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Q: Do you find traffic baffling when you return home?
I got back to Canada last week and all these people keep stopping their cars waiting for me to cross. They don't even honk. It's like they're actually concerned for my well-being. I'm so confused. I keep standing there waiting for people to drive past me, but they do this thing where they smile and wave me through.
At first I thought it was a trick, to get me into a position where they could honk and try to run me down. But, no, they sincerely want me to cross! What a country!
I always have to think which way to look first before crossing as we drive left side of road.
and yes I find it hard to resist crossing the road anywhere I like
.But that is kept in check as a lot of cars have Bull Bars here
the sound of the horn has been replaced by V8 engines and squealing tiers of the local car idiots.
I miss China
Same, every time I go back, I stare a few seconds out of confusion ("What is he doing, why did he stop?") before realizing I can actually cross the street.
It happened once or twice that people did that in China, and I'd give them a huge smile.
It's one of those underrated little things that make life nicer...
derek:
I went back to Newfoundland and I too, was surprised when a motorist stopped for me to cross the street near my home. The fact that he stopped for me didn't register at all.
Yes, but more from a driving aspect. People actually can stay in their lanes while driving, amazing! People stop at the red light instead of pretending to make a right or left turn and continuing straight, astonishing! No flashing headlights or honking horns to be seen or heard, crazy!!! And people actually use their headlights at dusk and in the rain, so weird!
steve0sha:
That s my favorite trick the Chinese do, fake a right then drive straight on
Yeah, I had that problem in Japan, even though I'd only been in China for 4-5 months at the time. I probably also crossed the street where and when I wasn't supposed to a few times. I won't have that problem at home because I don't live in a city, so I rarely walk anywhere. Driving might be a little interesting.
when i was in Hong Kong for a while it was nice tp see civilized driving and no weaving in and out of traffic like a f1 race. Hong Kong people are super polite in general, you see them waiting at traffic lights waiting for it to green and they wont cross even if theres no cars. But i found i was more like a Chinese person crossing busy roads.
