How I feel knowing I'm turning 30 in a few weeks:
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Yep and I'm looking forward to it. At least when I'm 60 I'll have an excuse for being such a narky prick.
What is "old"?
Yep and I'm looking forward to it. At least when I'm 60 I'll have an excuse for being such a narky prick.
Who says you need an excuse?
when I was young my parents used to say "I can't believe your generation is going to take care of us" - now I'm saying the same thing to my nephews, etc.
a part of getting old = losing interest in things that used to like in your teens/early adulthood
videogames, sports, big social events
a part of getting old = losing interest in things that used to like in your teens/early adulthood
videogames, sports, big social events
Weirdly I'm actually finally getting into sports at 28. Hated the stuff all my life and suddenly I'm crazy about NFL.
a part of getting old = losing interest in things that used to like in your teens/early adulthood
videogames, sports, big social events
Weirdly I'm actually finally getting into sports at 28. Hated the stuff all my life and suddenly I'm crazy about NFL.
Are you getting into it by urself? or is it a social thing for you?
Yes.
I feel like i got older, faster, than anyone i've ever met (unless my memory is failing...).
This is clearly Obama's fault.
I'm at an age where I can't get girls in their 20's anymore. THAT'S an age turning point. They don't start becoming interesting until around 28+ or so anyhow…. but I'm probably only able to manage late 30's now. But I haven't been out and about on the prowl for about 2 years (life trauma does that).
a part of getting old = losing interest in things that used to like in your teens/early adulthood
videogames, sports, big social events
Weirdly I'm actually finally getting into sports at 28. Hated the stuff all my life and suddenly I'm crazy about NFL.
Are you getting into it by urself? or is it a social thing for you?
Little bit of both, me and my 2 closest mates are all in a fantasy league together and we get together once a week to watch RedZone and **** talk each other.
Is the NFL popular in Australia? Do you pick teams to root for or how does that work since you don't have a home team?
I'm feeling older all the time. Because I am.
Is the NFL popular in Australia? Do you pick teams to root for or how does that work since you don't have a home team?
I'm feeling older all the time. Because I am.
Haha not at all, people think me and my friends are weird as **** for not following Australian rules footy. Me and my room-mate are both Saints fans and my other friend goes for the Bears, I just picked the Saints when I started because I drafted Brees. Lucky choice considering I had no idea what I was doing at the time :P
i have a cane. but i still can seduce a 18 years old girl.
Is the NFL popular in Australia? Do you pick teams to root for or how does that work since you don't have a home team?
I'm feeling older all the time. Because I am.
Haha not at all, people think me and my friends are weird as **** for not following Australian rules footy. Me and my room-mate are both Saints fans and my other friend goes for the Bears, I just picked the Saints when I started because I drafted Brees. Lucky choice considering I had no idea what I was doing at the time :P
Oh, god no. You need a new third friend. Sorry mate.
Saints are alright. Won't fault you for that choice. :p
Is the NFL popular in Australia? Do you pick teams to root for or how does that work since you don't have a home team?
I'm feeling older all the time. Because I am.
Haha not at all, people think me and my friends are weird as **** for not following Australian rules footy. Me and my room-mate are both Saints fans and my other friend goes for the Bears, I just picked the Saints when I started because I drafted Brees. Lucky choice considering I had no idea what I was doing at the time :P
Oh, god no. You need a new third friend. Sorry mate.
Saints are alright. Won't fault you for that choice. :p
Hahaha yeah don't worry I give him endless amounts of **** for his Bears obsession. Cutler loving surrender monkey!
Is the NFL popular in Australia? Do you pick teams to root for or how does that work since you don't have a home team?
I'm feeling older all the time. Because I am.
Haha not at all, people think me and my friends are weird as **** for not following Australian rules footy. Me and my room-mate are both Saints fans and my other friend goes for the Bears, I just picked the Saints when I started because I drafted Brees. Lucky choice considering I had no idea what I was doing at the time :P
Oh, god no. You need a new third friend. Sorry mate.
Saints are alright. Won't fault you for that choice. :p
Hahaha yeah don't worry I give him endless amounts of **** for his Bears obsession. Cutler loving surrender monkey!
Tell him it's not too late to root for the Packers. ;) We accept converts!
Is the NFL popular in Australia? Do you pick teams to root for or how does that work since you don't have a home team?
I'm feeling older all the time. Because I am.
Haha not at all, people think me and my friends are weird as **** for not following Australian rules footy. Me and my room-mate are both Saints fans and my other friend goes for the Bears, I just picked the Saints when I started because I drafted Brees. Lucky choice considering I had no idea what I was doing at the time :P
Oh, god no. You need a new third friend. Sorry mate.
Saints are alright. Won't fault you for that choice. :p
Hahaha yeah don't worry I give him endless amounts of **** for his Bears obsession. Cutler loving surrender monkey!
Tell him it's not too late to root for the Packers. ;) We accept converts!
I'm actually thinking of buying him a Packers jersey for his birthday hahahaha
You're as old as you feel.
I feel like a drink.
How old does that make me?
You're as old as you feel.
I feel like a drink.
How old does that make me?
Well if you wanting warm water or milk then probably about 5.......:P
On topic....with all the gray hairs I'm getting I feel old.
You're as old as you feel.
I feel like a drink.
How old does that make me?
Well if you wanting warm water or milk then probably about 5.......:P
On topic....with all the gray hairs I'm getting I feel old.
I was going to say something about post count but I'd start a flame war again.
You're as old as you feel.
I feel like a drink.
How old does that make me?
Well if you wanting warm water or milk then probably about 5.......:P
On topic....with all the gray hairs I'm getting I feel old.
I was going to say something about post count but I'd start a flame war again.
So is 12 the new 40?
You're as old as you feel.
I feel like a drink.
How old does that make me?
Well if you wanting warm water or milk then probably about 5.......:P
On topic....with all the gray hairs I'm getting I feel old.
I was going to say something about post count but I'd start a flame war again.
So is 12 the new 40?
I don't know what you mean about that, but I'd say no.
Sounds great to me.You're as old as you feel.
I feel like a drink.
How old does that make me?
Well if you wanting warm water or milk then probably about 5.......:P
On topic....with all the gray hairs I'm getting I feel old.
I was going to say something about post count but I'd start a flame war again.
So is 12 the new 40?
I don't know what you mean about that, but I'd say no.
he is saying you behave quite young.. and the things you type are full of inconsequential rage.. characteristic of young people...
I am not against it.. Ur ok in book-TP4..Show Image(http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/o/n/onionrunandhugplz.gif?1)
I think the middle-of-the-road people have the most to fear from you because you threaten their popularity..
It's broken all of our brains. While in class I see about 10 people looking for the answer on Google, while I'm the only one using a fr**cking textbook. We all know that anything is at out fingertips. I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for you when you were a child. No internet? I would insane. Quite frankly, I think we're all screwed. Americans are becoming too lazy to do anything on their own. It's already been shown by the our cars. EVERYONE DRIVES AUTOMATIC! Do you know how hard it is to find a manual? It's nearly impossible. It's not only the internet though, it's what society has made acceptable for teens to where and what to buy. 14 year olds look like they're 18.... This is truly pathetic and I really feel bad for the U.S.Yes.
I feel like i got older, faster, than anyone i've ever met (unless my memory is failing...).
This is clearly Obama's fault.
Internet..
allows one to see the world in a compressed informational format..
we cease to find nuance in experience.. due to the large amount of patterning our brain's been subjected to.
I could be wrong about this.... and the internet has broken my brain..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/5c745924.gif)
It's broken all of our brains. While in class I see about 10 people looking for the answer on Google, while I'm the only one using a fr**cking textbook. We all know that anything is at out fingertips. I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for you when you were a child. No internet? I would insane. Quite frankly, I think we're all screwed. Americans are becoming too lazy to do anything on their own. It's already been shown by the our cars. EVERYONE DRIVES AUTOMATIC! Do you know how hard it is to find a manual? It's nearly impossible. It's not only the internet though, it's what society has made acceptable for teens to where and what to buy. 14 year olds look like they're 18.... This is truly pathetic and I really feel bad for the U.S.Yes.
I feel like i got older, faster, than anyone i've ever met (unless my memory is failing...).
This is clearly Obama's fault.
Internet..
allows one to see the world in a compressed informational format..
we cease to find nuance in experience.. due to the large amount of patterning our brain's been subjected to.
I could be wrong about this.... and the internet has broken my brain..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/5c745924.gif)
When you ache everywhere for no apparent reason.
It's broken all of our brains. While in class I see about 10 people looking for the answer on Google, while I'm the only one using a fr**cking textbook. We all know that anything is at out fingertips. I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for you when you were a child. No internet? I would insane. Quite frankly, I think we're all screwed. Americans are becoming too lazy to do anything on their own. It's already been shown by the our cars. EVERYONE DRIVES AUTOMATIC! Do you know how hard it is to find a manual? It's nearly impossible. It's not only the internet though, it's what society has made acceptable for teens to where and what to buy. 14 year olds look like they're 18.... This is truly pathetic and I really feel bad for the U.S.Yes.
I feel like i got older, faster, than anyone i've ever met (unless my memory is failing...).
This is clearly Obama's fault.
Internet..
allows one to see the world in a compressed informational format..
we cease to find nuance in experience.. due to the large amount of patterning our brain's been subjected to.
I could be wrong about this.... and the internet has broken my brain..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/5c745924.gif)
Otherway around over here, theyre all manual. It seems pretty strage when you hear how all [most] Americans drive automatic. When over healre everything is manual.
North American roads lend themselves better to automatic transmission in fairness, it's all wide lanes, traffic lights, mostly straight, level roads in the heavily populated states. It's not like the UK/Europe where you might be scrabbling around roads designed for medieval foot traffic in heavy congestion, or trying to climb some single track country lane covered in ice (in the latter case Americans generally have massive 4x4's with snowchains for that, rather than attempting it in a BMW 3 series, as is the case here).
Driving isn't any less of a chore in other countries, it's simply that a manual offers more control, better acceleration, etc. Automatics can be frustrating and conversely more work having to frequently blip the throttle to make the gearbox change rather than just change gear yourself. As I said it's it depends on the types of roads, also. Most Americans live in suburbs, the roads are relatively straight, there's traffic lights rather than roundabouts, and the daily commute is a fairly straightforward route and often sitting in traffic anyway. Compare that to the UK where a commute to work can involve transitioning back and forth between congested urban roads (some of them designed in the middle ages), dual carriageways/motorways, single track rural lanes, etc. where an automatic is just a hinderance.It's broken all of our brains. While in class I see about 10 people looking for the answer on Google, while I'm the only one using a fr**cking textbook. We all know that anything is at out fingertips. I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for you when you were a child. No internet? I would insane. Quite frankly, I think we're all screwed. Americans are becoming too lazy to do anything on their own. It's already been shown by the our cars. EVERYONE DRIVES AUTOMATIC! Do you know how hard it is to find a manual? It's nearly impossible. It's not only the internet though, it's what society has made acceptable for teens to where and what to buy. 14 year olds look like they're 18.... This is truly pathetic and I really feel bad for the U.S.Yes.
I feel like i got older, faster, than anyone i've ever met (unless my memory is failing...).
This is clearly Obama's fault.
Internet..
allows one to see the world in a compressed informational format..
we cease to find nuance in experience.. due to the large amount of patterning our brain's been subjected to.
I could be wrong about this.... and the internet has broken my brain..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/5c745924.gif)
Otherway around over here, theyre all manual. It seems pretty strage when you hear how all [most] Americans drive automatic. When over healre everything is manual.
Mmm.. for me driving has always been something I "have" to do.. not something I "want" to do.. And so manual would just make the chore more difficult..
I think in many other countries where vehicular travel is seen as more of a "fun" activity and "less" ubiquitous... they'd probably prefer the more engaging experience with manual..
But for the typical American, it's like sweeping in the morning or doing the dishes.. if you could do "less" of it, or do it "more easily", you would...
It's really not out of laziness.Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/20f27c58.gif)
Not really, on a wide, straight road where you're accelerating and decelerating gradually an automatic gearbox can handle things for you fine, but when the opposite is the case and you need to change speed more frequently and faster a manual is superior whilst an automatic gives you a general loss of control (to a dangerous extent in frosty/icy conditions), puts more strain on the engine, wears the brakes down faster since there's no engine breaking... - things like that.North American roads lend themselves better to automatic transmission in fairness, it's all wide lanes, traffic lights, mostly straight, level roads in the heavily populated states. It's not like the UK/Europe where you might be scrabbling around roads designed for medieval foot traffic in heavy congestion, or trying to climb some single track country lane covered in ice (in the latter case Americans generally have massive 4x4's with snowchains for that, rather than attempting it in a BMW 3 series, as is the case here).
But wouldn't that make more sense to have auto cars with lots of little windy streets so you don't have to keep changing gear all the time?
And wide straight roads for manual so you can choose your gear and just drive?
My auto only has engine braking since the tranny was fixed but the guy didn't exactly make smooth. 1st and 2nd brake for me lol. I use my car in tiptronic sometimes it feels like a manual, but it isn't, it takes sometime to change gears like myself, but to downshift with tiptronic it isn't exactly smooth and easy to accelerate while the car is thinking about the clutch. My feet are faster to change gears....Driving isn't any less of a chore in other countries, it's simply that a manual offers more control, better acceleration, etc. Automatics can be frustrating and conversely more work having to frequently blip the throttle to make the gearbox change rather than just change gear yourself. As I said it's it depends on the types of roads, also. Most Americans live in suburbs, the roads are relatively straight, there's traffic lights rather than roundabouts, and the daily commute is a fairly straightforward route and often sitting in traffic anyway. Compare that to the UK where a commute to work can involve transitioning back and forth between congested urban roads (some of them designed in the middle ages), dual carriageways/motorways, single track rural lanes, etc. where an automatic is just a hinderance.It's broken all of our brains. While in class I see about 10 people looking for the answer on Google, while I'm the only one using a fr**cking textbook. We all know that anything is at out fingertips. I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for you when you were a child. No internet? I would insane. Quite frankly, I think we're all screwed. Americans are becoming too lazy to do anything on their own. It's already been shown by the our cars. EVERYONE DRIVES AUTOMATIC! Do you know how hard it is to find a manual? It's nearly impossible. It's not only the internet though, it's what society has made acceptable for teens to where and what to buy. 14 year olds look like they're 18.... This is truly pathetic and I really feel bad for the U.S.Yes.
I feel like i got older, faster, than anyone i've ever met (unless my memory is failing...).
This is clearly Obama's fault.
Internet..
allows one to see the world in a compressed informational format..
we cease to find nuance in experience.. due to the large amount of patterning our brain's been subjected to.
I could be wrong about this.... and the internet has broken my brain..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/5c745924.gif)
Otherway around over here, theyre all manual. It seems pretty strage when you hear how all [most] Americans drive automatic. When over healre everything is manual.
Mmm.. for me driving has always been something I "have" to do.. not something I "want" to do.. And so manual would just make the chore more difficult..
I think in many other countries where vehicular travel is seen as more of a "fun" activity and "less" ubiquitous... they'd probably prefer the more engaging experience with manual..
But for the typical American, it's like sweeping in the morning or doing the dishes.. if you could do "less" of it, or do it "more easily", you would...
It's really not out of laziness.Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/20f27c58.gif)
Also time seems to pass by faster and faster each year.
It's broken all of our brains. While in class I see about 10 people looking for the answer on Google, while I'm the only one using a fr**cking textbook. We all know that anything is at out fingertips. I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for you when you were a child. No internet? I would insane. Quite frankly, I think we're all screwed. Americans are becoming too lazy to do anything on their own. It's already been shown by the our cars. EVERYONE DRIVES AUTOMATIC! Do you know how hard it is to find a manual? It's nearly impossible. It's not only the internet though, it's what society has made acceptable for teens to where and what to buy. 14 year olds look like they're 18.... This is truly pathetic and I really feel bad for the U.S.Yes.
I feel like i got older, faster, than anyone i've ever met (unless my memory is failing...).
This is clearly Obama's fault.
Internet..
allows one to see the world in a compressed informational format..
we cease to find nuance in experience.. due to the large amount of patterning our brain's been subjected to.
I could be wrong about this.... and the internet has broken my brain..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/5c745924.gif)
Also time seems to pass by faster and faster each year.
Thats actually a real thing, and I cant find the article I read about it but simply put; when you are 1 year old that first year of your life took up 100% of your life. By your second birthday that same period of time only took up 50% of your life, if you see where im going, Its pretty interesting to think about.
Ah I see now. Well I understand that. But is it really that much harder to learn the manual? Same way that the U.S. and 2 other countries use the imperial system? Why not go to metric?It's broken all of our brains. While in class I see about 10 people looking for the answer on Google, while I'm the only one using a fr**cking textbook. We all know that anything is at out fingertips. I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for you when you were a child. No internet? I would insane. Quite frankly, I think we're all screwed. Americans are becoming too lazy to do anything on their own. It's already been shown by the our cars. EVERYONE DRIVES AUTOMATIC! Do you know how hard it is to find a manual? It's nearly impossible. It's not only the internet though, it's what society has made acceptable for teens to where and what to buy. 14 year olds look like they're 18.... This is truly pathetic and I really feel bad for the U.S.Yes.
I feel like i got older, faster, than anyone i've ever met (unless my memory is failing...).
This is clearly Obama's fault.
Internet..
allows one to see the world in a compressed informational format..
we cease to find nuance in experience.. due to the large amount of patterning our brain's been subjected to.
I could be wrong about this.... and the internet has broken my brain..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/5c745924.gif)
I fail to see how driving an automatic car is representative of laziness. At least, in a way that carries negative connotations. If that's the argument you're making then you must be against pretty much all technological improvement simply because it makes our lives easier. And for some reason you've arbitrarily chosen a point just before the 1930s or so as the "neutral" point for vehicles. Why not say we're lazy for using cars at all, automatic or manual?
I get the point you're trying to make, but I do find it rather goofy to criticize people for making their lives easier.
Ah I see now. Well I understand that. But is it really that much harder to learn the manual? Same way that the U.S. and 2 other countries use the imperial system? Why not go to metric?It's broken all of our brains. While in class I see about 10 people looking for the answer on Google, while I'm the only one using a fr**cking textbook. We all know that anything is at out fingertips. I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for you when you were a child. No internet? I would insane. Quite frankly, I think we're all screwed. Americans are becoming too lazy to do anything on their own. It's already been shown by the our cars. EVERYONE DRIVES AUTOMATIC! Do you know how hard it is to find a manual? It's nearly impossible. It's not only the internet though, it's what society has made acceptable for teens to where and what to buy. 14 year olds look like they're 18.... This is truly pathetic and I really feel bad for the U.S.Yes.
I feel like i got older, faster, than anyone i've ever met (unless my memory is failing...).
This is clearly Obama's fault.
Internet..
allows one to see the world in a compressed informational format..
we cease to find nuance in experience.. due to the large amount of patterning our brain's been subjected to.
I could be wrong about this.... and the internet has broken my brain..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/5c745924.gif)
I fail to see how driving an automatic car is representative of laziness. At least, in a way that carries negative connotations. If that's the argument you're making then you must be against pretty much all technological improvement simply because it makes our lives easier. And for some reason you've arbitrarily chosen a point just before the 1930s or so as the "neutral" point for vehicles. Why not say we're lazy for using cars at all, automatic or manual?
I get the point you're trying to make, but I do find it rather goofy to criticize people for making their lives easier.
Ah I see now. Well I understand that. But is it really that much harder to learn the manual? Same way that the U.S. and 2 other countries use the imperial system? Why not go to metric?It's broken all of our brains. While in class I see about 10 people looking for the answer on Google, while I'm the only one using a fr**cking textbook. We all know that anything is at out fingertips. I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for you when you were a child. No internet? I would insane. Quite frankly, I think we're all screwed. Americans are becoming too lazy to do anything on their own. It's already been shown by the our cars. EVERYONE DRIVES AUTOMATIC! Do you know how hard it is to find a manual? It's nearly impossible. It's not only the internet though, it's what society has made acceptable for teens to where and what to buy. 14 year olds look like they're 18.... This is truly pathetic and I really feel bad for the U.S.Yes.
I feel like i got older, faster, than anyone i've ever met (unless my memory is failing...).
This is clearly Obama's fault.
Internet..
allows one to see the world in a compressed informational format..
we cease to find nuance in experience.. due to the large amount of patterning our brain's been subjected to.
I could be wrong about this.... and the internet has broken my brain..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/5c745924.gif)
I fail to see how driving an automatic car is representative of laziness. At least, in a way that carries negative connotations. If that's the argument you're making then you must be against pretty much all technological improvement simply because it makes our lives easier. And for some reason you've arbitrarily chosen a point just before the 1930s or so as the "neutral" point for vehicles. Why not say we're lazy for using cars at all, automatic or manual?
I get the point you're trying to make, but I do find it rather goofy to criticize people for making their lives easier.
It's broken all of our brains. While in class I see about 10 people looking for the answer on Google, while I'm the only one using a fr**cking textbook. We all know that anything is at out fingertips. I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for you when you were a child. No internet? I would insane. Quite frankly, I think we're all screwed. Americans are becoming too lazy to do anything on their own. It's already been shown by the our cars. EVERYONE DRIVES AUTOMATIC! Do you know how hard it is to find a manual? It's nearly impossible. It's not only the internet though, it's what society has made acceptable for teens to where and what to buy. 14 year olds look like they're 18.... This is truly pathetic and I really feel bad for the U.S.be very grateful that you don't have to look up something in the paper version of Encyclopædia Britannica anymore. be very grateful that your country has such a road network that you can get almost anywhere not even thinking about shifting gears. be very grateful that if you buy manual, nobody will be able to hijack your car.
you're doing a project and you are looking stuff up, you tell someone to do a section and they don'twhich means they aren't doing a project. kick their lazy arses.
Lol. It was supposed to be a "group" project. But didn't turn out so. :D
I am grateful for the life I have but certain things are making people 'not very smart'. The internet can be a great tool, not so great tool when it comes to trying to save some money(talking all of geek hackers) I really want like 10 other boards lol. But people don't use it to their benefits it seems. Now it seems that people are too lazy to look something up. I see it a lot when doing group projects, most of the group sits on FaceBook, and Twitter. It really bothers me since I'm usually the one that does all the work. Now tell me if I'm wrong on this, you're doing a project and you are looking stuff up, you tell someone to do a section and they don't. I understand that these roads can take me places. I don't bash on auto. I do like it for ease of use per say. But when you travel to South America; even rentals don't have auto. People are more outgoing in other places compared to the US. I understand that we have to be grateful.
Hmm good point on the manual though. However, have you ever meet some of the kids in high school now? I LOSE BRAIN CELLS TALKING TO THEM. They are incapable of having a conversation with out blanking out. They are pretty gullible too. Much fun. That thing on 4chan where you update your phone and it's instantly water proof, that is pretty fun to tell people. Lol.
It's not much harder, no. But people don't see the need. I personally learned to drive manual because I wanted to have more fun driving. For some reason, most people don't see manual cars as a benefit. I think (and I'm speculating at this point) that driving is a more long-distance chore-type activity for most Americans, compared to a more close-knit European society where they either drive shorter distances or do more driving percentage-wise for fun. Could be totally off on that though, so feel free to correct me. :)I think you're off. I've spent time in both the US and obviously I live in the UK and typical commute and journey lengths were seemed similar. The difference is the way planning regulations and the respective age of both countries has resulted in sprawling, contiguous urban/suburban areas in the US, whilst in the UK/Europe things are more broken up where inner cities were designed and built before cars existed, suburb towns are separated from cities by greenbelt, rural roads twist all over the place due to being based on iron age tracks, etc. Traffic-wise, US roads are nothing like as crowded as in the UK/Europe and are designed simply, relying on traffic lights and flyovers rather than roundabouts and abrupt lane merges/splits. Basically you can coast around most of the USA in an automatic no problem, but if you try to use them in most other countries they become a liability and inconvenience.
It's not much harder, no. But people don't see the need. I personally learned to drive manual because I wanted to have more fun driving. For some reason, most people don't see manual cars as a benefit. I think (and I'm speculating at this point) that driving is a more long-distance chore-type activity for most Americans, compared to a more close-knit European society where they either drive shorter distances or do more driving percentage-wise for fun. Could be totally off on that though, so feel free to correct me. :)I think you're off. I've spent time in both the US and obviously I live in the UK and typical commute and journey lengths were seemed similar. The difference is the way planning regulations and the respective age of both countries has resulted in sprawling, contiguous urban/suburban areas in the US, whilst in the UK/Europe things are more broken up where inner cities were designed and built before cars existed, suburb towns are separated from cities by greenbelt, rural roads twist all over the place due to being based on iron age tracks, etc. Traffic-wise, US roads are nothing like as crowded as in the UK/Europe and are designed simply, relying on traffic lights and flyovers rather than roundabouts and abrupt lane merges/splits. Basically you can coast around most of the USA in an automatic no problem, but if you try to use them in most other countries they become a liability and inconvenience.
Yes but I'm saying the majority of my school. Swag and yolo are the most common words…Hmm good point on the manual though. However, have you ever meet some of the kids in high school now? I LOSE BRAIN CELLS TALKING TO THEM. They are incapable of having a conversation with out blanking out. They are pretty gullible too. Much fun. That thing on 4chan where you update your phone and it's instantly water proof, that is pretty fun to tell people. Lol.
I think ur experiencing the fact that Highschoolers are not yet adept at expressing themselves...
This would be true regardless of how much they know.. because communication skills can not be developed much quicker due to certain parts of the brain having not yet been myelinated.
The knowledge base that they've acquired shouldn't be significantly less than high-schoolers of earlier time periods, due to "internet"..
So your perception of their disorganization is the direct result of them actually KNOWING MORE, but still unable to effectively tell you about it...
With 27 our new (designated) Minister of Foreign Affairs is a few years younger than me, makes me feel old.spindelegger? doesn't seem to be too young
That's our current one but he will switch to Finance Minister with the new government.With 27 our new (designated) Minister of Foreign Affairs is a few years younger than me, makes me feel old.spindelegger? doesn't seem to be too young
a foreign affairs minister one year younger than me...
well... napoleon started ruling france when he was 26.
a foreign affairs minister one year younger than me...
well... napoleon started ruling france when he was 26.
And that went real well for everyone.
Because Russia
:))
Because Russia
:))
it's just too cold. and occupation cost would not be higher than resources plundered.Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/d1eef220.gif)
Because Russia
:))
it's just too cold. and occupation cost would not be higher than resources plundered.Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/d1eef220.gif)
Because Russia
:))
it's just too cold. and occupation cost would not be higher than resources plundered.Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/d1eef220.gif)
its like bringing a super soaker to a bear fight
i can confirm that. everything is pretty good until russia.a foreign affairs minister one year younger than me...
well... napoleon started ruling france when he was 26.
And that went real well for everyone.
it was pretty good until russia
Just went into Costco this weekend and of course a look at all the TV's.
Am I old for wanting a CRT? All the new models make everything look like a video game. It's not BAD quality per say but just odd/weird looking.
Tube Tv's FTW!!!