Part of Life

       Transportation is vital to everybody’s life. Without transportation, no one could go to school or work efficiently, and most people can’t even buy food. I have lived in Chicago almost three months. With the development of China in the past three decades, transportation has become more advanced and the transportation in China is generally better than Chicago’s. I was missing the convenient and efficient trains and buses in Guangzhou.
To begin with, the convenience of transportation in China is more efficient. The means of transportation in China is fast and efficient because they are newly made and there is a large quantity. Therefore, whatever buses people choose can operate quickly and the interval is short. It means if some emergency happens, people can take a bus or subway easily and quickly. In my three months in Chicago, if I miss a bus or subway, I may waste a lot of time waiting for the next one, which may cause me to be late for school. Due to this, people always say that it is necessary to have a own car in Chicago, which not only for convenience, but also safety. However, in China there are more bus and train lines covering the country, so I can go everywhere conveniently without a car and I do not need to wait a lot and spend more time to do what I want to do.
In addition, the comfort of transportation equals the tidiness of the journey. In Guangzhou, the trains are cleaner than those in Chicago because the companies require workers to clean them every day. In this way, when people take the bus or train, they can have a clean seat and enjoy the beautiful scenery, which will make their mood well. The great mood also will let people work or study efficiently. However, in Chicago, the buses and trains are not as clean as those in China. Some people may drop litter on the seat or the ground. Though the trains in Chicago are very reliable, using them for long time makes them look old. Overall, I have lost the comfortable journey to go to school.
Finally, the order of transportation is a symbol of safety and efficiency. In Chicago the order in stations is better than those in Guangzhou. Due to the culture and history, more people in Chicago are willing to obey rules in public places, making it efficient. However, in Guangzhou, sometimes it is disorderly in the station and people are scrambling to get on the bus or train, easily causing accident because of the crowds. If everyone rushes for the bus, they also may not succeed in getting on it. There were many times that I could not get on the train because someone rushed into the subway and the people inside could not come out. In a word, I love the basic order and people who have awareness of obeying rules and lost the bad order of transportation in Guangzhou.
To summarize, transportation plays an important role in people’s lives. After living a short time in Chicago, I think the transportation in my hometown is generally better than in Chicago. The order of transportation is excellent but the convenience and cleanness is not so great. Consequently, I miss the comfortable and efficient transportation which used to delighted me.

Comments

  1. Annie chaljubMarch 6, 2020 at 11:40 AM

    Hello Jianqiu, I hope you are having a nice day. I read you essay and i am really surprised, because i did not know that your city has better transportation than Chicago. That is really interesting, because the public transportation in Colombia is really dangerous. However, It would be better if people have a car in Colombia. The public transportation is also really slow in Colombia and it does not have a good service.

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  2. Liuyi WengMarch 7, 2020 at 11:30 PM

    I don't like to take a train in Chicago. the trains in Chicago are slow, it took me a long to get to school, I have to get up early everyday. they are dirty and smell bad as well. but the subway in china is different. they are quiet, fast and steady, I feel more comfortable.

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  3. nawlelpweMarch 8, 2020 at 4:00 PM

    I like to take train in Chicago because it is faster that other transportation. I just don't the fact that they don't have toilets because sometimes I want to use very badly and had difficulty holding myself not to let them out.

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  4. barbrahtunMarch 8, 2020 at 4:08 PM

    I am surprised that you have a better transportation in China. For me, I think public transportations in U.S are better than my country and only if the train stations have bathroom, that would be better for the passengers.

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  5. hyehwan97March 8, 2020 at 8:38 PM

    I do not like Chicago's public transportation. Even though I do not take train or bus, many people say those are really dirty and smelly. Also, in my country, we can go somewhere with transportation easily, but in Chicago, I cannot. US is really big so that I have to go too far away from my house when I want to go somewhere and I need car. There are not so many convenient transportation.

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  6. Jordan March 8, 2020 at 10:57 PM

    I have the same feeling as you Winnie. I don't like the transportation in Chicago although it is so connivance, because it is too dirty and slow. Every time when I need to take train to school. I need to wait for a long time and sometimes it will being late.

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    1. LuBaiMarch 10, 2020 at 10:12 AM

      Hi Jordan,I think that essay is written by Jay.

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    2. WinnieMarch 14, 2020 at 10:17 PM

      Hi Jordan, I saw my name here from you but I don’t think you were talking to me. :p By the way, how can we know who published the essay if they didn’t mention their name in the article? Or maybe we don’t have to know the name of the author, we can just enjoy reading and appreciate their hard work of writing this essay is better. Some people like to keep anonymous.

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  7. EsmaMarch 9, 2020 at 4:11 AM

    hi, I also don't like Chicago transportation especially the red line. It is too dirty and dangerous. I always see dangerous people, and I feel I am not safe. There are some attacks to stole something almost every day. Because of this, I started to not take the red line in the morning, so my husband picks up me to school.

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  8. Meixian MeiMarch 9, 2020 at 6:03 AM

    I also have the same feeling with you. Actually people like driving in Chicago, sometimes I take the public transportation for a long time and dirty in the trani. I miss the convenience transportation in Guangzhou and enjoy the driving in Chicago.

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  9. LuBaiMarch 10, 2020 at 10:13 AM

    Hi, I can't agree with you anymore.

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  10. WinnieMarch 14, 2020 at 10:34 PM

    Hello, I have experienced both of the trains in Chicago and in Guangzhou. Undoubtedly , the comfort ness and tidiness of the Guangzhou railway is way better than Chicago’s. The size of the train in Guangzhou was so much wider than the one in Chicago’s even though it was hard to find a seat due to the crowds of passengers. I agree with you that the order of transportation in Chicago’s train is better than Guangzhou’s because I was so disappointed that people in Guangzhou didn’t wait in line; they usually stand in front of the exit/entrance and blocked the passengers who wanted to get out of the train. I had gotten pushed out of the train once when I was taking the Guangzhou Railroad #3 line because wanted to get out of train quickly and he pushed everyone who were closed to the door very hard. I finally got pushed out and I was so mad of his rudeness.

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