American license plates
Aug 8th 2005, 12:59 pm
#61
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Re: American license plates
Yves Bellefeuille wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Aug 2005, J* wrote:
>
>
>>What kind of crappy answers is that?
>
>
> Are you really planning to bring your car from the US to Europe? Do you
> realize how expensive it is?
I think most of us assumed the OP was a troll. (Some of us
DO reply to trolls for amusement - which is why many of the
responses were facetious.)
> On Sun, 07 Aug 2005, J* wrote:
>
>
>>What kind of crappy answers is that?
>
>
> Are you really planning to bring your car from the US to Europe? Do you
> realize how expensive it is?
I think most of us assumed the OP was a troll. (Some of us
DO reply to trolls for amusement - which is why many of the
responses were facetious.)
Aug 8th 2005, 1:00 pm
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Re: American license plates
Andy Pandy wrote:
>
> It may seem like a stupid question to you, but for many people not very widely
> travelled there is fear of xenophobia. An Asian man I used to work with was on
> the verge of cancelling his trip to Florida after 9/11, not because he was
> worried about flying but because he was worried about exactly what the OP here
> is worried about. I (and others) told him not to be so stupid and go - he did
> and had a great time!
Was he planning to ship his car with him, too, instead of
renting one at his desitnation?
>
> It may seem like a stupid question to you, but for many people not very widely
> travelled there is fear of xenophobia. An Asian man I used to work with was on
> the verge of cancelling his trip to Florida after 9/11, not because he was
> worried about flying but because he was worried about exactly what the OP here
> is worried about. I (and others) told him not to be so stupid and go - he did
> and had a great time!
Was he planning to ship his car with him, too, instead of
renting one at his desitnation?
Aug 8th 2005, 1:02 pm
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Re: American license plates
J* writes:
> I have heard from
> various parties that there are arabic vandals that destroys cars by burning
> them etc... in France, among other, and I was asking if a US plate is like a
> muletta to a bull, in spain.
There are vandals in France in certain scummy suburbs and towns who
amuse themselves by setting fire to cars. It's quite fashionable at
the moment among these losers. They aren't necessarily Arabs. There
are plenty of French losers in these areas.
However, you normally would not be visiting such areas for any reason,
so there is little to fear. On holidays, for some reason, car fires
have recently become all the rage, but they are still an infrequent
problem. Eventually the fad will pass, I suppose, as the angry young
males move on to some other destructive hobby. I keep hoping they'll
find hobbies that take themselves (and no one else) out of the gene
pool, but I don't think society will be that lucky.
> I have heard from
> various parties that there are arabic vandals that destroys cars by burning
> them etc... in France, among other, and I was asking if a US plate is like a
> muletta to a bull, in spain.
There are vandals in France in certain scummy suburbs and towns who
amuse themselves by setting fire to cars. It's quite fashionable at
the moment among these losers. They aren't necessarily Arabs. There
are plenty of French losers in these areas.
However, you normally would not be visiting such areas for any reason,
so there is little to fear. On holidays, for some reason, car fires
have recently become all the rage, but they are still an infrequent
problem. Eventually the fad will pass, I suppose, as the angry young
males move on to some other destructive hobby. I keep hoping they'll
find hobbies that take themselves (and no one else) out of the gene
pool, but I don't think society will be that lucky.
Aug 8th 2005, 1:03 pm
#64
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Re: American license plates
J* wrote:
> This car is already in France with US license plates.
Then you should already know the answer. Did you really
have a point, other than inviting insult?
> This car is already in France with US license plates.
Then you should already know the answer. Did you really
have a point, other than inviting insult?
Aug 8th 2005, 1:10 pm
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Re: American license plates
"Andy Pandy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "tim (moved to sweden)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> >> Having said that, it's only a very small minority of people who would
>> >> be
>> >> inclined to vandalise anyone's car for any reason; and also, if I
>> >> recall
>> >> correctly, U.S. license plates don't actually say "USA" on them, do
>> >> they?
>> >> So it might not even be recognised.
>> >
>> > But he'd have to have a USA sticker on the car by law surely?
>> Does such a thing exit.?
> AIUI every country in the world has a country "code" they must display on
> their
> vehicle if they drive it in a foreign country, so the local authorites can
> trace
> the vehicle.
In North America, it typically does not work that way.
The plate is usually issued by the state or province or
territory, and a national emblem is not required. Is
there a European standard "code" for every country in
the world? There are international codes, for instance
the two- and three-letter ISO codes, but they are not
usually used in Europe on the oval badges. Unless the
codes are specified, how would you know which code to
use?
When I drove a car with Massachusetts license plates
in Turin, we used a "USA" oval, and we experienced no
problems (except that the car was nearly as wide as
the streets). But this was for a special business
purpose, and the corporate legal department had done
extensive preparation to make sure all was legal.
Considering the expense of air-shipping a Cadillac
from the US to Italy, they wanted to make sure it
was fully street-legal when it arrived.
>> I've only ever seen European and Middle East letters
> Not many other nationalities will take their cars to Europe!
> --
> Andy
>
news:[email protected]...
> "tim (moved to sweden)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> >> Having said that, it's only a very small minority of people who would
>> >> be
>> >> inclined to vandalise anyone's car for any reason; and also, if I
>> >> recall
>> >> correctly, U.S. license plates don't actually say "USA" on them, do
>> >> they?
>> >> So it might not even be recognised.
>> >
>> > But he'd have to have a USA sticker on the car by law surely?
>> Does such a thing exit.?
> AIUI every country in the world has a country "code" they must display on
> their
> vehicle if they drive it in a foreign country, so the local authorites can
> trace
> the vehicle.
In North America, it typically does not work that way.
The plate is usually issued by the state or province or
territory, and a national emblem is not required. Is
there a European standard "code" for every country in
the world? There are international codes, for instance
the two- and three-letter ISO codes, but they are not
usually used in Europe on the oval badges. Unless the
codes are specified, how would you know which code to
use?
When I drove a car with Massachusetts license plates
in Turin, we used a "USA" oval, and we experienced no
problems (except that the car was nearly as wide as
the streets). But this was for a special business
purpose, and the corporate legal department had done
extensive preparation to make sure all was legal.
Considering the expense of air-shipping a Cadillac
from the US to Italy, they wanted to make sure it
was fully street-legal when it arrived.
>> I've only ever seen European and Middle East letters
> Not many other nationalities will take their cars to Europe!
> --
> Andy
>
Aug 8th 2005, 1:14 pm
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Re: American license plates
Martin wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 19:23:38 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>
>
>>Electricity confuses me so I'm not going to answer that one. I
>>do know it won't leak out, though. ;)
>
>
> Unlike my granny, who was convinced electrickery leaked out unless the
> plugs were left in.
Or my ex-husband, who was worried that, even with the power
turned off at the main switch, "there might be some current
left in the wires", when I changed a light switch (because
he'd put a fist through it)! (He hadn't the slightest idea
how to do minor repairs around the house, but I came from a
family who believed girls and boys alike should know how to
use a hammer, srewdriver and pliers, and also how to cook a
meal rather than go hungry.)
> On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 19:23:38 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>
>
>>Electricity confuses me so I'm not going to answer that one. I
>>do know it won't leak out, though. ;)
>
>
> Unlike my granny, who was convinced electrickery leaked out unless the
> plugs were left in.
Or my ex-husband, who was worried that, even with the power
turned off at the main switch, "there might be some current
left in the wires", when I changed a light switch (because
he'd put a fist through it)! (He hadn't the slightest idea
how to do minor repairs around the house, but I came from a
family who believed girls and boys alike should know how to
use a hammer, srewdriver and pliers, and also how to cook a
meal rather than go hungry.)
Aug 8th 2005, 1:22 pm
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Re: American license plates
Mxsmanic wrote:
> chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco
> writes:
>
>
>>Certainly, if you've got vandals in the area intent on damaging
>>something, anything that catches their attention could be trouble. We
>>gave up replacing our front door bell- it's been removed twice. Either
>>we get one that is almost impossible to remove or one that blends
>>perfectly with the colour of the wood on the door.
>
>
> The bell is on the outside? Why?
It would rather defeat its purpose if the bell-push were on
the inside, wouldn't it?
> chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco
> writes:
>
>
>>Certainly, if you've got vandals in the area intent on damaging
>>something, anything that catches their attention could be trouble. We
>>gave up replacing our front door bell- it's been removed twice. Either
>>we get one that is almost impossible to remove or one that blends
>>perfectly with the colour of the wood on the door.
>
>
> The bell is on the outside? Why?
It would rather defeat its purpose if the bell-push were on
the inside, wouldn't it?
Aug 8th 2005, 1:53 pm
#68
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Re: American license plates
DO you have anything to fall back on to validate that comment other than
your neuvo-French prat?
Tim K
"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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And Americans are notorious
> for ignoring local laws.
your neuvo-French prat?
Tim K
"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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And Americans are notorious
> for ignoring local laws.
Aug 8th 2005, 1:58 pm
#69
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Re: American license plates
Please document that; lest you be accused of not knowing WTF you speak
of others once again.
Tim K
"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hatunen writes:
> > These days with the EU logo and country name on the plate it
> > isn't so hard.
> Most Americans don't recognize either of these.
of others once again.
Tim K
"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hatunen writes:
> > These days with the EU logo and country name on the plate it
> > isn't so hard.
> Most Americans don't recognize either of these.
Aug 8th 2005, 2:09 pm
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Re: American license plates
Luckless??? You've got Mixy now!
Tim K
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> You seem to have confused Europe with Teheran. Contrary to what you
> might wish to believe, Europeans as a whole don't give a flying ****
> about the USA, or its luckless inhabitants.
> G;
Tim K
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> You seem to have confused Europe with Teheran. Contrary to what you
> might wish to believe, Europeans as a whole don't give a flying ****
> about the USA, or its luckless inhabitants.
> G;
Aug 8th 2005, 2:11 pm
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Re: American license plates
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
(EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)) wrote:
> *From:* "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]>
> *Date:* Mon, 08 Aug 2005 18:22:13 -0700
>
>
>
> Mxsmanic wrote:
>
> > chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco
> > writes:
> >
> >
> >>Certainly, if you've got vandals in the area intent on damaging
> >>something, anything that catches their attention could be trouble. We
> >>gave up replacing our front door bell- it's been removed twice. Either
> >>we get one that is almost impossible to remove or one that blends
> >>perfectly with the colour of the wood on the door.
> >
> >
> > The bell is on the outside? Why?
>
> It would rather defeat its purpose if the bell-push were on
> the inside, wouldn't it?
Don't be so Earth-centric, Evelyn. They may arrange things differently
where Mixi comes from.
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(EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)) wrote:
> *From:* "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]>
> *Date:* Mon, 08 Aug 2005 18:22:13 -0700
>
>
>
> Mxsmanic wrote:
>
> > chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco
> > writes:
> >
> >
> >>Certainly, if you've got vandals in the area intent on damaging
> >>something, anything that catches their attention could be trouble. We
> >>gave up replacing our front door bell- it's been removed twice. Either
> >>we get one that is almost impossible to remove or one that blends
> >>perfectly with the colour of the wood on the door.
> >
> >
> > The bell is on the outside? Why?
>
> It would rather defeat its purpose if the bell-push were on
> the inside, wouldn't it?
Don't be so Earth-centric, Evelyn. They may arrange things differently
where Mixi comes from.
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Aug 8th 2005, 2:14 pm
#72
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Re: American license plates
Works for you; thank you very much.
Tim K
"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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I keep hoping they'll
> find hobbies that take themselves (and no one else) out of the gene
> pool, but I don't think society will be that lucky.
Tim K
"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
I keep hoping they'll
> find hobbies that take themselves (and no one else) out of the gene
> pool, but I don't think society will be that lucky.
Aug 8th 2005, 2:42 pm
#73
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Re: American license plates
On Tue, 09 Aug 2005, No Spam wrote:
> In North America, it typically does not work that way.
> The plate is usually issued by the state or province or
> territory, and a national emblem is not required. Is
> there a European standard "code" for every country in
> the world?
I'm too lazy to look up the precise legal references right now, but there
are standard automobile codes for all countries in the world. These are
not the same as the two-letter and three-letter ISO country codes.
The automobile country code for Canada is CDN, and for the US it's USA.
Oh, okay: it's the International Convention relative to Motor Traffic
(1926), the Convention on Road Traffic (1949) and the Convention on Road
Traffic (1968).
--
Yves Bellefeuille
<[email protected]>
> In North America, it typically does not work that way.
> The plate is usually issued by the state or province or
> territory, and a national emblem is not required. Is
> there a European standard "code" for every country in
> the world?
I'm too lazy to look up the precise legal references right now, but there
are standard automobile codes for all countries in the world. These are
not the same as the two-letter and three-letter ISO country codes.
The automobile country code for Canada is CDN, and for the US it's USA.
Oh, okay: it's the International Convention relative to Motor Traffic
(1926), the Convention on Road Traffic (1949) and the Convention on Road
Traffic (1968).
--
Yves Bellefeuille
<[email protected]>
Aug 8th 2005, 5:13 pm
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Re: American license plates
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
> I think most of us assumed the OP was a troll.
Why?
> I think most of us assumed the OP was a troll.
Why?
Aug 8th 2005, 5:14 pm
#75
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Re: American license plates
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:
> Then you should already know the answer. Did you really
> have a point, other than inviting insult?
I note that practically nobody provided a useful answer, anyway--only
abuse and jokes.
> Then you should already know the answer. Did you really
> have a point, other than inviting insult?
I note that practically nobody provided a useful answer, anyway--only
abuse and jokes.
