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*: * So* Much * Random * Talking * Here :* ~Episode III (pg. 690)
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| Silky Johnson |
| Bah, I'm just gonna check my luggage. I just looked at the list of exceptions and I won't have to pay to have it checked. I was mostly paranoid about losing it, only cause I didn't pay for insurance, but my gf who travels all the time assured me it won't happen, especially for a direct flight. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Bah, I'm just gonna check my luggage. I just looked at the list of exceptions and I won't have to pay to have it checked. I was mostly paranoid about losing it, only cause I didn't pay for insurance, but my gf who travels all the time assured me it won't happen, especially for a direct flight. |
Oh yeah losing luggage on direct flights is really rare. I still hate checking luggage though if I can avoid it. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Yeah agreed. I just needed someone with experience to quell my paranoid fears, lol. She takes trips 4-5 times a year, so yeah. :) |
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| bas |
| I'll make sure there's absolutely no room in my car for checked luggage. Carry ons only. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Oh yeah? Then I'll have to make room by punching you in the face! :mad: |
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| Silky Johnson |
| I'd punch you in the groin, but I doubt that takes up very much room. :o |
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| bas |
| Don't be jealous of my tiny groin. |
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| WittyHandle |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
I had this same stupid problem when I went to Toronto too. So whack. Pissed me off. |
You are a man who implies being partial to a certain brand of shampoo and employs use of the word "whack" in the same sentence. You truly are the yin and the yang. |
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| Frenkieee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Enigmatik
I was talking to this German guy while waiting at the dentist office today, and one of the dentists said "hello, how are you?" as she was walking by, and the man said "I do not understand why people ask how I am doing when just passing by, we don't do that in Germany." or something along those lines. It came off as rude to him to ask in passing, because he would be ready for a full conversation when we just use it as a stop-go deal.
I agree with him, I think "Hi" should suffice. It seems this is purely an American convention.... We do it in Morocco too, though it's usually used to initiate a full blown conversation in the street. xD |
Funny you mention this, I was having a similar discussion the other day. Over here in Holland, we greet each other with something like "Hi", "Hello", "Good morning", which gets a similar reply. Then, someone can ask "How you're doing" (or they don't if it they are just really passing by), to which the other person will indeed tell how they're doing. The American way is weird, yeah :) |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Frenkieee
Funny you mention this, I was having a similar discussion the other day. Over here in Holland, we greet each other with something like "Hi", "Hello", "Good morning", which gets a similar reply. Then, someone can ask "How you're doing" (or they don't if it they are just really passing by), to which the other person will indeed tell how they're doing. The American way is weird, yeah :) |
Actually, Brazil is just like America in this sense.
Unless I'm on the phone, I always greet people asking them how they are, though it's common here to just stop mid-sentence and say something like "So, mate?" instead of the whole "So, mate, everything all right?". Even if I'm not waiting for an answer. |
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| Frenkieee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Actually, Brazil is just like America in this sense.
Unless I'm on the phone, I always greet people asking them how they are, though it's common here to just stop mid-sentence and say something like "So, mate?" instead of the whole "So, mate, everything all right?". Even if I'm not waiting for an answer. |
Well in Dutch, if you ask it, you expect an answer. The answer can be a simple thing like "Fine", but it's still an answer.
Though, most of the times I'll just reply "Fine", even if I'm not. |
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