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Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
Conie
()
Date: January 24, 2011 10:46PM
Wow...how fucking stupid is that!
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
tomahawk
()
Date: January 24, 2011 10:48PM
Well, either that's really dumb or we Americans are spoiled and wimpy...
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
Conie
()
Date: January 24, 2011 10:49PM
tomahawk Wrote:
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> Well, either that's really dumb or we Americans
> are spoiled and wimpy...
No..that was just plain bad judgement.
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> Well, either that's really dumb or we Americans
> are spoiled and wimpy...
No..that was just plain bad judgement.
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
tomahawk
()
Date: January 24, 2011 10:54PM
Conie Wrote:
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> tomahawk Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Well, either that's really dumb or we Americans
> > are spoiled and wimpy...
>
>
> No..that was just plain bad judgement.
I guess when you have no bridges you gotta make do.
There's something about poor countries that makes people willing to take huge risks. That truck show on Discovery Channel where they drive on that crazy road through the mountains in India, for example. No American can imagine that being legal here, but that's because we are used to having plenty of money for nice roads. When you have to scratch out a living and the only way to do it is to drive over a flooded dam, I guess you rationalize it.
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> tomahawk Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Well, either that's really dumb or we Americans
> > are spoiled and wimpy...
>
>
> No..that was just plain bad judgement.
I guess when you have no bridges you gotta make do.
There's something about poor countries that makes people willing to take huge risks. That truck show on Discovery Channel where they drive on that crazy road through the mountains in India, for example. No American can imagine that being legal here, but that's because we are used to having plenty of money for nice roads. When you have to scratch out a living and the only way to do it is to drive over a flooded dam, I guess you rationalize it.
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
Teh King
()
Date: January 24, 2011 10:55PM
Somewhere at the Bluebird Bus factory there is an engineer shitting his pants as he watches this video.
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"The three enemies of the people are hegemony, monogamy, and monotony."-Terence McKenna
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"The three enemies of the people are hegemony, monogamy, and monotony."-Terence McKenna
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
Conie
()
Date: January 24, 2011 11:02PM
tomahawk Wrote:
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> Conie Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > tomahawk Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Well, either that's really dumb or we
> Americans
> > > are spoiled and wimpy...
> >
> >
> > No..that was just plain bad judgement.
>
>
> I guess when you have no bridges you gotta make
> do.
>
> There's something about poor countries that makes
> people willing to take huge risks. That truck show
> on Discovery Channel where they drive on that
> crazy road through the mountains in India, for
> example. No American can imagine that being legal
> here, but that's because we are used to having
> plenty of money for nice roads. When you have to
> scratch out a living and the only way to do it is
> to drive over a flooded dam, I guess you
> rationalize it.
I've lived and travelled in South America.
And i never understood why; when they are already used to hardship there,
they couldn't just wait it out. How could they rationalize driving over a raging
flooded dam with a bus full of children?? The kids have to get home for their
ballet lesson? for their Girl Scout meeting?
it has nothing to do with economics.
it's common sense.
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> Conie Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > tomahawk Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Well, either that's really dumb or we
> Americans
> > > are spoiled and wimpy...
> >
> >
> > No..that was just plain bad judgement.
>
>
> I guess when you have no bridges you gotta make
> do.
>
> There's something about poor countries that makes
> people willing to take huge risks. That truck show
> on Discovery Channel where they drive on that
> crazy road through the mountains in India, for
> example. No American can imagine that being legal
> here, but that's because we are used to having
> plenty of money for nice roads. When you have to
> scratch out a living and the only way to do it is
> to drive over a flooded dam, I guess you
> rationalize it.
I've lived and travelled in South America.
And i never understood why; when they are already used to hardship there,
they couldn't just wait it out. How could they rationalize driving over a raging
flooded dam with a bus full of children?? The kids have to get home for their
ballet lesson? for their Girl Scout meeting?
it has nothing to do with economics.
it's common sense.
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
Alias
()
Date: January 24, 2011 11:13PM
Conie Wrote:
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> tomahawk Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Conie Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > tomahawk Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Well, either that's really dumb or we
> > Americans
> > > > are spoiled and wimpy...
> > >
> > >
> > > No..that was just plain bad judgement.
> >
> >
> > I guess when you have no bridges you gotta make
> > do.
> >
> > There's something about poor countries that
> makes
> > people willing to take huge risks. That truck
> show
> > on Discovery Channel where they drive on that
> > crazy road through the mountains in India, for
> > example. No American can imagine that being
> legal
> > here, but that's because we are used to having
> > plenty of money for nice roads. When you have
> to
> > scratch out a living and the only way to do it
> is
> > to drive over a flooded dam, I guess you
> > rationalize it.
>
>
> I've lived and travelled in South America.
>
> And i never understood why; when they are already
> used to hardship there,
>
> they couldn't just wait it out. How could they
> rationalize driving over a raging
>
> flooded dam with a bus full of children?? The kids
> have to get home for their
> ballet lesson? for their Girl Scout meeting?
>
> it has nothing to do with economics.
>
> it's common sense.
Bravo. You're better than the fake Conie, Conie.
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> tomahawk Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Conie Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > tomahawk Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Well, either that's really dumb or we
> > Americans
> > > > are spoiled and wimpy...
> > >
> > >
> > > No..that was just plain bad judgement.
> >
> >
> > I guess when you have no bridges you gotta make
> > do.
> >
> > There's something about poor countries that
> makes
> > people willing to take huge risks. That truck
> show
> > on Discovery Channel where they drive on that
> > crazy road through the mountains in India, for
> > example. No American can imagine that being
> legal
> > here, but that's because we are used to having
> > plenty of money for nice roads. When you have
> to
> > scratch out a living and the only way to do it
> is
> > to drive over a flooded dam, I guess you
> > rationalize it.
>
>
> I've lived and travelled in South America.
>
> And i never understood why; when they are already
> used to hardship there,
>
> they couldn't just wait it out. How could they
> rationalize driving over a raging
>
> flooded dam with a bus full of children?? The kids
> have to get home for their
> ballet lesson? for their Girl Scout meeting?
>
> it has nothing to do with economics.
>
> it's common sense.
Bravo. You're better than the fake Conie, Conie.
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
tomahawk
()
Date: January 24, 2011 11:19PM
Conie Wrote:
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> it's common sense.
Obviously it's not common at all, else so many people wouldn't be doing it.
You're argument is that people in these countries are all stupid, which implies some sort of correlation between nationality and stupidity, which I don't buy because I'm not a fucktard like Troll@AOL.com, who is a perfect example of how America has stupid people, too.
Nor is it culture. Indian and Hispanic culture are very different, yet in both places they take huge risks. We Americans used to take huge risks, too, back in the 1800s, especially out west. So maybe it has something to do with living a rough life.
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> it's common sense.
Obviously it's not common at all, else so many people wouldn't be doing it.
You're argument is that people in these countries are all stupid, which implies some sort of correlation between nationality and stupidity, which I don't buy because I'm not a fucktard like Troll@AOL.com, who is a perfect example of how America has stupid people, too.
Nor is it culture. Indian and Hispanic culture are very different, yet in both places they take huge risks. We Americans used to take huge risks, too, back in the 1800s, especially out west. So maybe it has something to do with living a rough life.
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
eesh
()
Date: January 24, 2011 11:26PM
Tomahawk hit the nail on the head. We Americans take such an ethnocentric view of the world that we want to judge everyone with a condescending tone.
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
nimby
()
Date: January 24, 2011 11:27PM
tomahawk Wrote:
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> Conie Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > it's common sense.
>
>
> Obviously it's not common at all, else so many
> people wouldn't be doing it.
>
> You're argument is that people in these countries
> are all stupid, which implies some sort of
> correlation between nationality and stupidity,
> which I don't buy because I'm not a fucktard like
> Troll@AOL.com, who is a perfect example of how
> America has stupid people, too.
>
> Nor is it culture. Indian and Hispanic culture are
> very different, yet in both places they take huge
> risks. We Americans used to take huge risks, too,
> back in the 1800s, especially out west. So maybe
> it has something to do with living a rough life.
Let's not forget that many of these fine folk are now here, driving on our roads....
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> Conie Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > it's common sense.
>
>
> Obviously it's not common at all, else so many
> people wouldn't be doing it.
>
> You're argument is that people in these countries
> are all stupid, which implies some sort of
> correlation between nationality and stupidity,
> which I don't buy because I'm not a fucktard like
> Troll@AOL.com, who is a perfect example of how
> America has stupid people, too.
>
> Nor is it culture. Indian and Hispanic culture are
> very different, yet in both places they take huge
> risks. We Americans used to take huge risks, too,
> back in the 1800s, especially out west. So maybe
> it has something to do with living a rough life.
Let's not forget that many of these fine folk are now here, driving on our roads....
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
Conie
()
Date: January 24, 2011 11:30PM
tomahawk Wrote:
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> Conie Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > it's common sense.
>
>
> Obviously it's not common at all, else so many
> people wouldn't be doing it.
wut?
>
> You're argument is that people in these countries
> are all stupid, which implies some sort of
> correlation between nationality and stupidity,
> which I don't buy because I'm not a fucktard like
> Troll@AOL.com, who is a perfect example of how
> America has stupid people, too.
>
> Nor is it culture. Indian and Hispanic culture are
> very different, yet in both places they take huge
> risks. We Americans used to take huge risks, too,
> back in the 1800s, especially out west. So maybe
> it has something to do with
I think maybe originally those kind of actions were based on need.
but, they've evolved a bit. i think they haven't evolved mentally. I think they still think
"we have to get the kids home cuz they have to help us in the fields.."
But, if they have yellow school busses and there's someone videotaping one
crossing the flooded dam..they've come far enough so they could maybe wait
and cross the dam a little later.
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> Conie Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > it's common sense.
>
>
> Obviously it's not common at all, else so many
> people wouldn't be doing it.
wut?
>
> You're argument is that people in these countries
> are all stupid, which implies some sort of
> correlation between nationality and stupidity,
> which I don't buy because I'm not a fucktard like
> Troll@AOL.com, who is a perfect example of how
> America has stupid people, too.
>
> Nor is it culture. Indian and Hispanic culture are
> very different, yet in both places they take huge
> risks. We Americans used to take huge risks, too,
> back in the 1800s, especially out west. So maybe
> it has something to do with
I think maybe originally those kind of actions were based on need.
but, they've evolved a bit. i think they haven't evolved mentally. I think they still think
"we have to get the kids home cuz they have to help us in the fields.."
But, if they have yellow school busses and there's someone videotaping one
crossing the flooded dam..they've come far enough so they could maybe wait
and cross the dam a little later.
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
eesh
()
Date: January 24, 2011 11:40PM
Conie Wrote:
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>
>
> I think maybe originally those kind of actions
> were based on need.
>
> but, they've evolved a bit. i think they haven't
> evolved mentally. I think they still think
>
> "we have to get the kids home cuz they have to
> help us in the fields.."
>
> But, if they have yellow school busses and there's
> someone videotaping one
>
> crossing the flooded dam..they've come far enough
> so they could maybe wait
>
> and cross the dam a little later.
Is Nicaragua a developed first world nation? They work all day or they don't eat, and you're going to say "oh well they haven't evolved mentally." What an ignorant and arrogant thought process on your part.
You're one of the biggest dumbasses to come on this site in its six year history.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/24/2011 11:40PM by eesh.
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>
>
> I think maybe originally those kind of actions
> were based on need.
>
> but, they've evolved a bit. i think they haven't
> evolved mentally. I think they still think
>
> "we have to get the kids home cuz they have to
> help us in the fields.."
>
> But, if they have yellow school busses and there's
> someone videotaping one
>
> crossing the flooded dam..they've come far enough
> so they could maybe wait
>
> and cross the dam a little later.
Is Nicaragua a developed first world nation? They work all day or they don't eat, and you're going to say "oh well they haven't evolved mentally." What an ignorant and arrogant thought process on your part.
You're one of the biggest dumbasses to come on this site in its six year history.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/24/2011 11:40PM by eesh.
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
village idiot
()
Date: January 25, 2011 07:40AM
It didn't look like the bus was full of kids to me, they looked like adults. My guess is they get old buses and use them for public transportation.
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
Junior
()
Date: January 26, 2011 02:29PM
Your right! I am from nicaragua and we used the old school buses fRon the us in nicaragua as public transportation.
Re: School Bus Driving in Nicaragua
Posted by:
curious
()
Date: January 26, 2011 06:41PM
Yes, I have traveled in Nicaragua as well. The school busses are used to transport everyone, not just children. Generally they are not very scary to ride in, although I certainly wouldn't have crossed that river!