tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post3599327886929529693..comments2023-11-09T03:33:41.728-05:00Comments on Jenny and Kelly Read Books: Completed: Country Drivingkellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-85198131785113839352012-07-25T20:57:15.672-04:002012-07-25T20:57:15.672-04:00Here's another good one:
If you come to a ro...Here's another good one: <br /><br />If you come to a road that has been flooded, you should<br />a) accelerate, so the motor doesn't flood<br />b) stop, examine the water to make sure it's shallow, and drive across slowly<br />c) find a pedestrian and make him cross ahead of you. <br /><br />Hee! I love the idea of hapless pedestrians being forced across flooded roads.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205737257301534685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-63373101513867882882012-07-25T12:03:34.363-04:002012-07-25T12:03:34.363-04:00> He never gave the correct answers. I'm as...> He never gave the correct answers. I'm assuming <br />> it's the obvious, common sense answer...but you <br />> never know!<br /><br />I would *hope* -- I was just curious if the lawlessness was actually sanctioned (meaning: if the answers are encouraging the terrible behavior). <br /><br />"Honk like normal" cracks me *up.*kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-38873612963850606502012-07-24T23:46:25.171-04:002012-07-24T23:46:25.171-04:00Also, this is a hilarious blog post from a guy who...Also, this is a hilarious blog post from a guy who is frustrated by the ever present ghost of Peter Hessler: http://blogs.princeton.edu/pia/personal/ttalhelm/2009/03/how_peter_hessler_ruined_my_ch.htmlJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205737257301534685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-58005461794263396182012-07-24T23:33:56.600-04:002012-07-24T23:33:56.600-04:00The whole book is about the massive movement of pe...The whole book is about the massive movement of people in China, you're right about that. At one point, he cites some unbelievable statistic--something like 1 out of every 10 Chinese citizen in in the process of moving at any given time. (I should look up the exact quote). As a fellow "traveler", I think you and I are more attuned to the question of movement than people who have stayed in the same place for a long time. For every city I've moved to, I've gone through a period of wanting to get to know the place: the history, colorful characters, the successes and failures. Chicago has an incredibly rich and fascinating history (much like San Francisco or New York), and I like living in a place that has so much interesting stuff to learn about. <br /><br />Another one of my books is about The Great Migration, the mass movement of blacks from the South to the North during Jim Crow. Maybe I should read that next!<br /><br />He never gave the correct answers. I'm assuming it's the obvious, common sense answer...but you never know!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205737257301534685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761784460667108854.post-35273423131111938612012-07-23T21:49:11.013-04:002012-07-23T21:49:11.013-04:00Reading your review fuels a recent curiosity I'...Reading your review fuels a recent curiosity I've been feeling about the history (and resulting current status of) Detroit and, subsequently, Michigan. The story of how and why people end up moving from one place to another. <br /><br />You kind of mocked yourself for being interested in books about "traffic" but I have a feeling the story of Detroit revolves around a related topic: cars. Maybe... most stories of development have something to do with that? Even early hunters and gatherers... their story was about *moving* in some way, right? <br /><br />Re: the Chinese cultural perspective of "It's not Chinese civilization. It's civilization." I think, to some extent, anyone who only knows their own way of life feels that way, right? Like a friend of mine being surprised that I rode the bus when I think nothing of riding the bus. I live in a city, so of *course* I ride the bus. She lives in the suburbs, so of *course* she does not ride the bus! <br /><br />I'm dying to know: What were the "correct" answers to those driving test questions?!<br /><br />(Oh, yeah -- and your photos cracked me up. Heh. Christian Bale.)kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.com