Comments on: it’s the little differences — london http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/london-cultural-differences/ random discourse from the original independent upppity educated angry international hobo activist backwoods-feminist escort Barbie Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:31:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Amanda Brooks http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/london-cultural-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-178792 Amanda Brooks Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:23:49 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/?p=356#comment-178792 Hobbyist, Beverages like tea are really inexpensive, plus I just like the American system of free refills on the cheap drinks. Makes sense to me. Asian drivers ARE terrifying. Completely. XX Hobbyist,

Beverages like tea are really inexpensive, plus I just like the American system of free refills on the cheap drinks. Makes sense to me.

Asian drivers ARE terrifying. Completely.

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]]> By: Hobbyist http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/london-cultural-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-178709 Hobbyist Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:48:23 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/?p=356#comment-178709 Didn't know about the asian refill... Makes sense to me, actually: I never understood why one would expect free seconds, and thirds, of something the initially bought! On traffic, the French drive fast, but with skill and gusto, the Italians will race anything, anybody, anywhere, and I hear that some asian countries (Thailand, Philippines) are absolutely hair-raising... Didn’t know about the asian refill… Makes sense to me, actually: I never understood why one would expect free seconds, and thirds, of something the initially bought!

On traffic, the French drive fast, but with skill and gusto, the Italians will race anything, anybody, anywhere, and I hear that some asian countries (Thailand, Philippines) are absolutely hair-raising…

]]> By: Amanda Brooks http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/london-cultural-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-178694 Amanda Brooks Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:03:54 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/?p=356#comment-178694 Hobbyist, Actually, yes, I do recall seeing some parallel parking and laughing my ass off. Crossing the street is Asia is a lot of mingling too. In fact, driving down the highway (in some countries) is massive "mingling." Though in Asia, not only are you charged for every refill (so they will happily refill your glass), you have to flag them down like you're trying to guide aircraft into the jetway. XX Hobbyist,

Actually, yes, I do recall seeing some parallel parking and laughing my ass off.

Crossing the street is Asia is a lot of mingling too. In fact, driving down the highway (in some countries) is massive “mingling.”

Though in Asia, not only are you charged for every refill (so they will happily refill your glass), you have to flag them down like you’re trying to guide aircraft into the jetway.

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]]> By: Hobbyist http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/london-cultural-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-178659 Hobbyist Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:01:50 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/?p=356#comment-178659 As a transplant, I also got a kick of this entry. To Europeans, refills are a foreign thing, signaling to patrons that it would be time to leave is rude, and crossing the street means "mingling" with cars, buses, and bikes of all kinds (I still do that)... Have you watched people parallel park? In many tight places, one has to actually make contact with the bumpers on both ends. You'd get shot for that here... It's also true that all our safety concerns, warnings, and disclaimers would be considered insults to their intelligence. And judges simply throw out most frivolous lawsuits. They have a different take on common sense. It's like what Vincent Vega (Travolta's character) said in Pulp Fiction about Europe: not that different, but so many details are a bit "off". As a transplant, I also got a kick of this entry.
To Europeans, refills are a foreign thing, signaling to patrons that it would be time to leave is rude, and crossing the street means “mingling” with cars, buses, and bikes of all kinds (I still do that)…
Have you watched people parallel park? In many tight places, one has to actually make contact with the bumpers on both ends. You’d get shot for that here…

It’s also true that all our safety concerns, warnings, and disclaimers would be considered insults to their intelligence. And judges simply throw out most frivolous lawsuits. They have a different take on common sense.

It’s like what Vincent Vega (Travolta’s character) said in Pulp Fiction about Europe: not that different, but so many details are a bit “off”.

]]> By: Amanda Brooks http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/london-cultural-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-168642 Amanda Brooks Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:48:15 +0000 http://www.texasgoldengirl.com/afterhours/?p=356#comment-168642 Norman, Thank you! Am VERY glad you're enjoying my posts. :) XX Norman,

Thank you! Am VERY glad you’re enjoying my posts. :)

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