adjust the fare

[suprunp]

“Where should I buy a ticket to?”
“Anywhere.”
“So I should just buy any ticket and adjust the fare where we get off,”
(H. Murakami; 1Q84)

What does the part in bold mean?

Thanks.

[TheParser]

“Where should I buy a ticket to?”
“Anywhere.”
“So I should just buy any ticket and adjust the fare where we get off,”
(H. Murakami; 1Q84)

What does the part in bold mean?

Thanks.

NOT A TEACHER


(1) I think that it means she should just go up to the ticket window and buy a ticket to city X.

(2) Then if they get off before city X, they will receive a refund from the railroad company.

(3) If they get off after city X, they will have to pay an additional amount to the railroad company.

[suprunp]

Thank you, TheParser.

It is certainly not common where I come from.

[5jj]

You certainly would not get a refund in England if you chose to get off before the place for which you had bought the ticket.

[TheParser]

Thank you, TheParser.

It is certainly not common where I come from.

NOT A TEACHER


(1) I notice that quotation comes from someone named Murakami.

(2) I assume that Murakami-san is referring to a very beautiful country in

Asia.

(3) It does not astound me that such a practice exists (or existed), for I

hear that the people in that country are extremely proud of their well-run

railroads.

(a) I do not know whether it is true, but I once read you will get a refund if

your train arrives late. When the railroad company says that your train will arrive

at 5:36, it arrives at 5:36!

(i) Of course, it is now almost 2012. Standards have dropped throughout the world in

every area of endeavor. So maybe what I read no longer exists in that beautiful

(and law-abiding) country.

[Rover_KE]

It's Japan.

[TheParser]

[QUOTE=suprunp;832223]
(H. Murakami; 1Q84)


NOT A TEACHER


(1) The December 15, 2011, issue of the London Review of Books has a wonderful two-

page review of the following books:

1Q84: Book 1 and Book 2

1 Q84: Book 3

(2) The article by Mr. Christopher Tayler discusses many things about Boku and his

books.

(3) Please go to the magazine's website and click on the issue of December 15. I

think that it is one of the articles that are offered without charge; I also assume that

print copies of this excellent British magazine can be found in better libraries.

Best wishes.