Author Topic: Funny question about Euros (Read 854 times)

cpxxx · « **Reply #30 on:** October 29, 2006, 01:14:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Dinger
Most of Europe does not have:

A) The NRA
B) All-night supermarkets
C) televangelists
D) open-container laws
E) Right Turn on Red

A) No but we have something similar which won an important case lately, forcing the police to allow handguns and large calibre rifles again.
B) Here a few years now. Very convenient.
C) We have the same televangelists as you, sadly.
D) That's right. Long may it continue. Cheers.

E) Correct, or correctly no left turn on red. We still do it though and to the right:eek:

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #31 on:** October 29, 2006, 01:32:25 PM »

As cpxxx points out Europe is far from being homogenous. Each country still forms its own laws despite being a part of EU. In fact it seems even traffic rules differ from city to city within the country as mora didn't know about the right-turn-on-red junctions.

Also we don't have an open container law inside vehicles, if moras friend got fined someone made a big mistake there. It is however possible for cities to prohibit public display of consuming alcoholic beverages. But that's public, inside of the car is private.

All of this is a bit OT / does anyone even care?

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #32 on:** October 29, 2006, 01:35:09 PM »

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Originally posted by ghi
the unlimited speed limit on the autobahn in Deutchland is crazzy

ofcourse its 'crazzy', we in germany leaving our brains at
home while driving only at max speed in our Mercedes & Porsches around!

mora · « **Reply #33 on:** October 29, 2006, 01:55:17 PM »

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Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
Well you're wrong mora. There are several new junctions which have a free right turn lane despite having a red light in the crossroad. Maybe not in your city.

Still not the same as an universal right turn on red.

Point A was a bit of a joke. On point C I fully agree. On point D I plead guilty. This is totally POintless...

Chairboy · « **Reply #34 on:** October 29, 2006, 02:10:07 PM »

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Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
Sometimes it (taxes) is, untill I need some of the free services the taxing provides.

If your taxes pay for them, they most certainly are not free. This is a difference in mentality here in the US between big government types and those of us who feel its role should be minimized wherever possible.

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #35 on:** October 29, 2006, 02:46:42 PM »

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Originally posted by Chairboy
If your taxes pay for them, they most certainly are not free. This is a difference in mentality here in the US between big government types and those of us who feel its role should be minimized wherever possible.

Yeah that line of thinking works just up untill to the point untill you lose your employment / insurance and have to go for a cancer biopsy. Then it will suck big time - but at least there will be nobody left to complain once you die away.

Dinger · « **Reply #36 on:** October 29, 2006, 04:09:39 PM »

A) You might think you have an NRA, but you don't. If you think you do ask yourself:
1) Do you know the name of the president of this organization?
2) How many bumper/car stickers for this organization have you seen?
3) How many of those suggest that your head of state is in fact the president of said organization?

B) Well, please send your all-night supermarkets this way. Hell even the stop-and-rob at the train station closes at 10. If I have to catch a flight to Ireland for an all-night supermarket, it's not very convenient.

C) Importing American televangelists isn't the same.

D) Not much argument on this one.

E) I'm sorry, but "free right turn lanes" and those bloody traffic circles do not count. Yes we have traffic circles, in the US. We even have really big collection of them. We call it "Boston". And yeah, bostonians drive like Greeks.