tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post3732202734324402780..comments2023-10-14T01:40:45.217-07:00Comments on Paradise Lost In Translation: Another Hazardous School RunParadise Lost In Translationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-61248866572587749702009-10-29T08:09:41.745-07:002009-10-29T08:09:41.745-07:00Poor you. I do remember that previous post of your...Poor you. I do remember that previous post of yours, and being horrified by it at the time.<br /><br />"...stronger coffee to calm me down..." Are you sure that's what coffee is meant to do?Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-62700728568705620522009-10-29T08:03:15.970-07:002009-10-29T08:03:15.970-07:00NVG Oh no, I'd still worry about that, the wra...NVG Oh no, I'd still worry about that, the wrath of an SUV Mommy wd be very scary...<br />MWA I do find driving here incredibly stressful. It's pure fear with an unhealthy dose of road rage (which I understand for myself all too well now), with the idiotic/dangerous behaviour you get here. Actually sometimes I laugh it's so unbelievable (but in that slightly manic, "this isn't at all funny" way)<br />ExpatMum. Yup pedestrians here act like they own the rd. "What are you going to do about it?" the prevalent attitude. When you're talking about a fast moving ton of metal, seems a crazy game of chicken. And NO ONE looks to cross the rd, they just launch out.<br />Brit: I did have an uneventful (by ALbanian standards drive to schl today) Hurray. I even managed a nice conversation with my daughter. "Mummy, how long ago was the earth made? When the Princes & Princesses were still out & about?"Paradise Lost In Translationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-26726450526271296472009-10-28T15:43:51.452-07:002009-10-28T15:43:51.452-07:00THat is really scary. I remember your earlier post...THat is really scary. I remember your earlier post, and find myself thinking about it quite a lot here. I just hope that you never find yourself in that situation again.<br /><br />A bit of a non Jason Bourne moment would be infinitely preferable. <br /><br />PS - maybe she'd been at a 'happy machine' earlier? This is the Balkans after all...Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-42541883064389304922009-10-28T14:40:15.354-07:002009-10-28T14:40:15.354-07:00Goodness. Over here (at least in Chicago) pedestri...Goodness. Over here (at least in Chicago) pedestrians walking out into the road without looking is the norm. They seem to think they have a right no matter what colour the light, and they know they can sue you into homelessness if you hit them. But I've never seen anyone actually running into the traffic like that. Perhaps she was suicidal?Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-2564697672606619882009-10-28T12:42:25.757-07:002009-10-28T12:42:25.757-07:00What a frightening situation to be in. Normal road...What a frightening situation to be in. Normal roads are scary enough, but with that kind of situation to contend with, the stress must be out of this world.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-60809764693995431482009-10-28T11:30:16.745-07:002009-10-28T11:30:16.745-07:00Blimey -poor you. That sounds terrifying. Puts my ...Blimey -poor you. That sounds terrifying. Puts my pathetic worries about backing into another Mummy's SUV on the school run to shame......nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.com