• snooggums
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    6 months ago

    Americans love rules for everyone else, but not for themselves.

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    6 months ago

    So to summarise:

    • The Union Jack makes you love rules

    • Stars make you say that you hate rules

    • Full-height vertical red bars make you say that you love rules

    • Living in North America makes you hate rules

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    This is more accurate than it looks like at first glance. As an Australian, we like to think that we are all larrikin individuals. Actually we are mostly law-abiding freaks even under the most ridiculous constraints.

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      Yep, as an Irish jaywalker, I was shocked to find not only is jaywalking not allowed, but you actually get fined. For crossing the road with no traffic.

      Or even just being denied entry to a pub for racism or sexism. Its an offrnce not to leave immediately.

      On the bright side, peopke clean their shit upnin parks and beaches for the most part.

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      6 months ago

      What about those shared bikes thrown on the water ever weekend?

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        6 months ago

        I’ve seen that phenomenon all over the world . Nobody loves them.

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          6 months ago

          You say we are the most law abiding but also we are on average throwing bikes as much as anyone else. Can you pick a side please?

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            6 months ago

            Some people will pick a fight about anything. Ok, I’m wrong, you discovered the killer point in my entire thesis!

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      6 months ago

      It’s interesting to hear the pov of an Australian. From the outsider’s perspective, I think you love rules given Australia’s outside reputation as a nanny state.

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        6 months ago

        Even worse, we have a nasty habit of informing on our fellows. Not for murder, or other serious crimes, but for breaking stupid council rules and such. We call it dobbing. We dobb.

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    6 months ago

    In this limited context only the British and the US are honest.

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      6 months ago

      Are you wondering why it isn’t cross-posted already, or are you trying to prevent it?

      • Rolando
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        Uh… whichever one is against the rules, that’s the one I want!