There’s not much humor to be found in public transportation here in the U.S., but the
Danish transit organization Midttrafik knows how to make public transit fun. Here are two versions of their recent, very amusing commercial aimed at making bus riding “cool”. The Danish version is funnier, but the U.K. video is good for a giggle too.
By the way, Midttrafik also runs many of the transit companies around Central Denmark, including in Aarhus and two regional railways.
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This is fantastic. And I can’t be alone, after a winter of BBC4’s showing of Danish TV shows like Forbrydelsen (The Killing) and Borgen, in thinking I actually understood the Danish version π