_Haverford_
_Haverford_ t1_jdkfguc wrote
Reply to comment by britt_is_questioning in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01
I've had chifa in Quito and New York. Tastes exactly like American Chinese food. What am I doing wrong??
_Haverford_ OP t1_j9vbgcv wrote
Reply to comment by aalex596 in Biting the Bullet and Driving in the City by _Haverford_
Thank you.
_Haverford_ OP t1_j9vb8yh wrote
Reply to comment by oilydischarge18 in Biting the Bullet and Driving in the City by _Haverford_
Yeah, I'm sure it'll be fine once I do it. It's the idea of starting that feels a little iffy.
People in this thread seem to think I'm terrified of the idea of driving in the city; would I bother if I was???
_Haverford_ OP t1_j9v9gwx wrote
Reply to comment by weedtimeyeahhh in Biting the Bullet and Driving in the City by _Haverford_
27...
_Haverford_ OP t1_j9v4tug wrote
Reply to comment by meantnothingatall in Biting the Bullet and Driving in the City by _Haverford_
Yeah, I found some driving schools that offer refresher/city driving courses, so I sent one an email.
_Haverford_ OP t1_j9v43fr wrote
Reply to comment by xaraca in Biting the Bullet and Driving in the City by _Haverford_
>it's okay because you've already entered the intersection and now you can turn.
Thank you, this is what always confused me. So you begin the turn when the light is green and complete it as soon as it turns red/there is another opening in traffic.
_Haverford_ OP t1_j9v32bq wrote
Reply to comment by CensorshipIsTheDevil in Biting the Bullet and Driving in the City by _Haverford_
No, I mean turning left. Many times traffic is so dense that the way will not be clear unless you turn illegally. Do people just nose out into traffic and expect the oncoming lane to stop?
_Haverford_ OP t1_j9uzdnj wrote
Reply to comment by goldfishman63 in Biting the Bullet and Driving in the City by _Haverford_
The small ass streets in Manhattan scare me - Honestly, I've driven in similar density to Brooklyn before and had no issues. But squeezing past a double-parked car, and another on the other side? Guess I live here now.
Also, I've parallel parked exactly once in my life for my driving test, but that's less of a safety thing and more a stupid me thing...
_Haverford_ OP t1_j9uysk4 wrote
Reply to comment by Weekly_Drawer_7000 in Biting the Bullet and Driving in the City by _Haverford_
In the grand scheme, I really haven't. I drive multiple times a month, but always just around my rural town in Jersey.
When there's a lot of traffic, and you have to turn left at the light, the only opportunity to turn is when the light is red. Isn't this considered running the light??? God help me.
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_Haverford_ t1_j9rxi22 wrote
Reply to comment by locri in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Sooooooo, a deli or a bodega. Or even... Just a small store with a butcher counter.
_Haverford_ t1_j9rxevl wrote
Reply to comment by RobinsShaman in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
A milkshake costs wildly more to produce than a soda, no?
_Haverford_ t1_j9rxa6h wrote
Reply to comment by PeachSnappleOhYeah in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Dude, we have better hills to die on... Wawa is mid.
Source: Born and raised in Jersey.
_Haverford_ t1_j66unar wrote
Reply to comment by popejubal in ELI5: Why do US cops in press conferences always have a dozen useless people standing behind them? by rock_monkeys
Ah, yes. I'm sure the department bean counters love having mannequins on the payroll.
_Haverford_ t1_j66h6e6 wrote
Reply to comment by 0000GKP in ELI5: Why do US cops in press conferences always have a dozen useless people standing behind them? by rock_monkeys
And also, OP's take is a little reactionary. Being visible is a real part of the job. If commander X is always giving press conferences alone, the public thinks that resources are not being devoted to the task.
_Haverford_ t1_j29wo8j wrote
Reply to TIL Archduchess Mathilde of Austria accidentally set her dress alight and immolated herself while trying to hide a cigarette from her father by Brotherdodge
History sure went hard here to cover-up a suicide.
Edit: Reading below that dresses were cleaned with kerosene. Maybe it truly was a freak accident.
_Haverford_ t1_j240quj wrote
Reply to comment by Bart-MS in TIL of Dick Roth, a swimmer who was diagnosed with appendicitis shortly before the men’s 400m individual medley in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. He refused an immediate operation and instead swam in the finals, winning a gold medal. by alexjpg
"Ow, OW, ow...OW...ow!...ow!...OW"
"Oh shit, gold!"
_Haverford_ t1_iugbdt0 wrote
Reply to comment by zoinkability in ELI5 Why are airport ceiling so high? by TrShry
As someone who uses contemporary Penn weekly, thinking about the old structure makes me so sad. Penn Station is a dismal, depressing place. Even the improvements over by the LIRR suck. They set up a whole room of diffuse lights to simulate daylight, which sounds great... Walking through at 10:00pm at night and suddenly being in "daylight" is nauseating.
_Haverford_ t1_iu2qib7 wrote
Reply to TIL of Linda Morgan and during the collision of the Andrea Doria and MS Stockholm, she was lifted out of her bed and onto the Stockholm's crushed bow, landing safely as the two ships scraped past each other before separating. by Gorgeous_brgs
I can't tell if I'm drunk already, this is titlegore, or I do not have the prerequisite nautical knowledge.
_Haverford_ t1_is7w0in wrote
Reply to comment by anabolic_cow in TIL the first confirmed victim of Takata airbags was 18y/o Parham. As she drove around a car park, she lightly bumped another vehicle making the airbag inflate, sending metal pieces at such tremendous force that one hit the teen’s neck slicing open her carotid artery. She bled to death in her seat by ahm713
My understanding is that with arterial wounds to the neck, you lose consciousness in seconds. I may be wrong.
_Haverford_ t1_is7kiaj wrote
Reply to comment by ELEMENTALITYNES in TIL the first confirmed victim of Takata airbags was 18y/o Parham. As she drove around a car park, she lightly bumped another vehicle making the airbag inflate, sending metal pieces at such tremendous force that one hit the teen’s neck slicing open her carotid artery. She bled to death in her seat by ahm713
Not much consolation, but she wasn't scared for long.
_Haverford_ t1_jdn2pkz wrote
Reply to comment by britt_is_questioning in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01
Honestly, I was kinda bummed. I was hoping for like, Sichuan plantanos. But stepping into a Quito Chinese restaurant and having it look EXACTLY like any Chinese restaurant in the US was quite a surreal experience. I even think there was an owner's kid doing homework in a booth!!