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I've been to Paris twice in the last four years, and while my French is so bad that when I say "Pardon my French" I mean actual French rather than swearing, I've had no problems in Paris whatsoever. If there were any rude people there, it was the tourists stopping in the middle of crosswalks to take pictures!
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Originally Posted by tfar
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As a German having to drive here in the US, I cannot tell you enough how much I agree with that sentiment. It's incredibly inconsiderate. And the laws for it are different in every state.
The other thing is that passing on the right is allowed in many states. While this is not directly rude, it is very dangerous to allow passing from both sides. I am quite certain that the US would be able to have fewer traffic accidents, less road rage and less congestion if they introduced these two European rules, for they are not only German, even though they matter more in Germany because if you make a mistake at 120mph that is going to cost everyone very dearly. Till |
Originally Posted by RobbieRunner
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I am obviously (from my previous post) in TOTAL agreement. As someone whom has driven for business in the US for over 30 years now, I find myself absolutely aghast at the idiotic driving I find out on America's freeways. The left hand lane drivers are bad. This causes many to feel FORCED to pass on the right. There you have a great recipe for disaster.
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Originally Posted by RobbieRunner
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As someone whom has driven for business in the US for over 30 years now, I find myself absolutely aghast at the idiotic driving I find out on America's freeways. The left hand lane drivers are bad. This causes many to feel FORCED to pass on the right. There you have a great recipe for disaster.
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Originally Posted by Science Goy
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Not to mention the "cruise controllers" - pairs of drivers who, intentionally or not, block BOTH lanes for miles at a significantly slower speed than the flow of traffic would warrant.
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I once imported a display of ignorance and rudeness with me to Saigon, in the form of a friend.
We were in a little cafe having lunch and were harrassed by some kids selling postcards or chewing gum or whatever. One of my friends had enough and scolded them with "why are you kids on the street, why aren't you in school?" She still to this day can't see what was so very, very wrong with that comment. I nearly cried when she said it. |
Originally Posted by JerryFF
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On my first trip to Asia, I spent the first week in Japan and the second week in Hong Kong. The difference was so striking I was in culture shock for the 1st several days in Hong Kong - I do not think one can attribute the differences between these two places simply on the basis of "cultural idiosyncracies".
But the same thing happened when I went to Florida - I spent the first few days in Jacksonville and then flew to Miami for the next couple of days. In japan I found everyone immensely friendly -- the ones who didn't engage in conversation (e.g. asking for directions) you could tell was out of shyness. In hong Kong the ones on the street were visibly annoyed. Of course, I couldn't stereotype the whole populace, and there were many friendly individuals. But I can stereotype restaurant employees, food stalls, shop keeps. (local joints). They either wanted nothing to do with you, or worse, bite your head off. It was like the soup nazi bred and spawned in hk Been to the whole of France and encountered no such behavior. England....there is a sizable number of people who wouldn't mind telling you off. |
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