The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-18

The slogan "See America
First" has been remarkably sue
ccssful in increasing domestic
travel, but far from diminishing
foreign travel, it's effect has been
to increase it as well. During
1925, for example, no less than
3EG,155 American citizens visited
To- oign countries, not including
C-n4da. What is the interest
sd.cli draws so many of our fell
loE citizens abroad?
A large part of the answer un-
doubleday lies in the attraction
which different customs exert
customs Of living and above all,
custOms of travel. Some, too,
find enjoyment in detecting with
their own cars differences between
the Kings English and the Eng
lish as she is spoke in this land of
Josh Billings, Mr.. Dooley, and
Ring w. Lardner, in learning that
in England a street-car is called
tram, that "curb" is spelled
"korb" and "check" is "cheque,"
and that the latter have to bear
revenue stamps.
Descriptions of the living Gus
toms Of foreign peoples are more
common than description CT
travel differences, and for that
reason this article will give below,
for the benefit of those who have
not travelled and, we hope, to the
interest Of those who have, some
Of the main differences in travel
customs to be met with on tour
Of Europe.
Trains
Division Of service into classes,
since many years unknown in
America, is universal in Europe.
In most countries there are three
classes, and in some four. First
class is everywhere used only by
the very rich,-and by Ameri-
cans. Second class has practical
~ disappeared in England Ton ac-
count Of the excellence of third
class, except on a few trains con-
Meeting with boats for the con-
tinent, on which services there is
a demand for second class all the
way through. The also universal
habit among well-informed Ameri-
cans is TO travel third class in
England, and second in most of
Europe, going first perhaps in
Spain and Portugal. Where
fourth class is found, the seats
are seldom upholstered.
In most countries circular tickets
Oike our pre-war mileage books)
rood for a certain amount of travel
anywhere over certain lines or
within the country, may be OBJ
tanned. In some, reduced rates
obtain for trips of over a certain
length; in others, tickets good for
unlimited travel for a certain
number Of days may be obtained
It flat price.
Throughout Europe, tickets are
invariably examined on entering
the train platform or boarding
The train, and must usually be re.
tanned and surrendered at destina-
ton.
Time tables are not freely dis
tributed in Europe, and indeed it
IS sometimes difficult to obtain in
formation about connections even
from the station agent. On most
of the continent. the 24-hour
clock is used, the hours from D.
m. 10 midnight being known as 10
TO "a o'clock. Trains are never
commonly referred to by their
numbers, as in America, and the
story Of the American who with
infinite pains had learned the num-
Der Of the evening train is classic.
GLOW is Number 15 running this
EVENING"" he asked the station
agent. 'The 7:34 is reported on
time, sir" replied the inflexible
Britisher.
The division of European coach
Is into compartments is familiar
90 most Americans. Originally
thcse compartments ran all the
way across the coaches from one
side 20 the other, and access from
one compartment to the next was
only by opening the door and
swinging along an outside running
board. Such coaches are still
TO be found on local runs, and are
practically universal in rural dis