Comments on: Game Four: v Newell’s Old Boys http://www.handofdan.com/2010/02/game-four-v-newells-old-boys-2/ A view of Argentina from quite close to the touchline Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:32:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark http://www.handofdan.com/2010/02/game-four-v-newells-old-boys-2/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Mark Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:43:32 +0000 http://www.handofdan.com/?p=402#comment-239 Ha ha! "Elbow trauma" Love it Dan. Cheers Mark Ha ha! “Elbow trauma” Love it Dan.
Cheers
Mark

]]> By: Hernan Epelman http://www.handofdan.com/2010/02/game-four-v-newells-old-boys-2/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Hernan Epelman Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:36:32 +0000 http://www.handofdan.com/?p=402#comment-229 I always thought Argentinian drivers embody the "me first" philosophy. The same one they use to jump ahead of lines makes them ignore all sorts of traffic signals: lanes, stop signs, road direction, etc. When I visit I spend my first driving day in horror, cursing at drivers that don't really get what I'm getting upset about when they cut me off without warning, drift across lanes, etc. Then I relax and remember the golden rule of Buenos Aires driving: if the front tip of my car is 1 millimeter ahead of yours, I can do ANYTHING I want and you'll just take it. It really works! You can cut people off, swerve without warning, etc, and nobody bats an eyelash. It's just expected and a good way to exercise our already outstanding driving prowess. I usually wonder how much fun it would be to unleash a set of US traffic cops in Buenos Aires and see what happens... I always thought Argentinian drivers embody the “me first” philosophy. The same one they use to jump ahead of lines makes them ignore all sorts of traffic signals: lanes, stop signs, road direction, etc.

When I visit I spend my first driving day in horror, cursing at drivers that don’t really get what I’m getting upset about when they cut me off without warning, drift across lanes, etc. Then I relax and remember the golden rule of Buenos Aires driving: if the front tip of my car is 1 millimeter ahead of yours, I can do ANYTHING I want and you’ll just take it. It really works! You can cut people off, swerve without warning, etc, and nobody bats an eyelash. It’s just expected and a good way to exercise our already outstanding driving prowess.

I usually wonder how much fun it would be to unleash a set of US traffic cops in Buenos Aires and see what happens…

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