Which RER line are you?
I haven’t been writing on this blog for a very long time, so let me give everyone a quick update on my life: I went from living in a suburb of a major American city to living in Paris, and by Paris I mean a suburb of Paris. While there are a lot of things that are different when comparing my two living situations, there is one thing that remains the same — and that is an annoyingly complicated and inconvenient mode of transportation to get to the big city. Chicago’s Metra may still be the total bane of my existence after charging me $228 a month to always be 30 minutes late, but the Paris RER system is a close second on unreliable transportation that is the only option.
After spending quality time on all of them, I’ve noticed that each one of these lines of transportation have their own unique qualities. In the age of having to know what kind of aged cheese you are, I’ve decided to take it into my own hands to give personality traits to mere concepts, the RER lines.
RER A: The Nice One
If you’re the A line, then you’re just an all-around good experience. Some people may not know what to anticipate when first meeting you, but they are always pleasantly surprised. You always seem to be put together even if you might internally be a mess and sometimes you like to show your friends gratitude for being friends with you with a little gift, like baked goods or something handmade. The one thing that people may note about you is that you have a crazy Disney obsession even though you’re an adult — but nobody’s perfect.
RER B: The Chill One
You’re fairly reliable and make it to most of your plans. You’re well liked by most people and can make friends easily. Sometimes you flake, but that’s to be expected out of any human being (or train line, I guess). Even though you’re a pretty social creature, you do tend to stay on the quiet side. That is, until you start drinking and then you get a bit wild and will probably end the night puking on the train while getting home at 4:00am.
RER C: The Unreliable Friend
You’re everywhere but nowhere all at once. You’re the one who knows their way around the whole city so people try to depend on you, but you literally always disappoint. You bail on plans so often last minute that when you actually decide to show up on time for once, everyone is just so surprised that they can’t even be mad at you. One day you might get better at keeping up with plans you’ve made, but it doesn’t seem like that will be happening anytime soon, so your friends will keep having to wait out in the cold for you for the time being.
RER D: The Meme Kid
A typical experience with you isn’t bad per se — it’s just a little weird. You’re always sharing weird memes to your friends and are constantly active on the group chat. When in public, you don’t think it’s necessary to use headphones to listen to music so everyone around you gets to experience your rap music that literally sounds like the same song playing for seventeen minutes straight. You probably also like anime because literally everyone in France is a closet weeb. If you think that this is the description of an annoying teen, you may actually be one, congratulations!
RER E: The Quiet One of Mysteries
Oh didn’t see you there! Actually, I forgot you existed for a little bit until I was reminded of you just a second ago. Sorry about that. It’s just that you don’t really go out a lot to parties and other crowded places so most people don’t see you often. You’re the kind of person who is full of mysteries since nobody has really spent a lot of time with you that they can remember. You seem great, though, and have a few close friends that get the true You experience.
