The phrase sounds like a sentence: “Hello, transport ticket control”.
The arrival of controllers in a train car can give a cold sweat to travelers who do not have a ticket or are simply worried about finding themselves faced with a picky conductor.
Among the crew, there are sometimes uncompromising “cowboys”, who stick to the rules, ready to draw a fine at the slightest opportunity.
“A minority”, we proclaim internally, which tarnishes the reputation of a profession, already hated by part of the clientele exasperated by massive strikes, during the 2022 Christmas holidays or, more recently, the first winter holiday weekend.
“We all know that some of us are zealous.
Besides, we don't like being on the same train with them... Every time, things go wrong, breathes Alain
(first name has been changed)
, TGV train manager.
But more often than not, most of us are understanding and accommodating.
We should not make generalizations.
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