FW: 120mph??? Yes.

[Luke Sponholz <LSponhol@lga-inc.com>]

Haven't you guys noticed?  In Germany, if you do ANYTHING against the law,
you will probably have more than just a police whistle blown for it...

I couldn't believe it the first time I was there and I was standing at an
intersection with about 15 other people.  There wasn't a car in sight, and
the street was narrow, but nobody would cross.  If you *do* cross, prepare
to have people stare at you like you have three heads.

This was in Frankfurt, too, mind you.

-Luke


-----Original Message-----
From: quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk
[mailto:quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 1:37 PM
To: cobram@juno.com
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: Re: 120mph??? Yes.


In message <19990308.115829.-653013.0.Cobram@juno.com> ". ." writes:
> He once commented
> on the difference of waiting for a pedestrian light to change at a
> deserted intersection in East Germany, either for his own safety,
> or waiting for said light because 2 Stasi officials ordered him
> to wait for said light.  I may not agree with him most of the
> time, but he's very thought provoking.

I've had a police whistle blown at me for crossing against a red man
in _West_ Germany.

--
 Phil Payne
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