Posted by Jim Wilkins on May 19, 2009, 3:15 am
wrote:
> You are SO out of touch with the rest of the world.
> Graham
My ancestors came here to escape the 'touch' of Europe, which isn't
nearly the rest of the world.
This morning I discussed Indian politics with a Tamil and [mumble]
with a Brit. The magazines on the kitchen table are in Russian and
German. The electronics industry here is very international and much
of the best talent is from Asia rather than Europe now.
jsw
Posted by user on May 19, 2009, 12:09 pm
Eeyore wrote:
>
> user@domain.invalid wrote:
>
>> Eeyore wrote:
>>> user@domain.invalid wrote:
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>>>> LOL, when cornered spin and squirm is all you do. The facts are the
>>>> average American, Canadian and EU families have more than one vehicle.
>>> That is far from true. I know people who have NO cars.
>> With all due respect, you are wrong. I suggest you do a little research
>> and quite basing your viewpoint on what you see out your front window.
>> Out my window I have neighbors with five cars in the drive
>
> That's because you're a big fat American and you build vast houses because
> you have lots of land.
I'm not an American, and none of the houses on my street exceed 1000 sq
ft. All of them war time houses:
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Maison/en/through-time/confort/wartime_histo.html
>
> Only a few houses in my road even have drives because in the 1880/90s they
> didn't need them. Even new build houses tend not to have them in order to
> pack as many houses into the space available.
I've been to the UK, my sister lives there, they park on the road or
where ever there's a space. New houses in the UK have no place to park?
Pull the other one.
>
> You are SO out of touch with the rest of the world.
No, you are living in one of your own.
>
> Graham
>
Posted by Eeyore on May 19, 2009, 1:46 pm
user@domain.invalid wrote:
> New houses in the UK have no place to park?
> Pull the other one.
Very often there is less parking than for one vehicle per house as a result of
'infill'
development and 'politically correct' thinking.
Graham
Posted by Scott on May 19, 2009, 12:49 am
On Mon, 18 May 2009 17:47:52 +0100, in alt.energy.homepower, Eeyore
>> LOL, when cornered spin and squirm is all you do. The facts are the
>> average American, Canadian and EU families have more than one vehicle.
>That is far from true. I know people who have NO cars.
Dolt. Read this: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/average
Posted by vaughn on May 18, 2009, 5:06 pm
> vaughn wrote:
> LOL, when cornered spin and squirm is all you do.
You must have mistaken me for someone else. I am not "cornered" at all.
Regardless if you like it or not, I am just pointing out the limitations you
encounter when you try to "average" the human condition.
Vaughn
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> Graham