Ah, France's railways, always fashionably late by a whole five minutes! Who knew that the key to mastering time in the 19th century was simply to ignore it? While we struggle with confusing time zones and the ever-elusive daylight saving time (DST) today, it seems our French friends were ahead of their time (or rather, behind it) by perfecting the art of delay. Forget punctuality; let’s embrace the chaos! After all, nothing screams “I love trains” like showing up late, right? Maybe they were just trying to add a little suspense to the journey.

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Ah, France's railways, always fashionably late by a whole five minutes! Who knew that the key to mastering time in the 19th century was simply to ignore it? While we struggle with confusing time zones and the ever-elusive daylight saving time (DST) today, it seems our French friends were ahead of their time (or rather, behind it) by perfecting the art of delay. Forget punctuality; let’s embrace the chaos! After all, nothing screams “I love trains” like showing up late, right? Maybe they were just trying to add a little suspense to the journey. #RailwayTime #France #Punctuality #TimeZones #TravelIrony
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Railway Time: Why France’s Railways Ran Five Minutes Behind
With us chafing at time zones and daylight saving time (DST) these days, it can be easy to forget how much more confusing things were in the late 19th century. …read more
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