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Cars should have two horns. A polite one and one that is a fuck you horn (literature.cafe)

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[–] errer@lemmy.world 20 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

I moved from Boston to Southern California and it’s comical the differences in horn use.

Light turns green, car in front doesn’t go

SoCal: One one thousand two one thousand three one thousand four one thousand beep beep

Boston, one millisecond after the green light hits your eyes BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I've had people start honking when the light on the cross street turns red.

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago

Light is still red

BEEEEEEEEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

Yes and it’s ridiculous. Settle the fuck down.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 6 points 22 hours ago

Yeah here in Australia horn use is almost always offensive. Not reallyalways but that's the default assumption. If you're going to toot toot someone you know you do it fucking carefully after making sure there's no one near by that might think you're beeping at them.

My partner and I visited Vietnam about 15 years ago. The polar opposite. If you're in or in a vehicle and another vehicle is presently in or will be in your vicinity them you're toot toot tooting just to make everyone aware of your presence.

I genuinely like thee Vietnam approach if im honest. Very utilitarian.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 points 23 hours ago

Yea, NorEasters have zero patience (this now extends down to northern VA)