tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post5853307620795578365..comments2023-10-07T07:44:17.892-07:00Comments on The New Englander: Not So CommonThe New Englanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-81042297358974270492008-11-30T13:08:00.000-08:002008-11-30T13:08:00.000-08:00Chris,I haven't seen that elevator thing, but defi...Chris,<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen that elevator thing, but definitely seems strange...<BR/><BR/>..as for the buses in the Andes, I'm seriously surprised that more people don't let others off before getting on -- you would think that just from a practicality point alone, that piece of *common sense* should cut across any type of cultural line. Bizarre..<BR/><BR/>-gpThe New Englanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-66459099702791107902008-11-24T20:31:00.000-08:002008-11-24T20:31:00.000-08:00That reminds me of people who press the "up" butto...That reminds me of people who press the "up" button, even though they want to go down. The victim is, of course, the guy on his way up to 6 who has to wait on 4 while the elevator stops, doors open, NO ONE GETS ON, door closes, elevator resumes upward climb. That always kills me. I noticed that a lot when I lived in Chile, but I see it here sometimes too. Maybe it's a foreign thing.<BR/><BR/>I was also reminded of brutal bus rides in Andean South America. The buses stop in every little mountain hamlet, and at each stop, locals will pile on and clog the aisle and stairs before anyone has a chance to get off . . . so frustrating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392716153346329001noreply@blogger.com