Okay so first off, I hate to tell you this, but your current girlfriend is banging Matt Damon and literally everybody knows but you. At least you'll get a catchy song out of it though. As for this German girl, what you need to do is assemble your crew - a sarcastic asshole and maybe some twins - and head for Europe before this German chick gets on a cruise ship and you never see her again. Be careful with pot brownies that may not be put brownies, club vundersexx, eastern Europe, absinthe, accidentally making out with your sister, and tunnels. Other than that, don't worry, this is all gonna work out.

A valid point but the counter is that nearly free transportation encourages people to travel in circumstances that they otherwise wouldn't. So it's not as simple as "well they're encouraging people to take public transit instead of drive."

I don't want to drive to Las Vegas this weekend but if you give me a free plane ticket I'm on it.

Not my country but I question the wisdom of stimulating demand for an highly energy-intensive service during an energy crisis

"Leader Lars, the main street bridge collapsed and we need to build a new one."

"Okay. Playing Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel."