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* === [[Germany]]===** {{good}} I think Germany is good for hitchhiking, easily to hitch the whole country east-west of north-south in one day, but still some areas where hitching is more difficult. so no very good from me. [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://hoerstel.travelblog.ch site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 14:45, 16 December 2007 (CET)** {{average}} I hate hitchhiking in Germany. There is often a lot of traffic, so you don't wait long for rides, but you wait impossibly long in cars. Also, the weather is less than ideal, most of the time. Germany is often chilly and rainy, even in summer! However, when you consider the cost of the average German train ticket, I suppose hitchhiking really is the only way to go. Sometimes, you'll get lucky when [[hitchhiking at night]] in Germany, because there is less traffic and rides can go fast, but often, there are also more drunk drivers on the roads at night. On the whole, the myth that "Most Germans speak good English" is total rubbish, as every time I hitchhike through, less than 30% of my rides speak _any_ English at all. [[amylin]]** {{good}} I love hitchhiking in Germany. There is a lot of traffic and always someone going your way. Cars tend to go really fast so you can go faster than public transport. The country also offers a great opportunity to learn German ;) [[User:guaka|guaka]]<small><sup>[http://guaka.org site], [[user talk:guaka|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 23:25, 2 June 2008 (CEST)** as you can go really fast and there are roads everywhere, I would say it is a {{very good}} [[User:Quarim|quarim]]** I would like to see ratings for Germany per bundesland Bundesland and not as a whole. The abundance of neonazi neo-nazi youth at raststättes Raststättes in some of the eastern bundesländer Bundesländer have on occasion made my hitchhiking experience less pleasant than it ought to be, and my experience in general is that people in the east, as well as in Bayern are less likely to pick one up. 70-80% of the rides I've had east of Hannover-Hamburg were with Polish truck drivers. I'd say {{average}} to {{very good}} depending on the region. [[User:Clint.hotvedt|clint.hotvedt]] 13:10, 19 May 2009 (UTC) * {{very good}}* === [[Netherlands]]===** {{good}} Also good as far as I experienced. Not Very Good because people sometimes behave like assholes, showing the middle finger or pushing the horn when they see you. Never experienced that in for example [[Bulgaria]] or Germany. [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://hoerstel.travelblog.ch site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 15:21, 16 December 2007 (CET)** {{bad}} to {{average}} Yes, people pick you up, yes, the police aren't complete obnoxious arseholes, but still I wish to not go any higher than "average" as a hitchability rating. Why? Well, the country is fairly small, extremely populated, and has a network of motorways so extensive that it resembles an urban conglomeration more than a country. To hitch fast through the Netherlands, extensive knowledge of the country's topography is much more a factor than luck. Many people drive no more than 20-50 kilometres (that's the average distance between cities of 100,000+, and even in a country 350 by 250 kilometres that's not much..) I've noticed that most people rating the Netherlands highly are quite seasoned hitchhikers, but a foreign newbie without much experience might have a nightmarish time here. In light of this also being a resource for that group, I think we should adjust the rating accordingly, possibly with a disclaimer that says that the rating is {{average}} to {{good}} for people who are familiar with the Dutch geography. Then I'm not even talking about the arseholes who give one-finger salutes while driving by, they're mostly harmless anyway. [[User:Clint.hotvedt|clint.hotvedt]] 16:27, 4 June 2009 (UTC) * {{good}}* === [[United States]]===**Might be better to add a specific rating for each state? [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://hoerstel.travelblog.ch site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 14:45, 16 December 2007 (CET)*** That is an absolute, it could even be extend to the regions in most countries. [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 01:17, 23 December 2007 (CET)
* === [[Costa Rica]]===** {{average}} Small distance rides are very common on the coast. Long distance hitchhiking works but you ve got to wait some time. [[User:Fabzgy|Fabzgy]] 18:56, 29 December 2007 (CET)
* === [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]]===** {{Very Good}} Great country for hitchhiking and friendly people. For that also a lot of hitchhikers there. [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://hoerstel.travelblog.ch site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 15:21, 16 December 2007 (CET)** Also for Romania, I guess. Even someone's 80+ grandma' is hitching out there. [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 21:14, 26 December 2007 (CET)
* === [[Ireland]]===** So much better than any country I've tried. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://http://www.liftershalte.info/ site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 18:22, 24 December 2007 (CET)** So I guess it earns a {{Very Good}} :-) [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 21:14, 26 December 2007 (CET)* [[Afghanistan]], [[Iraq]]** {{Senseless}} - Guess everyone agrees with that.*** At least form some areas in Iraq, I heard something else. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://http://www.liftershalte.info/ site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 18:22, 24 December 2007 (CET)*** Well I guess your body member can travel easily in different area of Iraq, your head goes somewhere and thumb somewhere else... I'm pretty sure that is a plain {{Senseless}} [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 21:35, 24 December 2007 (CET)*** Jep, I guess you mean what Iris told us this September. But according to the [[Iraq]] article, situation changed in the North through the Turkey-PKK conflict, and I guess currently it would be more wise to give it a senseless at the moment. Hopefully we can change this status in the future to a more positive way. [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 21:14, 26 December 2007 (CET)
* === [[Afghanistan]], [[BelgiumIraq]]===** {{goodSenseless}} to - Guess everyone agrees with that.** At least form some areas in Iraq, I heard something else. --[[User:MrTweek|MrTweek]]<small><sup>[http://http://www.liftershalte.info/ site], [[user talk:MrTweek|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 18:22, 24 December 2007 (CET)** Well I guess your body member can travel easily in different area of Iraq, your head goes somewhere and thumb somewhere else... I'm pretty sure that is a plain {{Very GoodSenseless}} [[User:Maplefanta|Maplefanta]] 21:35, 24 December 2007 (CET)** Jep, I guess you mean what Iris told us this September. But according to the [[Iraq]] article, situation changed in the North through the Turkey- might PKK conflict, and I guess currently it would be okmore wise to give it a senseless at the moment. Hopefully we can change this status in the future to a more positive way. [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 21:14, 26 December 2007 (CET)
* [[Croatia]]
** I love hitchhiking in Croatia, but lifts used to be short - so: {{good}} [[User:Quarim|quarim]]
*=== [[Austria]]===** {{good}} - [[User:Quarim|quarim]]
*=== [[Macedonia]]===** {{average}} to {{bad}} Very nice country but hitchhiking is a bit difficult. [[User:Quarim|quarim]]
*=== [[Poland]]===** [[Poland]] only {{average}}? (''medium'') on the map? I find Poland one of the easiest countries to hitch in, a good proportion of lorry drivers pick you up, and will often go out of their way to help you get further, police doesn't give you too much grief, and lunatics seems to be even rarer than in most countries. If it wasn't for the lack of fast north-south infrastructure (Szczecin-Kraków can easily take 24+ hours, and is usually faster through Berlin), I'd give Poland {{very good}}, but a {{good}} rating would definitely be deserved there. [[User:Clint.hotvedt|clint.hotvedt]] 13:10, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
*=== [[Italy]] ===** {{average}}?? or {{bad}}?? [[User:Quarim|quarim]] 07:06, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
* === [[Serbia]]===* I cannot agree with Serbia being a good country for hitching. I traveled slowly through Serbia once, and hitchhiked straight through twice, and never found it easy. I usually waited for more than 30 Minutes. {{average}} to {{bad}}
* === [[Pakistan]]===* In most places it is very easy to hitch. In some areas though, the police will not let you. {{good}}
* === [[Iran]]===* Iran is OK. The biggest problem are the taxis, who always stop and ask for money. {{average}}
* === [[Moldova]]===* Is there any better than ''very good'' ? excellent ?
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Currently there are some info-boxes on the country articles too, for example at [[Bulgaria]] or the [[Netherlands]]. For having a quick view how the country is rated for hitchhiking, there is a point called '''Hitchability''' and a thumb next to it. Here's the legend of the thumbs:
== Rated countries ==
=== [[Belgium]] ===* {{good}} to {{Very Good}} - might be ok. === [[France]]===** {{good}} ?***{{average}} I would say it really depends where you are hitchhiking, in montains area mountainous areas such as the alps it's really easy to get a lift, but in the south-east (Nice-Marseille...) it's quite dificult difficult cause there is a kind of paranoia about hitchhiking, probably because of the higher rates of criminality in this area. Anyway if you go hitchake in hitchhike on the highway motorhway you can do as much as 800 km in a day.--[[User:Kimdime69|Kimdime69]] 10:41, 17 August 2008 (CEST)***less than in Germany, but still a {{good}} [[User:Quarim|quarim]]***Just {{good}}* === [[Morocco]]===** {{good}}, according to article and what people said. [[User:platschi|platschi]]<small><sup>[http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/platschi site], [[user talk:platschi|wikitalk]]</sup></small> 21:14, 26 December 2007 (CET)* === [[Turkey]]===** why is there a ''hard'' on the map, I never hitched Turkey but all I read is a {{very good}} [[User:Quarim|quarim]]** sure, even for Turkish hitchhikers it's easy out there. {{very good}} ! --[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] 15:26, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
{{very good}} Amazingly easy and you almost always get a free meal or tea. You can even hitch directly on the highway and get picked up in no time.
=== [[Croatia]] ===* I love hitchhiking in Croatia, but lifts used to be short - so: {{good}} [[User:Quarim|quarim]] === [[Japan]]===** Very easy, but I was always hitching with a sign written in Kanji, and nearly none of the drivers I met spoke any English whatsoever. Not sure how many people would stop for a Westerner holding a sign with Latin letters, but judging from the amazing friendliness that I witnessed, they would. So, I give a {{Very good}} but mind the language point! [[User:Gutuater|gutuater]]
{average) I hitched through Macedonia 2 times and found it OK to hitch. Sometimes you have to wait long, but often it is do to the fact that there is hardly any traffic between the cities.
== Hitchability Map ==
