well... Heraclid, the horsepower doesn't matter there, really. It's how hard you can push it. They have "no rules" on a road. I myself seen my daddy - mind it, in Poland - on two way road in a country, that was so curved there was no way to see what's coming ahead of you, passing "on third" and laughing at me when I started screaming. They mostly have no roads for big rigs, and that's the reason for little cute, but evil cars. I do not see Kia or it's evil twin on U.S. roads - it would be eaten, but you know that...Originally posted by Heraclid
Well I don't think the Europeans are all that, and it isn't just about horsepower. They drive around in little tin cans, which isn't too bright considering HOW they drive. At the Arc d'Triumph in Paris there are about 8 streets converging right there, and no traffic lights. Gets interesting. But anyway...
It's just different style of driving. What amazes me here is a misconception both sides, Europe and U.S. have about themselves.
U.S. gets slammed for big wheelers, horsepower and highways, Europe envy us for.
Europe get hit for "love" of small peppy cars, that unfortunately ask for this kind of advertisement. Why? Because competition in compact cars is so severe in Europe, that right now it's not what under the hood, it's how cool they can "make it look." Literally or not. And the "evil-twin" advertisement hits the nail.
Is it ethical? That's topic for different discussion...
One more thing, it's not just the geometry of cities in Europe that make it so difficult to drive anything bigger that a box of matches. In your trip to Paris, have you managed to go outside of the city and looked at country roads? Well, I admit, I haven't been to France, but other countries I visited have one thing in common. Most of the roads are very tight and curvy. Most of them also have deep ditches on both sides, and if it's possible trees that make it impossible to see anything from the air. It's all legacy of the two wars that ravaged Europe so severely. It's harder to spot and hit army that is not on a straight road, has deep ditch to hide in in case of attack, and for sure is very hardly seen from above. They still remember, they do not want to change it yet. But they will. They just need time for that. So for now they will drive "tin cans", and go crazy with them, because days of "Driving Miss Daisy" are over. Even for Europe.
Nudity and sex on TV... you see, it seems everyone has their field they are good at. If you look at U.S. productions and European productions, and compare the two, you'll see that this side of the Ocean is just better in portraying violence, and they are just better in erotism. It all comes form - IMHO - they way we all are brought up, not just what mama says, but years of history we all have behind us.Heck, in Paris you can turn on the TV in primetime on a non-pay-per-view channel and see someone giving it to someone else, and they zoom in real close and you can see EVERYTHING - it sure isn't that fake Cinemax sex. I'll say this - it oughta a helluva lot less offensive to see two people making love than killing each other if you ask me, but which one do most people flip out over? Sex is something a lot of people cheapen and I think that is a sad state of affairs, but I also don't see what the big friggin' deal is sometimes. Nudity is just not a big deal in some countries and some times I think that just maybe that would create less problems rather than more.
P.S.- We need an evil VX clip.
Here Janet's naked nipple had whole country buzz like a nest of disturbed bees. Why is that? Everyone has seen naked nipple, no one wants to talk about though... Why?
In Europe erotism has to be something natural, that comes with time, and that's why there is less kids having kids.
Let me tell you, both sides have their own identity, way of handling things, raising their kids, driving their cars, being themselves. There is no better or worst. I come from one side, and live on the other. I see no better way here or there. I admire both sides. I admire Europe for being open to sex subject, and admire U.S. for being able to make "Aliens" the way they made it.
Yet even for me, it seems the two do not mix, like "Matrix Reloaded"...
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