RobClubley

I thought that was already the case - there have always been signs. And I was them do it every day when I was going to work on the train.

Batty

yeah, give up your seat for 'elderly and disabled' - I'm not yet either of those I think the difference is in our location Rob.

Maz

Thanks!

I just thought of another one... heated towel rails seem fairly common here, but heated houses do not. (let the fun begin! )

brussels_sprout

I agree with a lot of what you said, Maz, but ChupaChupa, 'e come from Barcelona not France, Chupar - spanish for "to suck", i agree about the driving and smoking in NZ , all Latin countries are the same when it comes to these 2,

what do you think of the food here compare to France and USA ?

happynz

I like the overall quality of foodstuffs on sale here in New Zealand. The meats and fruit/veges are pretty good. The thing that the US has New Zealand beat by a country mile is the lack of decent Mexican food. I grew up on Mexican food in California and what allegedly passes for Mexican food here is nearly criminal.
¿Dónde son mis amigos Miguel, Jesús y Jose?

BEVS

Does that mean sh!t?

Kippers

What the French think of the English.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle2799528.ece


Kip

Woodlea

Nice one - that's hilarious

uk+kiwi

Kids of what age? I have to say that as a mother of a 7 and 6 year old, I wouldn't encourage them (allow them even!) to give up their seat for an adult. Because I have noticed that their balance is akin to an elderly person's.

Teenagers I would feel totally differently about, but we always encourage our girls to sit on trains (actually I've just realised I really mean tubes on the London Underground) before we would, purely for safety reasons.

It may also be worth mentioning that both girls are able physically. The 7 year old can handle quite advanced balancing beams in gymnastics, but there must be something different about their centre of gravity when on tubes/trains!

So as something that I would not have appreciated pre-children, please don't assume it is necessarily rude for a young child to remain seated when an adult isn't.

But I agree that such repsectful qualities are learnt, mainly by one's parents, so we try to set good examples for the elderly, pregnant women (I can recall feeling sick on trains and no-one EVER offering their seat on so many occasions) and those travelling with young children.

happynz

'Where are my friends Miguel, Jesús and Jose?'

Wilma & co

I think that this 'rule' applies to kids who are commuting to school on the trains so I suppose they would be aged 11+. (My eldest is 9 and I still nag him to sit down!!) It's mainly on the busy 'rush hour' trains that you see this happen.

brussels_sprout

I read somewhere that Brits go to live in France for romantic reasons (although see link below), the French come to England to get work, i.e unromantic reasons, at the end of the day Latin self - indulgence just does not pay it's own way. She doesn't mention French rudeness (especially Parisian), driving or smoking which are the worst aspects of La Vie Francaise,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6197921.stm

ned

I think we have declared war over less

Kippers

Yea, read that story before.
Could be it says a lot about Japanese sensitivity

Kip

brussels_sprout

Wouldn't it be called Japanese tourist syndrome , if that was true ?
Not all about the rude Parisians, then ?
An example :- We went to a restaurant in Paris with our young kids, the manager said "No kids - Zis is not Macdonalds you know"