ChezCheese:)
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Jeremy McCreary
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Soooo true. But in 2 respects, I wish pedestrians behaved MORE like drivers. The latter tend to have much better situational awareness and tend to look before moving into someone else's path.
Chargeride
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The thing I hate about walking is finding yourself walking towards someone on a long sidewalk, theres only two of you and you have to time when to recognise their existence.
Worse when its a five house down neighbour.
Worse when its a five house down neighbour.
Stefan Mikes
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It is certainly an issue only in some countries or world area.
In Poland, you are never required to recognise the existence of the other person, greet them or smile at them
We mind our own business Chargeride
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I'm sorry, who are you?It is certainly an issue only in some countries or world area.
In Poland, you are never required to recognise the existence of the other person, greet them or smile at them
Chargeride
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When you drive before the potion wears off.
ChezCheese:)
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How odd. I mean, it is as ancient as when the first proto-humans came across a stranger on the jungle path. Friend or foe? Threat or no? There is tension, and we seek to reduce it. So humans developed greetings. Hand gestures - a wave, a salute, a hand shake -- and eye contact, nods, a smile to indicate non-aggression and lack of weapon. And spoken greetings: nowadays, try "Hi", or "Good morning", or "Bonjour" or "Guten Tag", "Buenos dias", "Ni hao", "As-salaam-u-alekum", "Dzień dobry", "Habari"...
One of the things I like about France is the absolute requirement to acknowledge the other person as you enter any establishment or pass in the street. If it is an urban street and eye contact is avoided, then you can get away with not saying bonjour or bonsoir, but it reduces that primordial jungle path tension. It is civilization. Existential dissonance lessens. Try it.
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Stefan Mikes
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Not really
In Poland everybody's minding their own business and we do not greet strangers on our walks or rides. We do not smile, either. It could be perceived by you as rude but we Poles are down-to-earth people, so we address other people only when we need something. However, ask someone for directions, and we Poles turn into the most pleasant people, smiling and helping as much as we can I am different from most of my compatriots. I often greet pedestrians on MUPs on my rides (especially after they gave me way), which makes them happy and they return their good wishes.
It is different in our community of a small block of flats, where we greet any neighbour and even engage in small talk.
Polish is a complex language.
"Dzień dobry" ( "day good" often shortened to just "dobry!" or "good" -- or even a "-bry!" bark) is just a "Hi" when you enter a place where you are expected to talk (like, a store).
"Dobrego dnia" ("a good day") is a warm form of a greeting: wishing someone a really good day
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How different it is from England, where:
-- Alright, mate?
-- Alright?
And Bob's your uncle
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Chargeride
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Cultural Differences:
There can be cultural differences in how friendliness is expressed, with some finding Polish directness refreshing while others might perceive it as blunt.
Not "Fake" Friendly:
Poles tend to be less inclined to offer superficial friendliness or forced smiles, and may prefer to show genuine warmth once a connection is established.
In practice.
Using gravel bike riding as an example, a British rider may beam a smile and a wave, even if the Polish rider is faffing about with ski goggles and a Garmin while blocking the path.
In comparison a Polish rider is more likely to express his barely controlled annoyance by furiously ringing his bell and splashing through a puddle as he passes.
The British rider wiped his face and waved in admiration of this strict adherence to logic.
There can be cultural differences in how friendliness is expressed, with some finding Polish directness refreshing while others might perceive it as blunt.
Not "Fake" Friendly:
Poles tend to be less inclined to offer superficial friendliness or forced smiles, and may prefer to show genuine warmth once a connection is established.
In practice.
Using gravel bike riding as an example, a British rider may beam a smile and a wave, even if the Polish rider is faffing about with ski goggles and a Garmin while blocking the path.
In comparison a Polish rider is more likely to express his barely controlled annoyance by furiously ringing his bell and splashing through a puddle as he passes.
The British rider wiped his face and waved in admiration of this strict adherence to logic.
Stefan Mikes
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Stefan Mikes
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Do you know that British idiom? Just asking.
Chargeride
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Bob is my nickname.
When I worked for a large corporation there was a fake employee on the intranet database called..
Bob Sherunkle with a home address of
Letsbe Avenue
When I worked for a large corporation there was a fake employee on the intranet database called..
Bob Sherunkle with a home address of
Letsbe Avenue
Stefan Mikes
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"And Bob's your uncle" is a British idiom for "and everything will be easy since" or "Done!" I think it is a corrupted "And God's your uncle" to avoid blasphemy 
stompandgo
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When out carousing, getting ready to leave one joint and go to the next..."Let's blow this clambake".
It's a New England thing.
Not that I'd know anything about this kind of behavior.
It's a New England thing.
Not that I'd know anything about this kind of behavior.
PedalUma
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In ancient Rome there was the open hand solute and both comings and goings were acknowledged. They had the symbolic equivalent of Aloha on most portals and gateways. It was called a Janis. Twin heads pointed in opposite directions with its origins in the twins Epimetheus and Prometheus. We don't talk of Epimetheus these days. He was the cautious one, trying to slow things down an calm them. Actually we need some of each. Caution and Action. Especially on a day when a different kind of fire, nuc facilities are being bombed. Aloha.
PedalUma
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Did the Secretary of Homeland Security have an allergic reaction to collagen injections? Or was it tinted contacts?
"Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance on Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, DC, after an allergic reaction."
Christians do like Christ, they love all, especially those who need the most help, the weakest, the saddest. It is bottom up. All things are built from the bottom up. Prometheus was an action figure and also ruled by the fates. He brought fire, cooking, technology to humans and paid that price. In most cultures the serpent is wisdom. I do not think knowledge is bad. There is always the anti-science contingent in each fundamentalist movement weather in Pakistan or Texas. Authoritarians have always hated knowledge. The devil is when peaceful religious ideas are turned to violence, exploitation, and control, often for profit. Top down. Please allow me introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and fame. Can you guess my name?
"Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance on Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, DC, after an allergic reaction."
Christians do like Christ, they love all, especially those who need the most help, the weakest, the saddest. It is bottom up. All things are built from the bottom up. Prometheus was an action figure and also ruled by the fates. He brought fire, cooking, technology to humans and paid that price. In most cultures the serpent is wisdom. I do not think knowledge is bad. There is always the anti-science contingent in each fundamentalist movement weather in Pakistan or Texas. Authoritarians have always hated knowledge. The devil is when peaceful religious ideas are turned to violence, exploitation, and control, often for profit. Top down. Please allow me introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and fame. Can you guess my name?
