An American writer took the Tube for the first time and fell in love

Dennis Green likes the London Underground.

He really, really likes it.

He likes it so much he wrote an article about how London is a “transportation paradise” compared to his current home of New York.

In the article, published initially on Business Insider, he wrote:

I think it's best summarized in the status update heard over the PA system every so often in the Underground: "There is good service on all London Underground lines." You definitely don't hear that every day in New York.

He was even enamoured by the ticket machine:

Getting through the turnstile is quick as a flash, and while there were times the card didn't register on the first touch, another quick one did the trick.

And the seats:

Another cool thing about the Underground: All the seats are cloth-covered, and they're much more comfortable than a plastic bench. There are also cloth-covered rails to lean against, which is a smart idea.

Green documented a journey across the city, and concluded:

Tap your Oyster card again to leave the station, and it'll register how much you paid. It took roughly 40 minutes to get to my destination, and with not a single bump along the way. New York can't do that.

He didn't have a bad word to say, in fact.

Green obviously didn't get caught up in rush hour:

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Or a strike:

Picture: Getty / Oli Scarff

Or, sadly, the annual No Trousers on the Tube Day:

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People have been equal parts cynical and charmed by Green's glowing account of Transport for London:

Mind the gap.

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