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Cops ironclad Send a noteboard - 08/11/2011 06:31:08 PM
I am very ambivalent about that, 'cos the fact is: You very well might, and the cop has no way to know beforehand. I am actually more surprised cops here are not more cautious in that respect, because every time they pull over a speeder they roll the dice, plain and simple: They could get to the window and find a little gray haired old lady who can barely see the road through her cataracts, or the Hells Angel who has that little old ladys dismembered body in the trunk: Luck of the draw.

I dunno, I suppose cops here just don't have much reason to be cautious beyond the regular level. You make an extreme example with the Hells Angel, but even someone with a corpse in their trunk are less likely to have a gun ready here than just the axe they used. To leave the extreme cases: in every day situations where cops stop someone speeding who just had the worst day of his life, is now about to lose his license and all common sense, he is less likely to reach for a gun over here, so the cops have no reasons to have their hands on their's either.
So I may not blame the US cops for the "better safe than sorry" attitude, but the bossy image they have is not easily excused anyway.
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Wait, in Europe they leave soap on dishes to dry? beetnemesis - 07/11/2011 08:25:33 PM 1868 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 897 Views
Don't the dishes taste funny, then? beetnemesis - 07/11/2011 09:31:17 PM 1439 Views
I had to ask one of the Brits I worked with about that one random thoughts - 08/11/2011 04:48:11 PM 1592 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 880 Views
Yeah it's weird isn't it. *NM* Aviendha - 08/11/2011 06:00:11 PM 901 Views
That's gross *NM* ßelals Girl - 08/11/2011 07:56:48 PM 898 Views
Depends on how much soap was in the water ironclad - 08/11/2011 10:54:28 PM 1481 Views
Ah ha! Perhaps this explains my mother-in-law's behavior! Avendesora - 08/11/2011 11:11:12 PM 1658 Views
Not that I ever heard of... *NM* Legolas - 08/11/2011 11:13:05 PM 938 Views
Re: Wait, in Europe they leave soap on dishes to dry? unstuckman - 09/11/2011 02:52:14 AM 2134 Views
Depends on how much washing-up liquid you put in the water. Rebekah - 09/11/2011 08:13:51 AM 1316 Views
I don't think it's different. Sareitha Sedai - 09/11/2011 04:30:58 PM 1520 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 1611 Views
Thanks both. *NM* Rebekah - 09/11/2011 07:08:58 PM 933 Views
We are talking about washing dishes by hand, right? beetnemesis - 09/11/2011 06:50:09 PM 1424 Views
Yes. And here's the difference between what you do and what I do: Rebekah - 09/11/2011 07:08:06 PM 1408 Views
Yes Sareitha Sedai - 09/11/2011 07:13:54 PM 1704 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 867 Views
Who are these weirdos who say Americans write checks to pay for things? Tom - 07/11/2011 08:27:24 PM 1618 Views
The problem with these things is that you always get the entire US answering them beetnemesis - 07/11/2011 09:32:07 PM 1528 Views
I'm guessing everybody who's been to the US outside NYC, then. Legolas - 07/11/2011 09:42:10 PM 1428 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 944 Views
This totally depends where you are. nossy - 08/11/2011 12:57:11 AM 1677 Views
Once again, that isn't what they were talking about Tom - 08/11/2011 01:29:19 PM 1661 Views
You know I worked in a store, right? nossy - 08/11/2011 01:49:36 PM 1493 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 877 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 981 Views
I spent 1990-1999 in the South, you know. *NM* Tom - 08/11/2011 02:46:19 PM 837 Views
I knew you'd gotten around. nossy - 08/11/2011 03:06:20 PM 1622 Views
I would call one to two checks a week pretty rare random thoughts - 08/11/2011 06:28:59 PM 1480 Views
Which is still more often than places that never use them. snoopcester - 08/11/2011 06:58:30 PM 1609 Views
Oops. This is Jen. Don't start attacking! Eep. *NM* snoopcester - 08/11/2011 06:59:09 PM 903 Views
Always good to see couples know each other's passwords ironclad - 08/11/2011 07:19:18 PM 1499 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 1522 Views
yes *NM* random thoughts - 08/11/2011 08:12:45 PM 791 Views
Yeah but I think I've seen maybe two in my LIFE Floffe - 08/11/2011 07:44:10 PM 1537 Views
I guess it is all relative random thoughts - 09/11/2011 06:27:17 PM 1401 Views
It still depends on where you are. Like she said... Sareitha Sedai - 08/11/2011 02:02:09 PM 1663 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 1482 Views
so paper checks are history in ??? random thoughts - 08/11/2011 10:51:01 PM 1421 Views
Belgium. *NM* Legolas - 08/11/2011 11:13:22 PM 859 Views
That is part of France right? random thoughts - 09/11/2011 06:24:24 PM 1375 Views
They wish. *NM* Legolas - 09/11/2011 08:01:22 PM 940 Views
that is true random thoughts - 08/11/2011 06:27:13 PM 1361 Views
Rent checks. Utility checks. *NM* Aeryn - 07/11/2011 10:47:58 PM 1115 Views
Exactly - instead of automated bank transfers. *NM* Legolas - 07/11/2011 10:50:39 PM 856 Views
They still do this in Britain too. Morgawse - 08/11/2011 01:13:52 AM 1472 Views
What's weirdest about British rent... Legolas - 08/11/2011 09:48:43 PM 1639 Views
Well... Morgawse - 08/11/2011 09:53:56 PM 1468 Views
Fair enough, I've only seen it on sites with rent rates. *NM* Legolas - 08/11/2011 09:57:31 PM 780 Views
That wasn't what they were talking about on that website. Tom - 08/11/2011 01:28:28 PM 1528 Views
Re: Who are these weirdos who say Americans write checks to pay for things? James - 08/11/2011 05:52:19 PM 1422 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 1379 Views
Can you buy alcohol in the US at any time? kHz1000 - 07/11/2011 08:41:41 PM 1494 Views
Oh, I can explain beer pong to you. jh - 07/11/2011 09:19:46 PM 1446 Views
mapthis - 07/11/2011 09:52:48 PM 1495 Views
Like Button. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 10/11/2011 11:29:12 PM 878 Views
In my experience, if the store is open, you can buy it beetnemesis - 07/11/2011 09:33:22 PM 1471 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 1461 Views
it depends on the state LadyLorraine - 07/11/2011 11:16:40 PM 1427 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 1502 Views
The variety of the "blue laws" is a bit nuts. Avendesora - 08/11/2011 02:39:55 PM 1545 Views
We can turn right on a red light too ironclad - 07/11/2011 09:48:38 PM 1661 Views
Really? I thought that was unique to the US. Joel - 08/11/2011 12:34:14 PM 1755 Views
The French can do it too. Tim - 08/11/2011 03:34:39 PM 1428 Views
The French are shameless; first they stole our national colors, now this. Joel - 09/11/2011 01:19:47 PM 1570 Views
That's mostly Italy, France is not so bad. Legolas - 09/11/2011 08:02:51 PM 1424 Views
That makes sense, but I have heard horrible tales about French farmers in trucks. Joel - 09/11/2011 10:24:01 PM 1289 Views
Hm. Never noticed that. Legolas - 09/11/2011 10:31:23 PM 1407 Views
Sounds like you did, actually. Joel - 11/11/2011 01:23:16 PM 1775 Views
Heh, I was so confused by this when I moved to western NY. Sareitha Sedai - 08/11/2011 03:59:43 PM 1506 Views
Ah, yes, good point. Joel - 09/11/2011 01:24:03 PM 1393 Views
Cops ironclad - 08/11/2011 06:31:08 PM 1421 Views
It is important to distinguish between cautious and combative attitudes. Joel - 09/11/2011 02:24:43 PM 1643 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 876 Views
It's not a light. It's a sign of a green arrow ironclad - 08/11/2011 03:47:22 PM 1447 Views
But it's a light that goes on and off. Tim - 08/11/2011 06:02:48 PM 1411 Views
Yes, a permanent sign. ironclad - 08/11/2011 06:18:26 PM 1410 Views
Ah, I see. We don't have those, so I thought you meant something different. Tim - 08/11/2011 06:47:23 PM 1420 Views
For me, the strangest thing is the phrase "could care less" Colonel Logain - 07/11/2011 10:43:54 PM 1543 Views
In fairness... Legolas - 07/11/2011 10:50:13 PM 1666 Views
It's true. Nate - 07/11/2011 11:06:42 PM 1402 Views
Exactly Colonel Logain - 07/11/2011 11:08:53 PM 1523 Views
I've had one person get angry, and another thank me. nossy - 08/11/2011 01:01:05 AM 1476 Views
Well, Great Lord of Chaos - 08/11/2011 04:43:31 AM 1518 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 1460 Views
"you have another thing coming" and "it all goes well" grrrrrrrrrrr Two Wongs - 08/11/2011 10:19:27 AM 1581 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 1558 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 1400 Views
It didn't stand out the most, I said it was the strangest thing Colonel Logain - 08/11/2011 10:33:48 PM 1490 Views
you have a good point I guess random thoughts - 09/11/2011 06:31:41 PM 1287 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 763 Views
It's couldn't care less everywhere- some people just say it incorrectly. *NM* beetnemesis - 08/11/2011 06:09:08 PM 842 Views
*NM* Tom - 08/11/2011 06:26:54 PM 911 Views
Interesting about the flag. Dannymac - 08/11/2011 04:16:12 AM 1454 Views
I wonder how much of that is American and how much is European culture. Joel - 08/11/2011 12:53:15 PM 1506 Views
More like "we tend to equate respecting a flag with liking a country" beetnemesis - 08/11/2011 01:57:26 PM 1541 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 1573 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 1547 Views
I can't say I really noticed a difference but I wonder if Sareitha Sedai - 08/11/2011 04:52:05 PM 1373 Views
It varies here, it's certainly not unusual to have a space between. Legolas - 08/11/2011 10:00:38 PM 1636 Views
I've heard stories. *NM* Avendesora - 08/11/2011 10:51:03 PM 887 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 1463 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 1442 Views
OK now you are being redundant *NM* random thoughts - 09/11/2011 11:47:52 PM 919 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 1528 Views
Ooh... TaskmasterJack - 09/11/2011 12:50:02 AM 1660 Views
So many fat people. Burr - 09/11/2011 01:19:24 AM 1653 Views
We do have high calorie intake and low inclination to exercise. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 09/11/2011 01:26:40 AM 826 Views
That's half-true ironclad - 09/11/2011 02:09:48 AM 1438 Views
I think there was a Family Guy episode about this. Joel - 09/11/2011 02:27:07 PM 1523 Views
Re: I think there was a Family Guy episode about this. ironclad - 09/11/2011 02:33:18 PM 1561 Views
Ah, that makes a difference. Joel - 09/11/2011 03:05:44 PM 1427 Views
You would find it much different at Gruene Hall random thoughts - 09/11/2011 11:46:53 PM 1318 Views
Perhaps; never been, nor am I likey to ever go. Joel - 11/11/2011 01:00:13 PM 1944 Views
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