermediate line that connects the two and a station that connects your current line to that line.
> Now you know which station you need for at least the first part of your journey.
> Figure out which direction that is (there are only 2)
> Find a train heading that way, other stations on the line in that direction will give you a clue.
> Usually the display on the outside of the train will say where it stops at.
> Wait for that train and get on it.
> Repeat until you are arrived

Alternatively just use the TFL website.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 04:58:49 No.1928914 Report

Quoted By: >>1928937 >>1929035 >>1929122

>>1928909

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 07:29:48 No.1928937 Report

Quoted By: >>1928940 >>1929122

>>1928914
How old are you, it’s really not that bad, once you’re at the first station it’ll make sense, you don’t need to remember all these steps. Your intuition will guide you. You must trust yourself.

Alternatively use the tfl app, which makes it extremely easy. What to do. It’ll lay it out. How about you install that. I really hope you have a smartphone.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 07:54:54 No.1928940 Report

Quoted By: >>1929009 >>1929122

>>1928937
Autists have zero intuition and have to learn things as steps or processes.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 09:08:27 No.1928956 Report

Quoted By: >>1928959 >>1928976

>>1928868
The privately owned automobile does not have this problem.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 09:18:16 No.1928959 Report

Quoted By: >>1928960 >>1928961

>>1928956
Yes it does,it has this problem worse unless you are taking taxis everywhere.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 09:21:03 No.1928960 Report

Quoted By: >>1928965

>>1928959
Objectively false.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 09:26:36 No.1928961 Report

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>>1928959
No, gps exist.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 09:43:36 No.1928965 Report

Quoted By: >>1928969

>>1928960
But so do public transit apps, even google maps offers this. And you can easily tell which station you are at anyway. And you don't also have to worry about.

> License
> Insurance
> Maintenance of vehicle
> Road signage and regulations
> Other retard drivers
> Toll roads
> Going the wrong way because you relied exclusively on GPS

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 09:59:07 No.1928969 Report

Quoted By: >>1928971

>>1928965
>too stupid and poor for the privately owned automobile
Sounds like a you problem.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 10:08:27 No.1928971 Report

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>>1928969
You're responding to a thread made by someone who finds underground maps too hard.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 10:21:18 No.1928973 Report

Quoted By: >>1929009

Didn't the guy who constructed the map have Asperger's as well?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 10:22:46 No.1928974 Report

Quoted By: >>1929058 >>1929122

>>1928868
>I have Asperger’s Syndrome

Just stay home. You're going to get lost and cause a scene and public disturbance.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 10:24:32 No.1928976 Report

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>>1928956
I don't believe you have ever tried to drive in London.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 11:45:08 No.1929009 Report

Quoted By: >>1929072 >>1929085

>>1928973
He did.

>>1928940
Erm I’m autistic too, and i can see where op was coming from so I had the sympathy to write out the instructions, maybe 7 years so i used to be like this.

Thing is: it seems what is required here is a shift in mindset. Op has a defeatist attitude thinking his autism won’t let him do things.

He doesn’t want to change, he wants to stay where he is because it’s comfy, and never expand his consciousness and grow up.

I’m suggesting he kill that sense of self and challenge his ego.

I haven’t been on this website for a couple years, decided to come on today to see if there was a fixed gear general since I bought a new bike 2 days ago. Just unfortunately stumbled upon this post and decided to do my best to make a positive change.

Leaving this website was hugely impactful on my life.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 12:15:13 No.1929035 Report

Quoted By: >>1929275

>>1928914
Oh shut the fuck up

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 12:47:35 No.1929058 Report

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>>1928974
Nobody in London will care, you could fuck a dog in the middle of the street and nobody would even notice or comment.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 13:16:32 No.1929066 Report

Quoted By: >>1929122

>>1928868
CityMapper app is fantastic in most large cities of the world. It uses buses, tube, overground and hire cycles.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 13:44:25 No.1929072 Report

Quoted By: >>1929122

>>1929009
>I’m autistic too, and i can see where op was coming from so I had the sympathy to write out the instructions
i suspect that, given their lack of meaningful interaction with the thread, op is not being honest. perhaps they are in fact telling lies + bathing in the negative attention

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 14:22:51 No.1929085 Report

Quoted By: >>1929126

>>1929009
>he wants to stay where he is because it’s comfy,
Being afraid of the transit system and posting crying frogs on the internet is comfy?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 17:37:11 No.1929122 Report

Quoted By: >>1929125 >>1929137 >>1929145 >>1929275 >>1929762

>>1928874
>>1928877
>>1928879
>>1928909
>>1929066
Thanks for the /adv/. I do have one more question, though. Do I have to go outside in order to get from one station to another, or are the Underground tunnels mostly interconnected?
>>1928914
Lmao. Stop pretending to be me.
>>1928937
>How old are you
I’m 23 years old.
>>1928940
I think it has less to do with my intuition and more to do with my anxiety. I prefer to have everything planned out before going to unfamiliar locations. I could probably go to London right now and be honestly fine about the situation, but viewing the map online did seem quite overwhelming.
>>1928974
I have high functioning autism. It is rare for me to have a mental breakdown, especially when I am in a public area.
>>1929072
I apologise for not responding to my thread sooner. I created this thread last night, and I have been quite preoccupied today.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 17:54:04 No.1929125 Report

Quoted By: >>1929126

>>1929122
>I prefer to have everything planned out before going to unfamiliar locations.
I would have thought a map of all the lines and stations would have been appreciated then.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 17:59:47 No.1929126 Report

Quoted By: >>1929127

>>1929085
>Being afraid of the transit system and posting crying frogs on the internet is comfy?
Yes.
>>1929125
I don’t want to be standing around forever looking at a map; I have heard that Londoners can be quite unpleasant, if they feel like you are wasting their time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 18:03:08 No.1929127 Report

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>>1929126
>I have heard that Londoners can be quite unpleasant, if they feel like you are wasting their time.
Just consider that comfy as well. Problem solved.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 18:57:46 No.1929137 Report

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>>1929122
If the lines show one dot on the map they are connected. Occasionaly there are kinda conjoined dots which are a bit of a walk between the stations.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 19:55:12 No.1929145 Report

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>>1929122
I understand more now that you’ve explained. Anxiety is understandable but don't forget its always worse in your head than the real experience.

Yes I’ve never been to a station where the different lines are hard to find. There are always signs. Sometimes it’ll take a minute to find the sign but you can’t get lost or anything. Its never bad.

You can do it.

4chan doesn’t have the answers you need. Read into eastern philosophy if thats your thing. I recommend eckhart tolle and alan watts as a beginner.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 20:53:05 No.1929170 Report

Quoted By: >>1929187

nobody told him so far that it's really hot down there and that most lines don't have any cooling. the trains are small in diameter, simply fitting side bench seating on each side.
or simply take the Elizabeth line, truly the cool zone and fast as well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 09 Jul 2023 21:58:35 No.1929187 Report

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>>1929170
I really fucking love the elizabeth line
This country still can actually build good trains

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Anonymous Mon 10 Jul 2023 04:02:47 No.1929275 Report

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>>1929035
>>1929122

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Jul 2023 07:02:46 No.1929295 Report

Quoted By: >>1929423

stupid frogposter

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Jul 2023 15:06:46 No.1929381 Report

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>>1928868
same i was forced to live in london against my will and was too scared and confused to usr the trains without my gf there to hold my hand
also holy shit are these the scariest trains ive ever been on why do they shake around and make so much noise?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Jul 2023 18:27:10 No.1929423 Report

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>>1929295
no he's cute.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 10 Jul 2023 19:20:07 No.1929445 Report

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well, you're allowed to think that, but I also think you are retarded for thinking that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Jul 2023 17:32:54 No.1929762 Report

Quoted By: >>1929763 >>1930010

>>1929122
>Do I have to go outside in order to get from one station to another?
As in interchange stations? This has got to be bait.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Jul 2023 17:48:02 No.1929763 Report

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>>1929762
being fair, it is a little tricky getting the timing right when you jump from train to train

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Anonymous Wed 12 Jul 2023 13:17:52 No.1929999 Report

Quoted By: >>1930001

>>1928868
You go on tfl.gov.uk or use the TfL app
then you type in where you are (I used the example Heathrow 2&3) and where you want to go (I used the example Lord's cricket stadium) and then you follow the route it's suggesting. Alternatively you can adjust some settings via "Edit preferences", for example if you prefer longer routes with fewer changes, if you want to exclude certain bus routes or if you are mobility impaired.
Do not use a network map to figure out where to go, those almost never cater to tourists or new users, they are pretty much only used by regulars and transport enthusiasts

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Anonymous Wed 12 Jul 2023 13:21:12 No.1930001 Report

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>>1929999
cont.
You can also use most mainstream maps services, for example Google Maps, which also has options for mode preferences or impaired accessibility

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Jul 2023 14:05:44 No.1930010 Report

Quoted By:

>>1929762
actually some interchange stations like hammersmith do have you going outside

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Jul 2023 15:09:48 No.1930035 Report

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Ive been around a bit and i can wholeheartedly say that the UK public transit system is probably one of the most convoluted ones for outsiders to really understand.
Then again this was like, 8 years ago so maybe it changed but it wasn't fun at all.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Jul 2023 20:10:40 No.1930099 Report

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>>1928868
Use Google maps or something. The main map basically requires you to know a rough London geography because there are so many lines compared to say Singapore or Manhattan.

Learning the main stations (Victoria, Euston, Bridge, King's X, Paddington, Liv St, Marylebone, Waterloo) is your best bet starting off as these are your most likely changes.

If you're a student (or don't have a contactless card) buy an oyster, otherwise just use contactless or Google/Apple pay.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 12 Jul 2023 23:45:14 No.1930132 Report

Quoted By: >>1930366

if you have Apple Maps you can nav somewhere, and when it pops up the route tap the car icon and change it to "transit". it'll tell you what trains to take when to get where you want to go. lifesaver for me when I visited New York

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 13 Jul 2023 15:48:16 No.1930366 Report

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>>1930132
>apple maps
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