Comments by "HKim0072" (@HKim0072) on "China’s Emptiest Homeward High-Speed Train Ever, Completely Empty! The Poor Pack Into Old Trains" video.

  1. lol, from a VOA article on early ‘24. A Shanghai resident who for privacy reasons only gave her surname Ms. Shi, takes the high-speed train to and from Hangzhou for work every week. She tells VOA that white-collar workers like herself who commute weekly can afford the high-speed rail. She notes that most passengers who take the high-speed rail daily are business travelers who are reimbursed by companies or government agencies for the cost.
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  2. Used to take the slower train in Korea because I was only going a short distance and the HSR didn’t stop in the smaller town. And yeah, people aren’t allowed to stand in the aisle like that, lol.
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  3. China is a big country. Could be a long distance.
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  4. @ lol, these are people going back to their hometowns. I don't think they are commuting from Beijing to Shanghai. I doubt the average salary is still 1900 USD / month in 2025. Well, possibly. But, the unemployment rate has shot up.
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