Posted on 07/26/2016 10:52:09 AM PDT by C19fan
Russians are just plain bad people. Fun to watch but bad.
In Tokyo because there are no real addresses, just street and building names which taxi drivers must memorize, you have to give yourself twenty minutes to a half hour extra time to make an appointment. An American friend of mine who’s lived there for years called it “GLT”, or “Getting Lost Time”. Arriving early and waiting discretely outside the building so you could walk in exactly on time is fine. Being late is a definite faux pas.
That’s a mighty broad brush you’re painting with there, Pappy. I know that in India, one reason times are so variable is that it’s very difficult to predict how long it is going to take to get from point A to point B.
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Especially when they’re hacking democrat servers for Donald Drumpf.
“Russians are just plain bad people. Fun to watch but bad.”
Here is a video to restore faith in Russians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeph_eX_pVw
“In Tokyo because there are no real addresses”
Well there ARE addresses... but they only narrow it down to a large city block. The numbering of the buildings within that block is apparently random. Get Lost indeed.
My experience with Russians was they're a bit like Sicilians. If they like you they love you. If they don't like you you're dead meat walking. And there's always a game going on that you're not privy to. But overall I quite liked many of the ones I knew. Very emotional and passionate, and good fun, after a few toasts of vodka. I'd much prefer partying with a group of Russians over a group of Germans and some of my ancestry is German. And it's good to recall that Stalin, their greatest villain, was a Georgian.
Plus, these days, there are scores of internet sites and mobile phone apps which will pinpoint the location.
The Japanese address system is actually quite logical once you get used to it.
Muzzards arrive in time to slit your throat.
Russians like to dominate people. I work with many people who are Non-Russians from the Soviet bloc and there is no love there.
If you in debt to a Russian, he is unbearable. If he owes you, it sucks to be you. Everyone pretty much hates the Russians and they don’t care.
Funny story. A friend married a Russian mail order bride. She was delighted to find out how much American men would pay for sex. He couldn’t figure out how she didn’t have a job but she always had money.
When in Japan (expense paid by U.S. Navy) I was occasionally approached by Japanese College students wanting to maybe practice their ENGLISH.
Once, asking about the weird STREET numbering system(?), one young guy told me it was the ORDER of BUILDING that dictated the house number.
He said that was why 1 and 2 were 6 houses apart on opposite sides of the street.
I still admit he could have been playing games with me, but it is the only explanation I got that made a “little” sense.
Don’t forget “Rez Time” here in the states.
I have done lots of work inside Indian Health Services facilities.
One of my first appointments was made for a Tuesday morning at 9 am. I drove 305 miles. The person wasn’t even there.
Tuesday at 9 could mean Tuesday at 9. Could mean noon. Could mean next tuesday or two weeks later or when I get back from fishing.
Tough way to learn that lesson, but that’s just about how it is.
There. Fixed it.
I think he would have meant the order of construction, such as the older buildings have lower numbers.
In cities it isn't too bad since wards are small in area, but in the burbs and rural areas it can be a problem, since house with consecutive numbers can be quite far apart.
The russian dash cam videos are quite interesting. You see some wild things on them.
I am surprised the person laying the road with the crutches didn’t get run over.
I’ve watched a few of those Russian dash cam videos. All I’ve got to say is, if I’m ever driving in Russia, I’ll give those old Russian Lada sedans a very wide berth. The people who drive them are crazy, and their brakes aren’t very good.
Oh, I didn’t say I’d want to marry or work for one, or live under their thumb. Just that as individuals they can be as fine people as any and excellent company. But the same is true of all people. It’s when the group dynamic starts that the bad ones seem to dominate (everywhere and with everybody ... look at our recent luck with leadership) and the Russians seem ruleable only under that type.
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