Courtesy & attitudes
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Re: Courtesy & attitudes
Originally Posted by montreal mike
Latrina? Perhaps you meant Katrina?
Sounds like the bog to me
Sounds like the bog to me
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Re: Courtesy & attitudes
Originally Posted by Biiiiink
I see that I wasn't that far off when I said it reminded me of the bog.
And, courtesy of wilkepedia for providing the gory details, it sure is satisfying to know that the biological dad had his ejaculation before he made himself scarce.
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Re: Courtesy & attitudes
No question I find UK alot friendlier. (Maybe not at night in a town center)
I came from Montreal and strangers (shopkeepers, drivers, neighbours, cops) are much more friendlier. It took me about a year of driving back in UK not to try to run someone over crossing the road or not letting anyone in a queue on the road. I even alomost ran over a few people on a Zebra crossing. I was ashamed of myself but these habits were ingrained from 20 years of driving in Montreal. I now smile and say hello to my neighbours, enjoy friendly banter with shopkeepers and slow down for old ladies crossing the street and let three people a day in before me on the roads.
I came from Montreal and strangers (shopkeepers, drivers, neighbours, cops) are much more friendlier. It took me about a year of driving back in UK not to try to run someone over crossing the road or not letting anyone in a queue on the road. I even alomost ran over a few people on a Zebra crossing. I was ashamed of myself but these habits were ingrained from 20 years of driving in Montreal. I now smile and say hello to my neighbours, enjoy friendly banter with shopkeepers and slow down for old ladies crossing the street and let three people a day in before me on the roads.
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Re: Courtesy & attitudes
Originally Posted by twhurl
It took me about a year of driving back in UK not to try to run someone over crossing the road or not letting anyone in a queue on the road. I even alomost ran over a few people on a Zebra crossing. I was ashamed of myself but these habits were ingrained from 20 years of driving in Montreal.
There is one zebra crossing I use on Cote des Neiges just north of Queen Mary. I always make sure I make eye contact with the driver first.
#50
Re: Courtesy & attitudes
Originally Posted by montreal mike
I can well understand this. We have a few Zebra crossings here but people just drive through them. Expecting a motorist to automatically stop is plain foolhardy.
There is one zebra crossing I use on Cote des Neiges just north of Queen Mary. I always make sure I make eye contact with the driver first.
There is one zebra crossing I use on Cote des Neiges just north of Queen Mary. I always make sure I make eye contact with the driver first.
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Re: Courtesy & attitudes
Originally Posted by montreal mike
I can well understand this. We have a few Zebra crossings here but people just drive through them. Expecting a motorist to automatically stop is plain foolhardy.
There is one zebra crossing I use on Cote des Neiges just north of Queen Mary. I always make sure I make eye contact with the driver first.
There is one zebra crossing I use on Cote des Neiges just north of Queen Mary. I always make sure I make eye contact with the driver first.
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Re: Courtesy & attitudes
Originally Posted by flashman
Depends on the season. In Montreal it is almost always "Open Season" on pedestrians. Not so in the rest of Canada. For instance in Canmore, Alberta cars stop for pedestrians crossing the street even if they are not on crossings.
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Re: Courtesy & attitudes
Originally Posted by montreal mike
Sadly I must agree. In Ottawa, a mere 120 miles away, all one has to do is step off the pavement and traffic comes to a halt.
Yes. I was walking down the road in Calgary and merely looked out across the street and all the cars stopped. I didn't know what to do. I looked at them apologetically and continued on
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In Sylvan Lake, Alberta cars only stop for the twenty-something blonde girls in bikinis. So if you have kids with you get in behind them and follow them across the road!
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Re: Courtesy & attitudes
I find the people on the East side of Canada are not as pleasant as from the West. but non are as pleasant as the people in rural Norfolk in England,.
I have lived in Canada France and Germany and Norfolk tops the lot
I have lived in Canada France and Germany and Norfolk tops the lot
#56
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Been driving here for 5 weeks and IMO the standard of driving is utterly crazy. No such thing as letting people out in a queue. Just barge on in and the devil take the hindmost. Saying that, I haven't seen any hand gestures yet.
Maybe I just haven't got the confidence yet??
Maybe I just haven't got the confidence yet??
Originally Posted by SAW 04
I would say Canadians were generally more friendly and courteous until you put them behind the wheel of a car!! Then it all goes to s**t.
#57
Re: Courtesy & attitudes
Originally Posted by Madmac
Been driving here for 5 weeks and IMO the standard of driving is utterly crazy. No such thing as letting people out in a queue. Just barge on in and the devil take the hindmost. Saying that, I haven't seen any hand gestures yet.
Maybe I just haven't got the confidence yet??
Maybe I just haven't got the confidence yet??
It's a cultural thing and you get used to it after a while. For instance British drivers scare my Canadian wife when they drive along the narrow twisting roads at high speed.
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Originally Posted by flashman
It's a cultural thing and you get used to it after a while. For instance British drivers scare my Canadian wife when they drive along the narrow twisting roads at high speed.
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Re: Courtesy & attitudes
Originally Posted by Daedra
I still have to shut my eyes sometimes when my partner is booting it down the M61 & changing lanes so close to other vehicles. Scared the piss out of me when I saw how close to one another you drive here... mind you, thats probably due to the lanes being so narrow & so many 2 lane roads turning into 1 lane because of people parking on the side of the roads... need more free parking & driveways in this country *lol*
Funnily enough, most of the traffic was from SK to AB, not that many people going from AB to SK ... guess that the Prairie have not provinces are the new Atlantics.
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Originally Posted by Cowtown
Had to drive from SK to AB in the pissing rain on Friday ... zero visibility ... speeding ... random lane changing ... excessive dumbass tail gaiting ... reminded me of driving in the UK.
Funnily enough, most of the traffic was from SK to AB, not that many people going from AB to SK ... guess that the Prairie have not provinces are the new Atlantics.
Funnily enough, most of the traffic was from SK to AB, not that many people going from AB to SK ... guess that the Prairie have not provinces are the new Atlantics.