Car culture differences between Europe and America (page 3)

stillajwexelder

everything here is also DRIVE through -nothing like that in the UK

llbh

It also quite amazing when visting France how little they worry about thier cars, most cars have dents. I have seen when someone has a small accident, they do not worry at all

We were at a market there and this poor women had stranded her car over a steep curb, my oldest son and me helped her out. she never looked for any possible damage to her car.Instead she went on a bought a big punnet of fresh strawberries for us. Concern for car, not much

Regards David

four candles

A car is just a box on wheels made for getting around,its nothing special,when there arn't any bigger boxes called buses running. I don't even wash mine,I let the rain do it.

Now,if I had a Norton Commando 850......that would be different!

hillbilly

Cars that I have owned: Lancia Fulvia, Lotus Elan, Mercedes 300SL, Lancia Thema, Nissan Maxima, Lancia Beta, various Honda Prelude's.

That is sad Hillary Step. It taked a lot of guts to admit that list of autos on an open forum.

I wont be so hard on you anymore

Your pal,

Hill

hillbilly

That amazes me here ... I guess part of the problem is the size but you'll find it hard for instance to get to Calgary on public transport from local communities even just 20km away - there are very few or no regular buses (although they do have a long-distance / greyhound bus service).

Hate to break it to ya mate. Alberta is the northern extenion of what we call the wide open spaces down in the lower 48. Calgary is a big city no doubt... but they were still tying horses to rails at the sidewalk not to long ago. I guess you are learning that Canada is a lot more like America than you may have expected. Cattle ranching and being the basecamp for the rest of the Province isnt the kind of thing that fosters a lot of mass transit ...especially years ago when I would have been cheap to do.

Billings to Boise it aint much like jolly old England.

Hill

hillary_step

Hillbilly,

That is sad Hillary Step. It taked a lot of guts to admit that list of autos on an open forum.

I doubt whether you have sat in anything whose drivers seat was not shaped like a tractor seat, and expecially not a Mercedes 300SL, which is probably worth five times more than the poultry shed you call home.

I wont be so hard on you anymore.

You mean that you have been hard on me? You must let me know next time this happens. I would love to be in on the fun! ;)

HS

jgnat

I gotta agree with Hill on this. The wide-open spaces lend themselves to independent transportation. Calgary, especially, is Texas north. Have you experienced the Calgary Stampede yet, Simon? Calgary turns in to Urban Cowboy International, with plenty of white ten gallon hats and snakeskin cowboy boots.

Pile on top of that the oil boom, and you've got hummers and shiny black hemi trucks bullying the roads. My dad owns a Ram truck and a Yaris. It is very cute watching him weave in and out of the farm trucks and urban cowboy trucks in downtown Wetaskiwin, Alberta.

I am proud to say that I take transit to work every day. Edmonton is pink collar and blue collar workers. We're sensitive about our transit.

I predict in the next couple years, we will see more bikes weaving in and out of traffic, and the hemis will be expensive driveway ornaments. Brought out only on special occassions. Note the number of trucks in the sales lot. http://www.petersenpontiac.com/

stillajwexelder

Lotus Elan - HS - The wonderful Diana Rigg (Emma Peel) in The Avengers sprung immediately to mind. Sexual frustration coming out of me again!!

hillbilly

I doubt whether you have sat in anything whose drivers seat was not shaped like a tractor seat, and expecially not a Mercedes 300SL, which is probably worth five times more than the poultry shed you call home.

Wasnt Farkel just talkin' penis compensation?

Hill

dinah

If someones says "Oldsmobile" does the phrase "442" or code "W35" come to mind?

People in America view their cars as an extension of their personality. Something about hearing an engine race is just exciting. I would love to have a charger with a hemi.

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