You know when you click on the goofiest shit ever that happens in europe its gonna be a polish or a hungarian. Very proud of my country for its contributions to the world.
He is now being investigated for his failure to purchase a ticket. He also faces proceedings for “disruptive behaviour” - which, however, is only considered a misdemeanour.
Fun fact: In Germany, failure to buy a train ticket is a felony (called “fraudulent acquiring of service”) which can lead to prison time. The law was introduced by the Nazis.
Quote by Lenin: “Germans are incapable of revolution. When they occupy a train station, they first buy a ticket.”
that last quote really hits home. germans are so focused on rules, they forget that sometimes people don’t follow them…
last year i travelled by train from austria to sweden on the cheapest possible tickets, and when i went to board the ICE in münchen at 02:00 there were no free second-class seats. people were sleeping in the vestibules. so i went to the DB site, noticed that seat reservations were independent of ticket purchases, found a free first-class seat, and booked it. the conductor was incredibly mad at me, because “you can’t do that! you have a second-class ticket!”. there wasn’t even a notice about it on the DB site, it just lets you do it. but you’re not supposed to.
Edit: they let me stay in the seat but they were really annoyed about it.
but like, if the difference between first and second class isn’t the seat, in has to be in service. just not giving me first class service solves the problem.
So you booked a seat in first class with a second class ticket?
yes. you could even book a seat without having a ticket. it was completely separate flows.
Not buying a ticket (“Erschleichen von Leistungen”) is a crime, but it’s not a felony (“Verbrechen”).