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Cars should have two horns. A polite one and one that is a fuck you horn (literature.cafe)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/showerthoughts@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 33 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I moved from Boston to Southern California and it’s comical the differences in horn use.

Light turns green, car in front doesn’t go

SoCal: One one thousand two one thousand three one thousand four one thousand beep beep

Boston, one millisecond after the green light hits your eyes BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago

    Yeah here in Australia horn use is almost always offensive. Not reallyalways but that's the default assumption. If you're going to toot toot someone you know you do it fucking carefully after making sure there's no one near by that might think you're beeping at them.

    My partner and I visited Vietnam about 15 years ago. The polar opposite. If you're in or in a vehicle and another vehicle is presently in or will be in your vicinity them you're toot toot tooting just to make everyone aware of your presence.

    I genuinely like thee Vietnam approach if im honest. Very utilitarian.

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