Want to live in the United States

[doobs]

Then learn the customs;  heres one from the land of unbeliveable.

This past Saturday one of my good friend's grandfather's funeral was held. During the Police escorted procession to the cemetary, a person of Asian persuasion(can be any asian country), went through the green light he saw and plowed into the funeral procession.(luckily no serious injuries).  When we got out this person who plowed into us is screaming and yelling that the procession ran the light. (even though the cops were there with lights on) When the police confornted the driver about hitting a funeral procession, his reply was "What's a funeral and what does that matter to me they ran the light". No matter what the cops told him, he didn't care, until they ticketed him.

I don't know about you but even if I'm vacationing somewhere, I try to understand the local customs, so not to offend.  Why can't the same happen in this country.

[NUKE]

A guy I knew from work had this lady from South America run him off the road.

The cops came and she explained that she had her turn signal on and that the guy did not let her in the lane, so she just went in anyway and ran him off the road. She insisted that she was in the right because she had her turn signal on.

[Vulcan]

Originally posted by NUKE
A guy I knew from work had this lady from South America run him off the road.

The cops came and she explained that she had her turn signal on and that the guy did not let her in the lane, so she just went in anyway and ran him off the road. She insisted that she was in the right because she had her turn signal on.

Sounds fine to me?

[Pongo]

there are probably still isrealis telling stories about my driving from when I was there. Nothing like a guy with an uzi screaming at you for cutting him off in a trafic circle.

[SunTracker]

I dont understand people who get roadrage.  I rarely get mad while driving.  Some of my friends cuss like crazy if a driver crosses within 50 feet in front of them.  Must be mental illness.

[Heater]

Originally posted by doobs
Then learn the customs;  heres one from the land of unbeliveable.


I don't know about you but even if I'm vacationing somewhere, I try to understand the local customs, so not to offend.  Why can't the same happen in this country.

Now if only the majority of the Americans would do the same thing when they visit other countries!

[SOB]

Originally posted by SunTracker
I dont understand people who get roadrage.  I rarely get mad while driving.  Some of my friends cuss like crazy if a driver crosses within 50 feet in front of them.  Must be mental illness.

How nice of you to befriend the mentally ill.

[Tinpot]

Heater

"Now if only the majority of the Americans would do the same thing when they visit other countries!"

How true!

[mora]

Originally posted by GScholz
Trafic circle? You mean a roundabout? I thought that was a UK and Norway only thing when our respective road departments discovered the wheel back in the '80s.

It's a Finland thing too. Rural towns especially on the west coast compete who has the grandest roundabout, the towns people are very proud of their roundabouts.

[mora]

Originally posted by Tinpot
Heater

"Now if only the majority of the Americans would do the same thing when they visit other countries!"

How true!

Actually Americans are IMO quite well behaving visitors. Maybe the fact that they "know" that everyone hates them makes them behave better, unlike Britons.

[Holden McGroin]

I thougth Brits like to holiday in Finland, to see the lovely lakes, the wonderful telephone system, and the many interesting furry animals, including the majestic moose.

Is this not the case?

[mora]

Originally posted by Holden McGroin
I thougth Brits like to holiday in Finland, to see the lovely lakes, the wonderful telephone system, and the many interesting furry animals, including the majestic moose.

Is this not the case?

Actually I didn't really mean Finland, but other coutries I've been to during my travels.

Nothing much to see here IMO.

[Stringer]

Originally posted by GScholz
Trafic circle? You mean a roundabout? I thought that was a UK and Norway only thing when our respective road departments discovered the wheel back in the '80s.

Massachusetts has plenty of rotories as well.  It's always fun to watch someone with out of state plates try to negotiate through them, especially around Boston.

[ra]

Washinton, D.C. is full of "roundabouts".  The city was designed by a Frenchman 200 years ago.

[Tinpot]

"Actually Americans are IMO quite well behaving visitors. Maybe the fact that they "know" that everyone hates them makes them behave better, unlike Britons."

Well to be fair the Americans are culturaly insensitive, (only my opinion ) but I concede many Brits abroad behave terribly too. usualy the type of Brit we seem to be lableing "the chav" (translation, crap tracksuit they paid a fortune for or nicked from the shop, skull fitting cheap baseball cap with flat un curled peak, studmuffin in mouth,  favourite car some naff hot hatch with fat exhausts and a crap bodykit, No education and a predeliction for RnB or Rap. On hoilday they wear England football shirts whilst being too bloated on beer to ever play good football.

 To find the Chav on holiday just head towards the Med on a cheap bargain flight.

I keep well away from the area having no desire to be associated with such people.

In times gone buy these poor taste, badly dressed, aggressive stupid buggers were very usefull for fighting our many wars and 'kicking johnny foreigners ar*se' Nowadays we have no wars to cull their population and it seems our green and pleasent land is being overun by them.