race to the bottom

I thought the French were champions of lack of service or general dontgiveashitness , but I am proud to report that the new owners of this proud title are the "drumroooollllll""
THE BELGIAN RAILWAYS!!!!
Having been whisked away in comfort and style at 300 k's /hour by Thalys from Paris to brussels
in 1 hour 20 minutes it then took all of 5 minutes dealing with staff at brussels midi station to totally FUCK THE REST OF MY DAY IN STYLE!!
I am too traumatised to regale you with the rest of the sorry tale , but i made it finally to holland were i recovered with a few cleansing ales.
more later