Your just picking on the poor French again!! 
I would say California 20 years ago for PC. Where was Sheryl Crow's (1 tissue of toilet paper) mother then!!!
The French did give us the guilotine. Shame we didnt take it up that option.
Posts from DukePilgrim in thread „Pet Peeves“
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I knew gasoline was much cheaper in the U.S. than in Europe. I've been saying ever since the first Arab oil embargo in the early Seventies that it's imperative the Western countries come up with an alternative. Let's face it, OPEC could flatten the world economy (which means the more developed countries such as Japan, most European countries and the US) by cutting off our oil supplies. You folks have the North Sea oil and we have quite a bit of oil in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and a few other locations but those resources aren't infinite. The West needs to initiate a crash project (similar to the Manhattan Project in WW2) to develop hydrogen as a fuel. Then we can tell the Arabs to stick their oil.
I wasn't aware that customer service was so bad in the UK. It's funny (actually, not funny at all) that the US seems to lag the UK and other European countries in unwelcome cultural developments but eventually adopt them also. Every time I read about something bad happening to European culture, I make a small bet with myself that it won't be long before the same thing shows up in America.
I agree entirely with you Jim. An alternative to oil is required as a matter of utmost urgency. Although oil resources round The Falklands and particularly Ireland are likely we cant live on them forever.
In terms of poltical parties I think they are all much the same. Do anything to get elected Do nothing once elected.
By the way political correctness should have been top of the lists for pet peeves That came from US in afraid!!!
Mike -
Hi Jim
Trust me you have customer service in the US compared to UK.
By the way petrol also known as gas is about $2.00 a litre here roughly $8.00 a gallon.
Feel better now
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People on cell phones. I would love one of those giszmos that block the signals from mobiles. Can you imagine their amazement of not being able to report Where they are! What's for dinner! or if you travel in the morning what their sex life was last night
Jaywalkers who think they can dawdle across any road without any attention to traffic.
Ipods MP3 players that you can hear their music !!! Oh well they will be deaf by 30.
Unreliable computers. Crappy Internet Providers called Virgin. Who on earth wants to be a customer of a company called Virgin. Who wants to fly in airline called Virgin or go in a space craft called Virgin and everytime the owner of Virgin go up in his balloons or rides a speed boat it crashes !!!!Sales assistants who cant be bothered. Oh for the service you get in USA.
Mike
