Eastern U.S. vs Western U.S. drivers...??
There seems to be a distinct difference between driver's attitudes on the east coast versus driver's attitudes on the west, isn't there? Been in the eastern time zone for 1 month and it has already b...
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LOL - you are in for a treat. Sorry the East Coast is living up to it's reputation. I sadly think, on a whole, that we are pretty rude here.... but some of us try. And then we lose our resolve and become pushy so that we can ever get A) to our destination and B) park.
example - on our first trip west of the Mississippi River this summer I was fumbling in my wallet for my cash. We planned a cash trip and I had divided the cash into different parts of my wallet for the day so I didn't open it up and show everyone a wad of cash (NY mentality). Before I could find it a nice older gentleman reached around me and PAID my Burger King bill! I nearly died from shame b/c he had just witnessed us pulling up in a quad cab Dodge 2500 with a new truck camper on it - so he knew we weren't broke. But he just figured that since he didn't see any cash in my wallet, that he would treat us to a $10 meal! My son kept asking "WHY did that strange man try and PAY our BILL?? Is he allowed to do something like that?" Made me realize how isolated we have become as a society in NY. You just don't see things like that on a regular basis.... sadly. So people are nicer and it shows in their actions and driving.
Do not drive slow and then "pull wide" when making a Right hand turn at a traffic light (when you are in a compact car and have no need to "swing wide"). Some moron behind you will take the hole shot and scoot around you on the left and cut you off right under the light... aaaaaand I know this because I actually did it once, with my DH in the car. He screamed, looked at me and stated, "I don't care if we eat dog food, we have to get you out of the city and back upstate before you become one of them!" LOL That was not my proudest moment and I still cringe to think about it.
But, yes, we did laugh about many driving situations that we encountered in other states that would have resulted in road rage in NY. That said, our state is very, very pretty in spots and worth a look.
example - on our first trip west of the Mississippi River this summer I was fumbling in my wallet for my cash. We planned a cash trip and I had divided the cash into different parts of my wallet for the day so I didn't open it up and show everyone a wad of cash (NY mentality). Before I could find it a nice older gentleman reached around me and PAID my Burger King bill! I nearly died from shame b/c he had just witnessed us pulling up in a quad cab Dodge 2500 with a new truck camper on it - so he knew we weren't broke. But he just figured that since he didn't see any cash in my wallet, that he would treat us to a $10 meal! My son kept asking "WHY did that strange man try and PAY our BILL?? Is he allowed to do something like that?" Made me realize how isolated we have become as a society in NY. You just don't see things like that on a regular basis.... sadly. So people are nicer and it shows in their actions and driving.
Do not drive slow and then "pull wide" when making a Right hand turn at a traffic light (when you are in a compact car and have no need to "swing wide"). Some moron behind you will take the hole shot and scoot around you on the left and cut you off right under the light... aaaaaand I know this because I actually did it once, with my DH in the car. He screamed, looked at me and stated, "I don't care if we eat dog food, we have to get you out of the city and back upstate before you become one of them!" LOL That was not my proudest moment and I still cringe to think about it.
But, yes, we did laugh about many driving situations that we encountered in other states that would have resulted in road rage in NY. That said, our state is very, very pretty in spots and worth a look.
