Yep I have used public transport in other countries.
Some are as nasty as US but some places are actually civilized. People are clean, polite and act like humans.
But even there I hate public transportation.
It is however entertaining to ride NYC public transportation, with the added bonus of being able to buy a 23 oz cup of beer at Penn Station for the trip back.
I use public transportation every day. Tyne and wear metro (Newcastle England) you wouldn’t believe the things I’ve seen. Last week I witnessed a brawl between Sunderland and Newcastle fans days before the football match. I saw a ticket inspector get stabbed by a chav without a ticket. I once got onto a metro car on the way to Sunderland that was full of Liverpool supporters on the way to the match against Sunderland, they were all very intoxicated, pissing on the floor, chanting, drinking, hoying bottles out the window, it was madness. The drunks I encounter, the poor hygiene, the rude people, the smackheads, the women getting undressed it’s crazy. I could write a book about my experiences on the Tyne and Wear metro. I’ve often thought about getting a car, but I’m afraid I would be missing something exciting
Never been to SF so I can’t say how it is on BART but I’ve had good experiences in Chicago, DC, and Atlanta on public transit. However, back in the 80s, pre-Giuliani clean-up, I considered riding NYC transit and decided the odors emanating from the entry was not drawing me down there.
The people mover in Detroit is pretty good but it doesn’t go anywhere and nobody rides it.
My grandson and I took the train from San Diego to Disney about 5 years ago. First time I had been on a train since my college days. Actually quite pleasant - but maybe because we were the only two in Business class.
I would walk before I rode a bus anywhere in any city I’ve been in though.