Changes back home
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Changes back home
It's easy to get caught up in things here, and to talk about the rapid pace of change here. But after visiting home and other countries in the West, there are some large cultural shifts that take place there as well. A few that I have noticed on recent visits:
- On a visit a year or two ago to the states, the sheer number of "microbrew" beers was astounding. They all also seemed to be $16 for a four pack of tallboy style cans. So the prices have jumped up, and the packaging costs down. The previously expensive beers like Sam Adams and Sierra Neveda were now the somewhat less expensive. This seems to be an American thing, as the Europeans at least remain in tradition.
- Nothing has changed faster in the past year than the proliferation of ride-share electric scooters. They're literally everywhere.
- Vaping. Yes, popular everywhere, but it has become really popular now. Middle aged people trying to quit, and college kids just getting into it. Even in cafes in France.
- The political climate. Of course we see and hear the things, may it be Trump or Brexit or Yellow Jackets, but things have become really polarized. One can't even raise basic defenses without setting people off.
I was messaging with a friend that is visiting home, and his comment made me laugh: "Every big city has kids born after 2000 zooming around on ride share scooters and vaping". He also mentioned that suburbanites were ruining friendships over politics.
- On a visit a year or two ago to the states, the sheer number of "microbrew" beers was astounding. They all also seemed to be $16 for a four pack of tallboy style cans. So the prices have jumped up, and the packaging costs down. The previously expensive beers like Sam Adams and Sierra Neveda were now the somewhat less expensive. This seems to be an American thing, as the Europeans at least remain in tradition.
- Nothing has changed faster in the past year than the proliferation of ride-share electric scooters. They're literally everywhere.
- Vaping. Yes, popular everywhere, but it has become really popular now. Middle aged people trying to quit, and college kids just getting into it. Even in cafes in France.
- The political climate. Of course we see and hear the things, may it be Trump or Brexit or Yellow Jackets, but things have become really polarized. One can't even raise basic defenses without setting people off.
I was messaging with a friend that is visiting home, and his comment made me laugh: "Every big city has kids born after 2000 zooming around on ride share scooters and vaping". He also mentioned that suburbanites were ruining friendships over politics.
For me the sheer amount of money around is mind-blowing. Restaurants are packed every night, everyone seems to spend a lot of money for lunch and Mercedes E Class are normal cars.
But then I've never been to Grimsby.
The politics stuff is nuts. Families are not talking because of Brexit; marriages are breaking up.
But then I've never been to Grimsby.
The politics stuff is nuts. Families are not talking because of Brexit; marriages are breaking up.
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US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, hell even Israel. Every major European and American city have these things.
There are an estimated 20,000 of these things in Paris alone, and that number is expected to double by the end of the year.
The wife and I use electric scooters almost everyday when we are in Europe. We bought ours online and several others for acquaintances and relatives. Lightweight, good range and speed, no need to pay for expensive parking, ideal for city commutes. Worth the €400 small investment.
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Much to your shame I would say.logos wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:08 pmThe wife and I use electric scooters almost everyday when we are in Europe. We bought ours online and several others for acquaintances and relatives. Lightweight, good range and speed, no need to pay for expensive parking, ideal for city commutes. Worth the €400 small investment.
These things should be banned. The number of serious accidents is rising daily where idiots run down pedestrians. Pavements are for walking on, not for powered items. The only powered item that should be allowed on the pavement is a mobility scooter for the impaired or disabled.
I put these along side jet skies. Lethal motorised items that are usually (but not always) driven/ridden by brain dead idiots.
My mother in law was seriously injured in Singapore when an ex-pat "yoof" on an electric scooter simply rode straight into the back of her at speed. Luckily the authorities in Singapore are a little more strict than Europe and he (or in reality his parents) will regret his actions.
Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them.
Of course there are thousands of idiots riding them in the wrong place at the wrong speed. Especially rentals, that are left everywhere on the pavements. But if you live in a civilised country there are bicycle lanes that are perfectly suitable for those scooters. And failing that the road is an option that's good enough.TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:26 pmMuch to your shame I would say.logos wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:08 pmThe wife and I use electric scooters almost everyday when we are in Europe. We bought ours online and several others for acquaintances and relatives. Lightweight, good range and speed, no need to pay for expensive parking, ideal for city commutes. Worth the €400 small investment.
These things should be banned. The number of serious accidents is rising daily where idiots run down pedestrians. Pavements are for walking on, not for powered items. The only powered item that should be allowed on the pavement is a mobility scooter for the impaired or disabled.
I put these along side jet skies. Lethal motorised items that are usually (but not always) driven/ridden by brain dead idiots.
My mother in law was seriously injured in Singapore when an ex-pat "yoof" on an electric scooter simply rode straight into the back of her at speed. Luckily the authorities in Singapore are a little more strict than Europe and he (or in reality his parents) will regret his actions.
6 to 1 odds that logos dies from an accident involving one of these contraptions, after his fishing vest snags on a parking meter and he swerves headlong into a taxicab.
Speaking of logos. Don't these things have weight restrictions?
Speaking of logos. Don't these things have weight restrictions?
The cunts claiming to be disabled because they are so fat their ankles can't support them are a far greater menace, flying around in their spacker quad bikes.
What would Hitler say I often think.
What would Hitler say I often think.
I can't say I've ever seen any 'ride share electric scooters' in the three years i've been back.
Rob's mobility scooters are a common sight though. Wasn't there a great pic of a certain non-posting friend of 440 who used his renowned engineering prowess to steal and ride away on a mobility scooter while on a boozy night out, during one of his regular trips back to the old country?
Rob's mobility scooters are a common sight though. Wasn't there a great pic of a certain non-posting friend of 440 who used his renowned engineering prowess to steal and ride away on a mobility scooter while on a boozy night out, during one of his regular trips back to the old country?
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In civilised countries, electric scooters are not allowed on the roads and the EU is already looking at banning them from pavements and public places due to the increasing number of serious accidents.logos wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:34 pmOf course there are thousands of idiots riding them in the wrong place at the wrong speed. Especially rentals, that are left everywhere on the pavements. But if you live in a civilised country there are bicycle lanes that are perfectly suitable for those scooters. And failing that the road is an option that's good enough.
What is wrong with walking?
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There was, and hilarious it was tooDallow Spicer wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:43 pmI can't say I've ever seen any 'ride share electric scooters' in the three years i've been back.
Rob's mobility scooters are a common sight though. Wasn't there a great pic of a certain non-posting friend of 440 who used his renowned engineering prowess to steal and ride away on a mobility scooter while on a boozy night out, during one of his regular trips back to the old country?
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