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The US is a weird place. by krikkert 2006-07-12 16:03:30
The world's most advanced country ... and people pay with cheques.

The world's most democratic country ... and politicians are corrupt like all hell.

The world's most enlightened, secular country ... and there's a church on every corner.

The world's most productive country ... and everything's made in China.

The world's least bureaucratic country ... and people are expected to remember the ID of public forms.
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  Don't forget the traffic signs by nightmonger2006-07-12 16:15:12
    What state's that? (n/t) by ihope1272006-07-12 16:18:06
      i.o.w.a. by nightmonger2006-07-12 16:20:39
    there are some interesting ones around Orlando... by imperito2006-07-12 16:20:29
      Those are all over the place. - Green and blue. by ChuckAB2006-07-12 16:35:23
  What's wrong with paying by check/cheque? by Nea2006-07-12 16:20:08
    What about money transfer from account to account? by CynicalRyan2006-07-12 16:26:40
      Account to account is often not possible. by Nea2006-07-12 16:44:31
        Account to account not possible? by CynicalRyan2006-07-12 16:51:55
          Not practically possible by Nea2006-07-12 17:01:02
            That's what direct debit cards are for. :) by CynicalRyan2006-07-12 17:18:55
              Swip card and dont charge anything by joecrouse2006-07-12 17:48:26
    In europe there is normally a discount by AndyA2006-07-12 16:27:28
      Hmmm... by Nea2006-07-12 16:45:56
        I pay my debts to friends in cash. by CynicalRyan2006-07-12 16:55:12
          Here is what checks are good for: by RetiQlum22006-07-12 17:02:33
            That's about the only thing I use them for. (n/t) by snate2006-07-12 17:03:37
            But that's only if the bank will give them back to by ChuckAB2006-07-12 17:06:31
              My bank Used to Send me coppies of by joecrouse2006-07-12 17:50:24
            Account transaction record sheet? by CynicalRyan2006-07-12 17:22:13
            I pay my rent by electronic transfer by Astro-g2006-07-12 17:35:36
            Also things like yard guys, repair guys, etc. by watsondog2006-07-12 17:39:27
          I have no fees for checks on my account by Nea2006-07-12 17:05:49
            I had never paid a single bank fee before moving by AndyA2006-07-12 17:10:47
              I'll agree that US banks are notorious for fees. by Nea2006-07-12 17:16:44
                So much for a competition being good for the by AndyA2006-07-12 17:20:32
                  Doesn't look like there is any competiton, to me. (n/t) by CynicalRyan2006-07-12 17:23:42
                    there is MASSIVE competiton between by joecrouse2006-07-12 17:53:07
                      That's what I meant. by CynicalRyan2006-07-12 18:04:08
                        I'm not sure but are the banks in Europe by joecrouse2006-07-12 18:16:47
                          Depending on my translation: by CynicalRyan2006-07-12 18:22:35
                            Here there are virtualy no private banks anymore. by joecrouse2006-07-12 18:30:35
                          No. by AndyA2006-07-12 18:25:55
                            Ok but what about the small banks (n/t) by joecrouse2006-07-12 18:31:32
                              There are no small banks. by AndyA2006-07-12 19:27:32
        Law says you have to charge the same ammount by joecrouse2006-07-12 17:49:11
    Over here in Aus, it's credit card, eftpos or cash by fitzso2006-07-12 16:28:04
      I use cash mostly. by Nea2006-07-12 16:47:43
    And since when do Americans do it a lot? by imperito2006-07-12 16:29:30
      I write one a month by hyzenthlay2006-07-12 19:58:34
  And the lack of roundabouts ;-) (n/t) by AndyA2006-07-12 16:28:39
    We have them by imperito2006-07-12 16:30:56
      But isn't it more expensive? (n/t) by ihope1272006-07-12 16:34:04
        They do take up far more space. (n/t) by AndyA2006-07-12 16:40:14
      The ones that I've seen in CA are broken. by AndyA2006-07-12 16:41:21
        You don't see that in KC... by TheRantingGeek2006-07-12 16:55:23
      Clover leaf works better by joecrouse2006-07-12 17:55:03
    If you want roundabouts, come to Canberra by fitzso2006-07-12 16:35:40
    New Jersey has them everywhere. by RetiQlum22006-07-12 16:56:24
  Who sais the US is any of those things anyway? :) by Michiel2006-07-12 16:38:39
    An american probably (n/t) by NemoHac2006-07-12 17:01:13
  The world's most secular country? by Illiad2006-07-12 16:56:43
    I'd almost give France that title. by abaron2006-07-12 16:57:35
    id say so. The silent majority are by joecrouse2006-07-12 17:56:29
      And Canada is what... by Illiad2006-07-12 17:59:42
        200 million less people. (n/t) by joecrouse2006-07-12 18:15:41
          But we're not dealing with numbers. by Illiad2006-07-12 18:18:01
            I was going by population percentage. by joecrouse2006-07-12 18:28:02
            <grammar nazi>Actually, that's 250M /fewer/ people by nix2006-07-12 19:06:36
    I'd say 2nd most religous. by raptor_872006-07-12 21:17:38

 

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