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Just come back from a month in India and felt very uncomfortable getting stared at

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Originally Posted by Dave_0 (Post 12163207)

Just come back from a month in India and felt very uncomfortable getting stared at

You probably shouldn't have been walking around with no trousers on, then ... :sneaky:

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Originally Posted by zzrmark (Post 12157958)

Oi, cheeky, less of the dissing! Our 'rice burner' Accord is:
a) not a 'pile of crap'
b) pimped in any way
c) reliable, gets good gas mileage and cheap to maintain unlike my POS Ford.

Well said. My 2o15 accord is a delight to drive and what's more important extremely reliable. A refreshing change after owning two Fords which were chronic transmission oil leakers and had the endearing habit of sudden engine cut out

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Originally Posted by Dave_0 (Post 12163207)

Just come back from a month in India and felt very uncomfortable getting stared at

Been there, done that, know the feeling :lol:

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Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12162772)

Guess I have been in Canada too long...lol

Milk is certainly not marked in quarts here.

Ice Cream is sold in quarts and gallons in the US. Probably most liquid products sold in supermarkets here are in quarts and gallons, i.e. orange juice.

I love the milk bags you buy in Canada. My sister-in-law has a great jug that the bag slips into for pouring.

Have you noticed how things on TV are no longer awesome, they are now amaaaaazing

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Originally Posted by Rete (Post 12163629)

Milk in bags is an eastern Canadian* thing, out here in BC milk is sold either in cartons or plastic jugs.

*unsure how far east one needs to go until milk in bags start. I just know in BC we don't have milk in bags.

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Originally Posted by Anian (Post 12163101)

... One of my jugs only has markings on it for quarts - actually it is marked every half-quart!

Said the actress to the bishop... :lol:

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Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 12158223)

Jags seem to have rear fog lights, and I think some Volvos and Mercs used to, but I don't know if the have in recent years, not that it matters because in my neck of the woods what passes for "fog" in the weather reports would only be "slightly misty" back in the UK - there were several days recently when the weather reports said it was "foggy", but visibility was probably half a mile or more on the highway and in town visbility was to the effective horizon.

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Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 12158379)

I have never seen a Ford in the US that has fog lights, much less seen one driven with them turned on, even when I have visited Florida, and I own two Fords, so I am sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about. :confused:

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Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12158493)

Fog lights here in BC appear to most just to be extra head lights, it's rarely foggy yet you see fog lights all the time.

For the amount of rain we get, do wish people would turn their head lights on, day time running light don't cut it in heavy rain nor light the back of your car making your car difficult to see.

Our car has no fog lights and haven't had one that did.

I think we need to make a distinction between front and rear fog lights.

Front fog lights are considered a design feature these days, and lots of people drive with them on. They are present on almost any 'sporty' or high end car, including mustangs ...
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I don't find their abuse (use when not foggy) to be much of an issue, because they are typically aimed low.

Rear fog lights, on the other hand, are an absolute distraction (when used in non-foggy conditions). I've been driving for 40 years and when I see a bright red light on the back of a car, my instinct is to brake. Following a guy with the rear fog light on drives me crazy as I have to keep telling myself he's not braking.

I see them on mercs, volvos, maybe VWs. It's definitely a European affliction.

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Originally Posted by Steerpike (Post 12166750)

Front fog lights...they are present on almost any 'sporty' or high end car, including mustangs ...

hmmm must tell my OH what category her Toyota Yaris is in so that she can drive around drawing attention to herself with the front fog lights on. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by MidAtlantic (Post 12166852)

hmmm must tell my OH what category her Toyota Yaris is in so that she can drive around drawing attention to herself with the front fog lights on. :rofl:

Yeah, well these days they are becoming almost standard on all cars! They are more 'fashion accessory' than driving aid.

I thought using front fog lights in CA is part of the well known 'small penis' clan.

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All the roundabouts near me have zebra crossings right next to them. Easy way to block the whole roundabout with one pedestrian. Luckily, Americans tend not to walk much so the crossings don't get used as much as they would in Britain, but it's a pain when they do.

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Originally Posted by dj6372 (Post 12169724)

Using front foglights back home in NI was always the international symbol for a car being driven by a cock. That's come with me over here, so every time I see someone doing it I automatically think they are a wanker.

The ones near me do as well. Luckily in this part of Canada most dont walk so hardly anyone ever crossing.

Using roundabouts here can be sketchy, most drivers dont know how to use one.

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Originally Posted by Anian (Post 12169959)