Comment on I didn't want to fly – so I took a cargo ship from Germany to CanadaparentComments−esotericn6yRight, imagine a world before flying existed.People just don't go to far flung places every year. In the UK they would go to the seaside or other towns.Having the choice to take a plane is an extremely privileged position - it's only really existed for poor people in the last 20 or 30 years.In particular Ryanair flights to Europe for a tenner or whatever are a modern anomaly.Ferries from the UK to Scandinavia for example have stopped running due to flights capturing the market.
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Right, imagine a world before flying existed.
People just don't go to far flung places every year. In the UK they would go to the seaside or other towns.
Having the choice to take a plane is an extremely privileged position - it's only really existed for poor people in the last 20 or 30 years.
In particular Ryanair flights to Europe for a tenner or whatever are a modern anomaly.
Ferries from the UK to Scandinavia for example have stopped running due to flights capturing the market.