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Heh, I was so confused by this when I moved to western NY. Sareitha Sedai Send a noteboard - 08/11/2011 03:59:43 PM
What surprised him was something that surprised me when I heard about it, and that I think most Americans do not know: Assuming you are in a state where right on red is legal, LEFT on red is legal onto a one way street (because no traffic can (legally) come from the left.)


There was an intersection near my house that had a "No Left Turn on Red" sign and I wondered a) why you'd need a sign to tell people that and b) why there weren't signs everywhere else then :D

There it was only legal from a one-way street onto another one-way street though (unless otherwise posted). Dunno if that's the standard or not.
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America's Quirks noticed by Non-Americans mapthis - 07/11/2011 06:55:22 PM 2911 Views
Wait, in Europe they leave soap on dishes to dry? beetnemesis - 07/11/2011 08:25:33 PM 1974 Views
It's very regional. They always do that in that other country where they are insane. Like denmark. *NM* jh - 07/11/2011 09:18:26 PM 953 Views
Don't the dishes taste funny, then? beetnemesis - 07/11/2011 09:31:17 PM 1518 Views
I had to ask one of the Brits I worked with about that one random thoughts - 08/11/2011 04:48:11 PM 1641 Views
I can't even imagine not rinsing them. Like you, I didn't realize anyone did that? *NM* Sareitha Sedai - 08/11/2011 04:55:33 PM 929 Views
Yeah it's weird isn't it. *NM* Aviendha - 08/11/2011 06:00:11 PM 960 Views
That's gross *NM* ßelals Girl - 08/11/2011 07:56:48 PM 942 Views
Depends on how much soap was in the water ironclad - 08/11/2011 10:54:28 PM 1562 Views
Ah ha! Perhaps this explains my mother-in-law's behavior! Avendesora - 08/11/2011 11:11:12 PM 1735 Views
Not that I ever heard of... *NM* Legolas - 08/11/2011 11:13:05 PM 989 Views
Re: Wait, in Europe they leave soap on dishes to dry? unstuckman - 09/11/2011 02:52:14 AM 2196 Views
Depends on how much washing-up liquid you put in the water. Rebekah - 09/11/2011 08:13:51 AM 1376 Views
I don't think it's different. Sareitha Sedai - 09/11/2011 04:30:58 PM 1600 Views
It isn't. I was going to say exactly the same thing about the laziness and "soap." nossy - 09/11/2011 05:42:44 PM 1702 Views
Thanks both. *NM* Rebekah - 09/11/2011 07:08:58 PM 986 Views
We are talking about washing dishes by hand, right? beetnemesis - 09/11/2011 06:50:09 PM 1509 Views
Yes. And here's the difference between what you do and what I do: Rebekah - 09/11/2011 07:08:06 PM 1462 Views
Yes Sareitha Sedai - 09/11/2011 07:13:54 PM 1786 Views
EWIE!!! I can't imagine eating soap with every meal... That can't be good for you. *NM* alanna aes sedai - 10/11/2011 01:48:16 AM 906 Views
Who are these weirdos who say Americans write checks to pay for things? Tom - 07/11/2011 08:27:24 PM 1673 Views
The problem with these things is that you always get the entire US answering them beetnemesis - 07/11/2011 09:32:07 PM 1612 Views
I'm guessing everybody who's been to the US outside NYC, then. Legolas - 07/11/2011 09:42:10 PM 1484 Views
No pretty much everywhere in the US people use plastic 99% of the time *NM* random thoughts - 08/11/2011 12:31:49 AM 1006 Views
This totally depends where you are. nossy - 08/11/2011 12:57:11 AM 1755 Views
Once again, that isn't what they were talking about Tom - 08/11/2011 01:29:19 PM 1732 Views
You know I worked in a store, right? nossy - 08/11/2011 01:49:36 PM 1559 Views
I repeat: I have NEVER seen someone pay by check in a store since 1989. *NM* Tom - 08/11/2011 01:56:59 PM 915 Views
I know you travel quite frequently, but I'll refer you to Paul's comment above re: New York. *NM* nossy - 08/11/2011 02:10:36 PM 1045 Views
I spent 1990-1999 in the South, you know. *NM* Tom - 08/11/2011 02:46:19 PM 897 Views
I knew you'd gotten around. nossy - 08/11/2011 03:06:20 PM 1703 Views
I would call one to two checks a week pretty rare random thoughts - 08/11/2011 06:28:59 PM 1556 Views
Which is still more often than places that never use them. snoopcester - 08/11/2011 06:58:30 PM 1688 Views
Oops. This is Jen. Don't start attacking! Eep. *NM* snoopcester - 08/11/2011 06:59:09 PM 961 Views
Always good to see couples know each other's passwords ironclad - 08/11/2011 07:19:18 PM 1549 Views
I think I know it, but I actually was accidentally in his account. He put the computer down. nossy - 08/11/2011 08:08:45 PM 1605 Views
yes *NM* random thoughts - 08/11/2011 08:12:45 PM 831 Views
Yeah but I think I've seen maybe two in my LIFE Floffe - 08/11/2011 07:44:10 PM 1622 Views
I guess it is all relative random thoughts - 09/11/2011 06:27:17 PM 1481 Views
It still depends on where you are. Like she said... Sareitha Sedai - 08/11/2011 02:02:09 PM 1718 Views
*I* at least was mostly thinking about rent checks. But yes, I've seen it in stores too. Legolas - 08/11/2011 09:47:58 PM 1541 Views
so paper checks are history in ??? random thoughts - 08/11/2011 10:51:01 PM 1476 Views
Belgium. *NM* Legolas - 08/11/2011 11:13:22 PM 919 Views
That is part of France right? random thoughts - 09/11/2011 06:24:24 PM 1426 Views
They wish. *NM* Legolas - 09/11/2011 08:01:22 PM 996 Views
that is true random thoughts - 08/11/2011 06:27:13 PM 1418 Views
Rent checks. Utility checks. *NM* Aeryn - 07/11/2011 10:47:58 PM 1169 Views
Exactly - instead of automated bank transfers. *NM* Legolas - 07/11/2011 10:50:39 PM 898 Views
They still do this in Britain too. Morgawse - 08/11/2011 01:13:52 AM 1532 Views
What's weirdest about British rent... Legolas - 08/11/2011 09:48:43 PM 1698 Views
Well... Morgawse - 08/11/2011 09:53:56 PM 1524 Views
Fair enough, I've only seen it on sites with rent rates. *NM* Legolas - 08/11/2011 09:57:31 PM 817 Views
That wasn't what they were talking about on that website. Tom - 08/11/2011 01:28:28 PM 1610 Views
Re: Who are these weirdos who say Americans write checks to pay for things? James - 08/11/2011 05:52:19 PM 1480 Views
I pay the chiropractor with a check. He doesn't have a card reader and I never have cash. Avendesora - 08/11/2011 10:56:47 PM 1436 Views
Can you buy alcohol in the US at any time? kHz1000 - 07/11/2011 08:41:41 PM 1551 Views
Oh, I can explain beer pong to you. jh - 07/11/2011 09:19:46 PM 1505 Views
mapthis - 07/11/2011 09:52:48 PM 1547 Views
Like Button. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 10/11/2011 11:29:12 PM 931 Views
In my experience, if the store is open, you can buy it beetnemesis - 07/11/2011 09:33:22 PM 1524 Views
In most countries of Europe you can too, to my knowledge... as long as the store is open. Legolas - 07/11/2011 09:43:47 PM 1517 Views
it depends on the state LadyLorraine - 07/11/2011 11:16:40 PM 1483 Views
I t varies ste to state or even county to county and city to city random thoughts - 08/11/2011 12:35:27 AM 1556 Views
The variety of the "blue laws" is a bit nuts. Avendesora - 08/11/2011 02:39:55 PM 1647 Views
We can turn right on a red light too ironclad - 07/11/2011 09:48:38 PM 1736 Views
Really? I thought that was unique to the US. Joel - 08/11/2011 12:34:14 PM 1810 Views
The French can do it too. Tim - 08/11/2011 03:34:39 PM 1479 Views
The French are shameless; first they stole our national colors, now this. Joel - 09/11/2011 01:19:47 PM 1680 Views
That's mostly Italy, France is not so bad. Legolas - 09/11/2011 08:02:51 PM 1529 Views
That makes sense, but I have heard horrible tales about French farmers in trucks. Joel - 09/11/2011 10:24:01 PM 1350 Views
Hm. Never noticed that. Legolas - 09/11/2011 10:31:23 PM 1465 Views
Sounds like you did, actually. Joel - 11/11/2011 01:23:16 PM 1864 Views
Heh, I was so confused by this when I moved to western NY. Sareitha Sedai - 08/11/2011 03:59:43 PM 1593 Views
Ah, yes, good point. Joel - 09/11/2011 01:24:03 PM 1490 Views
Cops ironclad - 08/11/2011 06:31:08 PM 1474 Views
It is important to distinguish between cautious and combative attitudes. Joel - 09/11/2011 02:24:43 PM 1705 Views
If there's a green right-turn filter light, then you aren't turning right on a red at all . *NM* Tim - 08/11/2011 03:33:36 PM 937 Views
It's not a light. It's a sign of a green arrow ironclad - 08/11/2011 03:47:22 PM 1526 Views
But it's a light that goes on and off. Tim - 08/11/2011 06:02:48 PM 1490 Views
Yes, a permanent sign. ironclad - 08/11/2011 06:18:26 PM 1477 Views
Ah, I see. We don't have those, so I thought you meant something different. Tim - 08/11/2011 06:47:23 PM 1506 Views
For me, the strangest thing is the phrase "could care less" Colonel Logain - 07/11/2011 10:43:54 PM 1596 Views
In fairness... Legolas - 07/11/2011 10:50:13 PM 1774 Views
It's true. Nate - 07/11/2011 11:06:42 PM 1464 Views
Exactly Colonel Logain - 07/11/2011 11:08:53 PM 1584 Views
I've had one person get angry, and another thank me. nossy - 08/11/2011 01:01:05 AM 1549 Views
Well, Great Lord of Chaos - 08/11/2011 04:43:31 AM 1585 Views
I think that's just a case of it being said too quickly and slurred too much A Deathwatch Guard - 08/11/2011 02:14:14 AM 1540 Views
"you have another thing coming" and "it all goes well" grrrrrrrrrrr Two Wongs - 08/11/2011 10:19:27 AM 1652 Views
Your last question, and a variation of it, was my recurrent thought while reading the list. Joel - 08/11/2011 12:38:53 PM 1668 Views
that is really what stood out to you the most going from Australia to the US? random thoughts - 08/11/2011 04:45:21 PM 1449 Views
It didn't stand out the most, I said it was the strangest thing Colonel Logain - 08/11/2011 10:33:48 PM 1570 Views
you have a good point I guess random thoughts - 09/11/2011 06:31:41 PM 1345 Views
It's "couldn't care less" in America, or at least it is in the part where I live. *NM* Vodalus - 08/11/2011 06:01:50 PM 806 Views
It's couldn't care less everywhere- some people just say it incorrectly. *NM* beetnemesis - 08/11/2011 06:09:08 PM 922 Views
*NM* Tom - 08/11/2011 06:26:54 PM 968 Views
Interesting about the flag. Dannymac - 08/11/2011 04:16:12 AM 1514 Views
I wonder how much of that is American and how much is European culture. Joel - 08/11/2011 12:53:15 PM 1593 Views
More like "we tend to equate respecting a flag with liking a country" beetnemesis - 08/11/2011 01:57:26 PM 1602 Views
Part of it is, as Joel notes, a general European trauma that isn't shared by some. Legolas - 08/11/2011 09:56:22 PM 1624 Views
Because my husband lived in England and has family there, I knew some of these. BUT... Avendesora - 08/11/2011 12:42:07 PM 1598 Views
I can't say I really noticed a difference but I wonder if Sareitha Sedai - 08/11/2011 04:52:05 PM 1429 Views
It varies here, it's certainly not unusual to have a space between. Legolas - 08/11/2011 10:00:38 PM 1713 Views
I've heard stories. *NM* Avendesora - 08/11/2011 10:51:03 PM 925 Views
Huh. Only ever saw those holes in the ground in Belgium. and had to pay to use them. jh - 09/11/2011 03:28:35 PM 1515 Views
I've never seen them in Belgium - nor in France outside highway parkings, to be fair. Legolas - 09/11/2011 08:05:09 PM 1501 Views
OK now you are being redundant *NM* random thoughts - 09/11/2011 11:47:52 PM 978 Views
When I was in England we saw way more flags than we typically see in the US. Sareitha Sedai - 08/11/2011 01:32:47 PM 1583 Views
Ooh... TaskmasterJack - 09/11/2011 12:50:02 AM 1741 Views
So many fat people. Burr - 09/11/2011 01:19:24 AM 1707 Views
We do have high calorie intake and low inclination to exercise. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 09/11/2011 01:26:40 AM 865 Views
That's half-true ironclad - 09/11/2011 02:09:48 AM 1499 Views
I think there was a Family Guy episode about this. Joel - 09/11/2011 02:27:07 PM 1578 Views
Re: I think there was a Family Guy episode about this. ironclad - 09/11/2011 02:33:18 PM 1641 Views
Ah, that makes a difference. Joel - 09/11/2011 03:05:44 PM 1487 Views
You would find it much different at Gruene Hall random thoughts - 09/11/2011 11:46:53 PM 1372 Views
Perhaps; never been, nor am I likey to ever go. Joel - 11/11/2011 01:00:13 PM 2021 Views
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