I had my first Ukrainian traffic cop shakedown experience recently. I think it was about my fifth time driving the new wheels so I guess I was due. To be fair, I probably shouldn’t use the word “shakedown” as I probably did break the law. I’m not really sure. However, seeing as they were going to ask for a bribe anyway, I don’t see that the fact I may have turned left illegally makes the cops actions any better.
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You can knock America and Americans for a lot of things, but there is one thing that we do damn well. We line up. We instinctively line up and wait our turn. Sure, patience sometimes wears thin and people push forward. Sometimes some doofus comes along and tries to cut in line. Mostly, if we’re irritated we just do that exasperated sigh to let the person in front of us know our displeasure. All in all, we’re pretty darn orderly. Unfortunately, the rest of the world doesn’t work this way.
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