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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
I've noticed that immigrant drivers typically from places like the Middle East or India where driving must be like combat are more prone to, say, stop their cars in the middle of traffic and turn on the flashers to pick someone up or let someone out. I'd never think of doing that just out of consideration for other drivers. This is also more likely to occur in the poorer sections of Seattle. It's a cultural phenomenon and it's not racist to say that.
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What about the French sections of Seattle? Drives me absolutely nuts. Every French person is either a king or a queen in their own mind; the world around them becomes secondary to their desires. If they want to cross three lanes of traffic to make that right turn, they do it. If they want to triple park, despite the inconvenience to others, they do it. If they want to cross the street on the little red man sign stop traffic in its tracks, they do it. They lopped the heads off their royalty and all became kings and queens themselves, eating cake at their every whim.
Rant over. I need to get out of this place. We're going to Italy in a few weeks. Same behavior, but at least people smile and laugh about it.
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