Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>K.Feete wrote:
>>
>> Close-to-first impression: "OH MY GOD! There's a
>> pedestrian crossing with a pedestrian waiting at it and
>> that car just STOPPED for him! Hey, that
>> one did the same thing! And that one! Wow...."
>>
>That's interesting, because this was *exactly* the same
>impression that I had when I came to Los Angeles, California,
>USA.
I have had a Kiwi complaining that they were trying to cross a four-lane,
and a car was coming and saw them standing there and *didn't stop*. Any
country that expects a four-lane to come to a screeching halt for
pedestrians is a cool country in my book.
>OTOH, I've heard from Rio people that went to Istambul
>that *they* found the traffic over there highly chaotic.
Mental note to self: When visiting Istanbul, wear full-body armor.
Kat Feete
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