Comments on: The Ugly American http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/02/25/the-ugly-american/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 21 May 2012 18:49:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Aisha O'Brien http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/02/25/the-ugly-american/#comment-6305 Aisha O'Brien Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:45:42 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=657#comment-6305 When in Europe, do as the Europeans and take the bus! When in Europe, do as the Europeans and take the bus!

]]> By: Bossi http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/02/25/the-ugly-american/#comment-6286 Bossi Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:13:07 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=657#comment-6286 The judge should require her to read Donald Shoup's book :) The judge should require her to read Donald Shoup’s book :)

]]> By: MikeOnBike http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/02/25/the-ugly-american/#comment-6278 MikeOnBike Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:37:21 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=657#comment-6278 Free parking is in the Bill of Rights, isn't it? It's right there in the First Amendment: Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of parking. ;-) Free parking is in the Bill of Rights, isn’t it? It’s right there in the First Amendment: Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of parking. ;-)

]]> By: Gary K. http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/02/25/the-ugly-american/#comment-6277 Gary K. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:27:08 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=657#comment-6277 The interesting thing about this story that surprised me somewhat is just how many people in the comments defended the woman as some king of parking rate fighting hero. As the realities of how expensive it is to own and maintain private automobiles set in as the economy contracts, I imagine we will see more of these self styled motorist revolutionaries spouting distorted and ill informed notions of libertarianism. The interesting thing about this story that surprised me somewhat is just how many people in the comments defended the woman as some king of parking rate fighting hero. As the realities of how expensive it is to own and maintain private automobiles set in as the economy contracts, I imagine we will see more of these self styled motorist revolutionaries spouting distorted and ill informed notions of libertarianism.

]]> By: John http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/02/25/the-ugly-american/#comment-6272 John Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:21:59 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=657#comment-6272 On more than one occasion I have been mistaken for being Canadian and once someone thought I was British. I've never been mistaken for an American (at least no one has told me). I take all of this as a compliment. I had to take my daughter to a medical specialist adjacent to the hospital. There was no free parking. It ended up cost a whopping $1.50 or so. But as we were leaving there was a woman raising holy he!! that she wasn't paying for parking and they were going to validate her parking ticket or else. It's great to be an American. On more than one occasion I have been mistaken for being Canadian and once someone thought I was British. I’ve never been mistaken for an American (at least no one has told me). I take all of this as a compliment.

I had to take my daughter to a medical specialist adjacent to the hospital. There was no free parking. It ended up cost a whopping $1.50 or so. But as we were leaving there was a woman raising holy he!! that she wasn’t paying for parking and they were going to validate her parking ticket or else.

It’s great to be an American.

]]> By: Jack http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/02/25/the-ugly-american/#comment-6269 Jack Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:08:31 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=657#comment-6269 Perfect. Our cultural "melting pot" produces ugly Americans. Perfect. Our cultural “melting pot” produces ugly Americans.

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