I'm apparently an uptight prude, because I can't handle all the cursing and nasty sex talk on ML. I lurk there sometimes, and feel like I'm going to get herpes just from reading it.
omg lol. Because we talk about sex, you think we all have STDs?
Post by matildasun on Feb 21, 2014 10:07:05 GMT -5
@mx, I really like this blog post about drivers and cyclists. It would also help if the police were well informed about the rules of the road when it comes to cyclists. link
@mx, I really like this blog post about drivers and cyclists. It would also help if the police were well informed about the rules of the road when it comes to cyclists. link
I like that post. I especially like the part mentioning that slowing down for a cyclist only "costs" the driver 8 seconds.
In my city, our city council has been debating all week about adding a dedicated bike lane to one of our downtown streets. Of course, people are all up in arms about losing a car lane. However, they did the analysis and determined that the loss of a car lane will cost drivers 30-60 seconds on their afternoon commute. That is nothing and it would help cyclists so much.
At the crosswalk near my house, which is marked by 2 giant neon "stop for pedestrian" signs, cars only stop for me maybe 10% of the time. People, there are 2 schools nearby. Freaking stop. I'm usually crossing at night after work, but when it gets lighter out I'm totally just going to walk out into traffic and make them stop. It's worth risking my life to make a point.
At the crosswalk near my house, which is marked by 2 giant neon "stop for pedestrian" signs, cars only stop for me maybe 10% of the time. People, there are 2 schools nearby. Freaking stop. I'm usually crossing at night after work, but when it gets lighter out I'm totally just going to walk out into traffic and make them stop. It's worth risking my life to make a point.
I don't know that walking in front of the few drivers who happen to be driving near the crosswalk at the time, who I have to imagine constitute a very small portion of the drivers who pass by there regularly, and who may not even regularly drive in that area, and even if they do regularly drive in that are, may never drive during hours when kids are present, is really going to prove any point.
Oh thanks! Why can I never find him? Oh, NOW I see it on the top row, LOL.
I don't know what it is about the emoticon picker thingy, but it takes me like 10 minutes to find the emoticon I need. I know which ones are there, but it is hard to pick the right one from the crowd!
At the crosswalk near my house, which is marked by 2 giant neon "stop for pedestrian" signs, cars only stop for me maybe 10% of the time. People, there are 2 schools nearby. Freaking stop. I'm usually crossing at night after work, but when it gets lighter out I'm totally just going to walk out into traffic and make them stop. It's worth risking my life to make a point.
I don't know that walking in front of the few drivers who happen to be driving near the crosswalk at the time, who I have to imagine constitute a very small portion of the drivers who pass by there regularly, and who may not even regularly drive in that area, and even if they do regularly drive in that are, may never drive during hours when kids are present, is really going to prove any point.
Ok, screw the kids. Perhaps the few drivers who might regularly drive by at that time of night will learn to stop for the one person walking home from the train station. I don't know if they're just not paying attention or if they don't care about stopping for people in the crosswalks. It's doubly annoying in shitty weather.
I like MMM because it's boring. I avoid MM and ML because I'm just not up to being flamed, and my stream-of-consciousness posts inevitably lead to me being flamed. I'm too tired to have a thick skin.
I'm apparently an uptight prude, because I can't handle all the cursing and nasty sex talk on ML. I lurk there sometimes, and feel like I'm going to get herpes just from reading it.
I feel sorry for your husband lol.
It's not like we talk about having unprotected sex with poop flying through the air. That's really the only thing I'd consider truly nasty in regards to sex.
I don't know that walking in front of the few drivers who happen to be driving near the crosswalk at the time, who I have to imagine constitute a very small portion of the drivers who pass by there regularly, and who may not even regularly drive in that area, and even if they do regularly drive in that are, may never drive during hours when kids are present, is really going to prove any point.
Ok, screw the kids. Perhaps the few drivers who might regularly drive by at that time of night will learn to stop for the one person walking home from the train station. I don't know if they're just not paying attention or if they don't care about stopping for people in the crosswalks. It's doubly annoying in shitty weather.
Ok, screw the kids. Perhaps the few drivers who might regularly drive by at that time of night will learn to stop for the one person walking home from the train station. I don't know if they're just not paying attention or if they don't care about stopping for people in the crosswalks. It's doubly annoying in shitty weather.
Good luck with that?
LOL. Are we that hard up that me wanting to cross the street is flameworthy?
Yeah, I'm all for pedestrian activism, but I also want to stay alive.
cookies, call your local police and tell them there is a problem with people yielding to peds in a school zone. They will probably set up enforcement for a day or two.
Also, I've never tried this, but I know people who have made video of problems like this and sent it to local blogs and media which magically resulted in swift enforcement and changes to light timing/crosswalk design.
Stop trying to downplay my rage with reason. These are good suggestions, thanks!
No. I just think how about how sweaty I would be and how many people I would offend by the fact that I would be wearing very little clothing.
Plus I have dry eyes and squinting makes them worse, so I would be wearing sunglasses all the time, and then they'd get sweat on them and... yeah.
Plus, and this is really flame-worthy, I can't think of any cultural component to the Virgin Islands I wish to experience. At least Mexico, sweaty as it may be, has great architecture and history and food. VI, Bermuda, Aruba, etc just seem to have been dropped in the middle of the ocean so people have a place to sit on the beach, eating resort food and drinking overly sweet blended cocktails.
Well... I would travel to Cuba if I could. I find that to be interesting.
But would you go to Mauritius?
^o) Probably not? Nor the Seychelles. I'm just not into island beach vacations. Full stop.
Hell, I'm waffling if I even want to go to Hawaii and my in-laws are paying for accommodations. That's how much I loathe laying on the beach.
Probably not? Nor the Seychelles. I'm just not into island beach vacations. Full stop.
Hell, I'm waffling if I even want to go to Hawaii and my in-laws are paying for accommodations. That's how much I loathe laying on the beach.
But just because you don't like laying on the beach, doesn't mean a place doesn't have a distinct culture. Just because a place is known for its beaches doesn't mean it doesn't have other distinct cultural elements to it. Have you heard of Trinidad's Carnival? Definitely an event very specific to the culture!
Just because you are unaware of a region's culture doesn't mean it is culturally lacking or that everyone who visits is also unaware if the culture.
I don't think it is being a travel snob to feel as you do. I simply think it is ignorant.
Every single person I have known who has gone to an island on vacation (at least a dozen people IRL) have gone to a resort and stayed on the resort the whole time, or have gone as part of a cruise. Some have done multiple vacations, just to different nations, and done the same. exact. thing. every time.
None of them have been interested in culture. Boggles my mind. I'm well aware that some people like those vacations. I'm aware some people (who I don't know) probably are interested in other things. But that's why this is unpopular and flameworthy opinions.
Just because you are unaware of a region's culture doesn't mean it is culturally lacking or that everyone who visits is also unaware if the culture.
I don't think it is being a travel snob to feel as you do. I simply think it is ignorant.
Every single person I have known who has gone to an island on vacation (at least a dozen people IRL) have gone to a resort and stayed on the resort the whole time, or have gone as part of a cruise. Some have done multiple vacations, just to different nations, and done the same. exact. thing. every time.
None of them have been interested in culture. Boggles my mind. I'm well aware that some people like those vacations. I'm aware some people (who I don't know) probably are interested in other things. But that's why this is unpopular and flameworthy opinions.
So maybe your friends are the uncultured ones.
We are active travelers. We like islands because it's beautiful and we like nature. We never stop and lay on the beach. We hike, snorkel, explore and attempt to live the culture. We also don't do resorts. So maybe you should try to open your thought process and realize that NOT all travelers are the same.
Look at St Lucia for example: Deleting link to my pictures - privacy
So much culture and so much uniqueness that you are missing on. Open your mind a little.
Just because you are unaware of a region's culture doesn't mean it is culturally lacking or that everyone who visits is also unaware if the culture.
I don't think it is being a travel snob to feel as you do. I simply think it is ignorant.
Every single person I have known who has gone to an island on vacation (at least a dozen people IRL) have gone to a resort and stayed on the resort the whole time, or have gone as part of a cruise. Some have done multiple vacations, just to different nations, and done the same. exact. thing. every time.
None of them have been interested in culture. Boggles my mind. I'm well aware that some people like those vacations. I'm aware some people (who I don't know) probably are interested in other things. But that's why this is unpopular and flameworthy opinions.
No I don't think that people are saying what you said is unpopular or flameworthy. Most people are saying it's simply incorrect because Caribbean islands do have a distinct culture. If you think Mexico has culture (like you said), then so do Caribbean islands. That has nothing to do with what your friends (or many others) choose to do on island vacations.
If you don't like lazy, beach vacations, no one is going to flame you, but the weird part was about the culture.
Probably not? Nor the Seychelles. I'm just not into island beach vacations. Full stop.
Hell, I'm waffling if I even want to go to Hawaii and my in-laws are paying for accommodations. That's how much I loathe laying on the beach.
But just because you don't like laying on the beach, doesn't mean a place doesn't have a distinct culture. Just because a place is known for its beaches doesn't mean it doesn't have other distinct cultural elements to it. Have you heard of Trinidad's Carnival? Definitely an event very specific to the culture!
Listen, I'm basically joking about the culture thing. Just like if I said I doubt Nebraska has any culture (let's see how many more people I can offend!). But the VAST majority of vacations have absolutely nothing to do with that. In fact, I have heard that people are actively discouraged from leaving resorts in Jamaica, and certainly not hanging out in downtown Kingston. And because the culture of the islands is NOT the main draw (the beaches and resorts are), and I'm not interested enough in working to find interesting cultural components in a climate I despise, I have 0 interest in going.
But just because you don't like laying on the beach, doesn't mean a place doesn't have a distinct culture. Just because a place is known for its beaches doesn't mean it doesn't have other distinct cultural elements to it. Have you heard of Trinidad's Carnival? Definitely an event very specific to the culture!
Listen, I'm basically joking about the culture thing.
Listen, I'm basically joking about the culture thing.
Ahh, got it, I didn't know you were joking.
I don't really think she was. The comparison she made to Mexico is way too detailed for a joke. I think what we have here is a classic case of backpedaling.
Holy Cow 22 pages!! Can someone give me the cliff notes please. Is it worth reading??
No.
All I got out of this (other than making the last two hours of work go by quicker) is that supergreen comes off very much as a holier-than-thou, better-than-everyone else as a mother poster.
If you can't enjoy a beach vacation filled with limitless booze, you are broken.
Beach vacation = yay! Limitless booze at beach vacation = meh, and boo if the drunken crowd is rowdy/loud.
Vacation is when we dry out. And on relaxation-type vacations we want to be antisocial and ignore everyone. But I recognize that this is not the majority approach.
But just because you don't like laying on the beach, doesn't mean a place doesn't have a distinct culture. Just because a place is known for its beaches doesn't mean it doesn't have other distinct cultural elements to it. Have you heard of Trinidad's Carnival? Definitely an event very specific to the culture!
Listen, I'm basically joking about the culture thing. Just like if I said I doubt Nebraska has any culture (let's see how many more people I can offend!). But the VAST majority of vacations have absolutely nothing to do with that. In fact, I have heard that people are actively discouraged from leaving resorts in Jamaica, and certainly not hanging out in downtown Kingston. And because the culture of the islands is NOT the main draw (the beaches and resorts are), and I'm not interested enough in working to find interesting cultural components in a climate I despise, I have 0 interest in going.
Yeah. Every one I've been to, including DD's recent birthday, presents are opened and then everyone gets to share and play together for an hour or so before going home. Some get a little whiny of course but it's whatever. This post is the first time I've ever heard of a kid's party where presents weren't opened.
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My nephews always open the gifts at their parties, but that just means unwrapping them. I've never ever heard of *opening* opening the gifts and playing with them. I can just imagine a new toy breaking before the birthday kid had even gotten to play with it and mayhem ensuing.
I know, that's so awful. I can't imagine picking out a special present for a kid and it getting ruined by some other kid. I definitely can't imagine how upsetting it would be if I were the birthday kid. Chuppathingy, where do you live?