In France, we'd check tire pressure at gas stations on nice machines that had built in dial gauges and were free.
In the US, I had to use one of those hand gauges and the air pumps needed quarters (in most cases, especially if you weren't also buying gas).
In Portugal now, the gas stations also have free air and pretty good pumps.
I landed at JFK and was looking for a stroller to stack my suitcases on. The kind of stroller that is free in every single airport I've been to.
I was shocked to see it costs $7. The guy who (I presume) worked there sardonically exclaimed "Welcome to America."
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But yeah, free airport trolleys are are an easy marker of evolved civilisations, and the USA fails this test.
Countries that have passed this test for me that I can recall: Australia, Greece, Singapore, China, UK, Thailand, Italy, Spain…
In France, we'd check tire pressure at gas stations on nice machines that had built in dial gauges and were free.
In the US, I had to use one of those hand gauges and the air pumps needed quarters (in most cases, especially if you weren't also buying gas).
In Portugal now, the gas stations also have free air and pretty good pumps.