Germany: Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg’s tweet about traveling by an overcrowded train did not go down well with the Deutsche Bahn (DB), German Railway Company in-charge of operating the train.
Greta had tweeted a photo of her seated on the floor of a carriage along with her luggage. She said: Traveling on overcrowded trains through Germany. And I’m finally on my way home!
However, the company perceived the tweet to be more of a complaint. Though the initial tweet from the company spoke about how the company was happy to serve Greta, the next tweet was rather snide.
The second part of the tweet asked Greta to appreciate their friendly-service. The company said that it wished Greta would appreciate the friendly-service and would talk about how the staff did their best to make things comfortable for her. The tweet also mentioned that Greta was eventually upgraded to first class.
“Love #Greta, thank you for supporting us railroad workers in the fight against climate change! We were pleased that you were on the ICE 74 with us on Saturday. And with 100 percent green electricity,” the first tweet, in German, read. It would have been even nicer if you had also reported how friendly and competent you were looked after by our team at your seat in first class. #Greta,” they continued.
Greta, in response to this tweet, said that she was not even complaining.
“Our train from Basel was taken out of traffic. So we sat on the floor on 2 different trains. After Göttingen I got a seat. This is no problem of course and I never said it was. Overcrowded trains is a great sign because it means the demand for train travel is high!” Greta tweeted.
