Dbest wrote:So following up stress test day, the day was awesome, hot as balls but tons of fun... until I wrecked an expensive vehicle.
It was actually driving back. 60mph back road, 1 lane each direction. I’m cruising at 65ish, throw my right turn signal on let off the gas. I coast for a couple seconds then start applying the brake, around 20-25 mph I see in the mirror the dickhead behind is coming in hot, I let off the brakes watching the mirror trying to decided what to do, the car is not slowing down... there’s oncoming traffic, there no shoulder, I thought fuck the turn if I keep slowing down this dude is gonna kill me. I just mashed the throttle hoping to lessen the speed differential, put my head back against the headrest, and braced for impact and it came immediately. I don’t know if this fucking guy ever even hit the brakes. Smashed directly into the back of me. He hit me hard enough that to be honest I don't even remember what exactly happened but I wasn’t able to keep it on the road, went off the right side down the ditch through a fence into a farmers field. The car is fucked. The dude that hit me and his passenger got it a lot worse then I did with airbag deployment and the ghetto lean where the seat belt shoulder strap wasn’t anywhere near actually touching their chests. I was fine, a little sore and shaken up but ok. I was not ticketed, the other driver received a couple. Because there was an accident I had to pee in a cup and get checked out by the workman’s comp / accident doctor. I’m sore, a couple bruises here and there but nothing major.
Forums with enthusiasts. Many fine car events. Great roads and scenery. Think before you speak. WTF. The culture you seem to ignore and or hate actually developed the car your ass is in. Do you not think before you speak LOL. I will repost the Indy Car driver's assessment of driving in Europe. No place is perfect. The US and Europe both have significant cars and culture. You insist on living in a delusional world where only 1 is best.
Dave
Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm
I don't understand anything anymore.
troyguitar wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:11 am
I'm going to be hitting the mountains in the middle of nowhere, then rolling along the Southern coast and up to the Pont du Gard and into Nîmes. The car doesn't really matter, but smaller is probably better for most of the time. I did skip the Renault Twingo though, those things aren't made to leave city centers.
Good call. They are not meant for inter-city road trips. At all.
Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm
I don't understand anything anymore.
Can I give you a piece of advice about approaching and speaking with French people? Being serious.
I'm good with reading and writing, but only OK with speaking. Generally enough to communicate most things but not in a lot of detail.
As long as you start off making some effort to speak French, typically you’ll avoid the stereotypical “rude” French and they’ll switch to English for ya.
troyguitar wrote:I'm good with reading and writing, but only OK with speaking. Generally enough to communicate most things but not in a lot of detail.
As long as you start off making some effort to speak French, typically you’ll avoid the stereotypical “rude” French and they’ll switch to English for ya.
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was my experience.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm
My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
Calvinball wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:44 pm
As long as you start off making some effort to speak French, typically you’ll avoid the stereotypical “rude” French and they’ll switch to English for ya.
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was my experience.
I haven’t actually been there, but my parents have multiple times in different areas and that was always their experience.
Dbest wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 11:19 am
So following up stress test day, the day was awesome, hot as balls but tons of fun... until I wrecked an expensive vehicle.
It was actually driving back. 60mph back road, 1 lane each direction. I’m cruising at 65ish, throw my right turn signal on let off the gas. I coast for a couple seconds then start applying the brake, around 20-25 mph I see in the mirror the dickhead behind is coming in hot, I let off the brakes watching the mirror trying to decided what to do, the car is not slowing down... there’s oncoming traffic, there no shoulder, I thought fuck the turn if I keep slowing down this dude is gonna kill me. I just mashed the throttle hoping to lessen the speed differential, put my head back against the headrest, and braced for impact and it came immediately. I don’t know if this fucking guy ever even hit the brakes. Smashed directly into the back of me. He hit me hard enough that to be honest I don't even remember what exactly happened but I wasn’t able to keep it on the road, went off the right side down the ditch through a fence into a farmers field. The car is fucked. The dude that hit me and his passenger got it a lot worse then I did with airbag deployment and the ghetto lean where the seat belt shoulder strap wasn’t anywhere near actually touching their chests. I was fine, a little sore and shaken up but ok. I was not ticketed, the other driver received a couple. Because there was an accident I had to pee in a cup and get checked out by the workman’s comp / accident doctor. I’m sore, a couple bruises here and there but nothing major.
Fucking people.
Holy shit. People fucking suck. Glad you're ok.
Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm
I don't understand anything anymore.
troyguitar wrote:I'm good with reading and writing, but only OK with speaking. Generally enough to communicate most things but not in a lot of detail.
As long as you start off making some effort to speak French, typically you’ll avoid the stereotypical “rude” French and they’ll switch to English for ya.
Sent from the Beer Depository
Bingo. Specifically, always say "bon jour, Parlez-Vous Anglais" when you approach someone, before asking them anything. Invariably they will reply, "a leetle", then proceed to speak very decent English and be happy to help you. Otherwise, if you just go up to someone and start asking them questions in English without first exchanging pleasantries, they will act like they don't understand you. We were given this advice before our first trip to Paris and it has worked every time, including in Quebec and Martinique.
Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm
I don't understand anything anymore.
Calvinball wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:44 pm
As long as you start off making some effort to speak French, typically you’ll avoid the stereotypical “rude” French and they’ll switch to English for ya.
Sent from the Beer Depository
Bingo. Specifically, always say "bon jour, Parlez-Vous Anglais" when you approach someone, before asking them anything. Invariably they will reply, "a leetle", then proceed to speak very decent English and be happy to help you. Otherwise, if you just go up to someone and start asking them questions in English without first exchanging pleasantries, they will act like they don't understand you. We were given this advice before our first trip to Paris and it has worked every time, including in Quebec and Martinique.
I was just going to speak French as the default and try not to use any English at all. That makes sense if you don't know much French - I've heard/read different versions of that idea for the past 20 years so it must be true.
As long as you start off making some effort to speak French, typically you’ll avoid the stereotypical “rude” French and they’ll switch to English for ya.
Sent from the Beer Depository
Bingo. Specifically, always say "bon jour, Parlez-Vous Anglais" when you approach someone, before asking them anything. Invariably they will reply, "a leetle", then proceed to speak very decent English and be happy to help you. Otherwise, if you just go up to someone and start asking them questions in English without first exchanging pleasantries, they will act like they don't understand you. We were given this advice before our first trip to Paris and it has worked every time, including in Quebec and Martinique.
Yeah, that didn't work at all when I was there. I'd start off with French and then ask English. Hardly anyone spoke it. Unless they were faking.
wap wrote:
Bingo. Specifically, always say "bon jour, Parlez-Vous Anglais" when you approach someone, before asking them anything. Invariably they will reply, "a leetle", then proceed to speak very decent English and be happy to help you. Otherwise, if you just go up to someone and start asking them questions in English without first exchanging pleasantries, they will act like they don't understand you. We were given this advice before our first trip to Paris and it has worked every time, including in Quebec and Martinique.
I was just going to speak French as the default and try not to use any English at all. That makes sense if you don't know much French - I've heard/read different versions of that idea for the past 20 years so it must be true.
Good for you for just speaking French. In that case, just begin your encounters with locals with bon jour and all will be 5/7. They're just big on formalities, or, more to the point, politeness, which is understandable. The myth of the rude French is pretty much a myth when you know how to interact with them.
Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm
I don't understand anything anymore.
Bingo. Specifically, always say "bon jour, Parlez-Vous Anglais" when you approach someone, before asking them anything. Invariably they will reply, "a leetle", then proceed to speak very decent English and be happy to help you. Otherwise, if you just go up to someone and start asking them questions in English without first exchanging pleasantries, they will act like they don't understand you. We were given this advice before our first trip to Paris and it has worked every time, including in Quebec and Martinique.
Yeah, that didn't work at all when I was there. I'd start off with French and then ask English. Hardly anyone spoke it. Unless they were faking.
Weird. I had the exact opposite experience both times I was in Paris, both times I was in Montreal, and when I was in Quebec and Martinique. So I'm 6 for 6
Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm
I don't understand anything anymore.
Davestr wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 2:49 am
Interesting look at the used market. Some interesting comments about Canada and buying used across the border for US folks.
on the used vehicle side, midsize and compact cars are the hottest of them all with year-over-year price increases north of 8%
Interesting. "Cars are dead".
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm
My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
Davestr wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 2:49 am
Interesting look at the used market. Some interesting comments about Canada and buying used across the border for US folks.
now that's something to behold.
- I've heard/read different versions of that idea for the past 20 years so it must be true. 
@dave that you ?
