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Nicolas M - 10:14am Oct 18, 1998 (1.)
bonjour Beaucoup d'Américains réagissent pratiquement
: ils ramassent le papier alors qu'une seule personne française
pense à le faire. Mais en même temps, ils ne disent
rien à l'individu en question. Ne pensez vous pas qu'il
faudrait aussi faire une remarque à la personne? J'ai entendu
dire que la ville de Washington était assez propre, est-ce
vrai?
Most of the time people are in cars here in America, when we outside, we step into our car, then we go inside again. Walking is not one of the major daily activities. There are not a lot of trash on streets; since people rarely walk, it becomes rare to see others in front of you throwing trash in streets.
It's believed that having a direct confrontation with strangers
is not wise.
I wouldn't pick up the trash because I don't know why it was
throw in the first place. I think saying something to the person
would just make them bitter, and therefore more likely to litter
later on.
Je suis très étonnée par ce que dit Moran
G\. Est-ce particulier à ta ville ou bien est-ce la normale
que chacun se déplace en voiture? Et les transports en
commun? Et la marche à pied? Et le vélo? Et les
scooters? En France, les étudiants qui ont une voiture
ne sont pas majoritaires, et dans les familles il y a rarement
plus de deux voitures. Est-ce totalement différent aux
Etats-Unis? Je suis curieuse de savoir. Merci de me répondre!
Claire, In the U.S., not many college students have cars at
school because it is very difficult to find parking on campus.
Most of us get around either by walking or riding a bike. However,
in high school it is very common for students to have cars, as
well as for both their parents to have their own cars. Three cars
in one household is not totally uncommon; parents sometimes like
their kids to have their own cars so they won't have to drive
them around.
Nicholas, I would consider Washington DC to be a clean city,
especially on Capital Hill. (The outskirts are a different story.)
It's difficult to know what "assez propre" means though.
Claire, I'm signing in to let you know that my family has 4
cars! In the Midwest, where I'm from, owning three cars is quite
common. We do rely on driving, and subway systems aren't common.
In fact I've only taken the bus 2 times in my 16 years of living
in Columbus, Ohio. In general, not only are Americans demanding
consumers (price, speed, quality?-maybe not), but we're also accustomed
to adundance. We expect the meals we order in restaurants to fill
us, even to be more than we can eat. And I'm sure stereotypes
abound... -Michelle
I recently had my new bike stolen, so now I walk everywhere
that I want to go in the city. I tend to hate going anywhere because
I'm so used to driving everywhere. Where I'm from (the WONDERFUL
state of Maine) the nearest bathroom is a mile away (just kidding,
by the way) so it is truly necessary to have a gas consuming mode
of transportation. I expect to go home for Thanksgiving and see
seven cars parked in the courtyard.. one for each family member.
We would never get along if we had to share.
Salut à tous. Suite à cette discution sur les
voitures, je me pose une petite question. En France, dans les
grandes villes, on cherche à développer les transport
en commun pour lutter contre la pollution. N'y a-t-il rien de
semblable aux Etats Unis ?
there are trains and busses and things like that here, but the cities here tend to be so spread out that there's no way *fast* public transportation can reach them all. i.e. a bus may go by someone's neighborhood, but it might be every half hour or so.
at home it's even worse. busses go nearly everywhere, but they
range from converted minivans to huge old busses that run on odd
schedules. They're building some sort of an Urban Train project,
but it looks like it will be rather useless and expensive. Hooray
for government!!!