Description : The inability of a person to recognize his or her own values, beliefs, and practices and those of others because of strong ethnocentric tendencies is termed a) cultural blindness. Cultural blindness ... by rules of behavior that are avoided, forbidden, or prohibited by a particular cultural group.
Last Answer : a) cultural blindness. Cultural blindness results in bias and stereotyping.
Description : ______ are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use: a) Control Words b) Control Structure c) Reserved Words d) Reserved Keys e) None of The Above
Last Answer : c) Reserved Words
Description : Leaving aside that Trent Frank should never have asked his own employees to be a surrogate mother, is $5 million appropriate compensation to carry a child for someone else?
Last Answer : I’d do it for five million. And I’m a guy.
Description : Jim and Joey were on vacation and driving along a deserted country road from the town of Kaysville to the town of Lynnsville. They came to a multiple fork in the road. The sign post had been knocked ... there was no one around to ask, how could Jim and Joey find their way to Lynnsville? -Riddles
Last Answer : They need to stand the signpost up so that the arm reading Kaysville points in the direction of Kaysville, the town they had just come from. With one arm pointing the correct way, the other arms will also point in the right directions.
Description : When driving, do you choose to travel by the shortest, the fastest, or the easiest route?
Last Answer : Fastest. Why? Because I’m usually running behind.
Description : Why do officials not say "drinking and driving is dangerous"? See detail.
Last Answer : “Driving under the influence” is often used officially.
Description : What is the best way to find the halfway point (in driving time) between two cities?
Last Answer : That’s a tough call. Once again there are too many variables, starting with the driving habits of the 2 drivers. My own choice would be to start out at the same time and head toward one another. This assumes viable cell phone contact. At least with this approach the driving times even out.
Description : Who is actually leaving a larger carbon footprint, the person driving with 5 other people in a large SUV, or a single person driving a sports coup alone?
Last Answer : Crazy math problem. My guess is the sports car made a larger footprint. Why do you ask?
Description : Driving from Virginia to New Mexico this Thurs-Sunday. Do I need to worry about the weather?
Last Answer : It might be a little rough on Thursday, but most of the storm should be past by then. Here’s a site for you. http://www.weather.gov/
Description : I'm driving from NJ to MS pretty soon. What should I see along the way?
Last Answer : Ahahahahhhh! I wanna see you run through a wide open plain! lolol Please photograph.
Description : What can I do about my driving anxiety?
Last Answer : Try to stay in the now. I have had driving anxiety for a very long time, to the point where I have quit driving for long periods of time. Try to focus on what is happening ... immediately around you. The more you drive without something bad happening, the more the positive reinforcement will help.
Description : How much would driving from Sicily to Croatia cost?
Last Answer : I would wager there is a car ferry from Sicily to the mainland.
Description : If you are driving from Palo Alto to Vancouver do you pass through/near Santa Cruz?
Last Answer : Santa Cruz is further south than Palo Alto. They could head straight down 101 to 85 to 17 and hit the Boardwalk, or go down highway 1, and drive down the coast, which is longer, but just beautiful.
Description : I am trying to locate a GPS that has driving maps of the world, not just usa and europe that can also be used to find tourist attractions around the world. What is this gadget and where can I buy it?
Last Answer : Maps aren't avaiable yet for the entire world, but you might consider a GPS with a large memory, to which you can download maps available for countries you may be visiting. I know that Garmin ... This site reviews a lot of the GPS units out there, covering more brands than most similar sites.
Description : What are some good things to bring on a long car ride? My girlfriend and I will not be driving so we can do things together.
Last Answer : Your fatigue and your pajamas. Whenever I have to go on long trips where I won’t be driving (blurrgggg) I stay up the whole night before so I won’t be bored out of my mind. Plus then I have lots of extra time to get things done before the trip. It’s a double benefit.
Description : What is the best place to visit in Europe for a driving enthusiast?
Last Answer : I’ve heard it said that Romania has The Best Road In The World
Description : Why don't you ride a bicycle instead of driving a car?
Last Answer : cars are faster.. and less work
Description : Locals/regular visitors, can you tell me anything about gang culture and gun crime in Chicago?
Last Answer : answer:I have been to Chicago many, many times - most recently last fall. The tourist areas (Magnificent Mile, near the lake, etc.) are perfectly fine and safe and walkable at all hours of the day ... particularly low income slums - are not wise. But why would you be going there in the first place?
Description : What should I know about Dutch culture?
Last Answer : I’ve read that the Dutch don’t recognize Halloween, so you might want to consider that if you broach the subject with her.
Description : Have you ever experienced culture shock?
Last Answer : I have been to Vietnam, China, Singapore, Korea, Spain, Italy, England, Greece, France, Japan, and Mississippi. I found Mississippi quite disturbing.
Description : Have you been overseas and experienced something amazing in a different culture?
Last Answer : Bargaining. We don't do it. Other people do. The rules are set by tradition wherever you go, and you have to discover them. For example, in Bali the first sale of the morning is at a lower ... thanks , no matter how courteously, without giving offence. Just hum and little song and look at the sky.
Description : Have you ever experienced true culture shock, and what were the circumstances?
Last Answer : When I moved from Southland to Seattle and again when I moved from Southland to Chicago. In the move to Seattle, there was just something wrong the entire time I was there the first time I went for an extended ... staff is rude back! That's just how it is. It's their thing. What a bizarre concept.
Description : If I'm under 15 and want to fly from Japan to America alone, would I violate any rules against minors flying by themselves?
Last Answer : answer:You may be considered Unaccompanied minor status , in which case you'll have to pay an additional fee ($75 is the most common reference that I see). 16 seems to be the cut-off age. (I started ... then.) Your best bet will be to find out what airline you'll be using and give them a call.
Description : What are your opinions on these new flight rules? Don't they seem outrageous, especially when children are considered?
Last Answer : I’ll suffer through it if it means safer flying.
Description : What's the longest road trip you ever took?
Last Answer : Only road? Or water and air allowed too? Only road would be from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Prague, Czechoslovakia. 1983, by coach. At the border, armed Czechoslovakian soldiers came in and checked our ... money because we wouldn't need much anyway (it being cheap as dirt, everything). It was.
Description : [Fluff time] You are on a day and a half road trip, who are the top three worse travel companions?
Last Answer : answer:No one in particular in mind but: 1. Someone who is uncomfortable with silence and jabbers incessantly 2. Someone who cannot tell when I am listening to a particular song 3. Someone who cannot read a map well enough to give directions.
Description : Road trip from coast to coast, at least five nights, you may pick two or three celebrities, musicians, actors, or perhaps famous race drivers?
Last Answer : RDJ, Dave Matthews, and Neil
Description : What was your favorite road trip?
Last Answer : answer:One of the craziest, and therefore fun, was from Santa Barbara to Reno for a fraternity weekend. And I had a couple pretty good ones from San Francisco to Jackson Wyoming, one in the summer to go ... Glacier Nat'l Parks. Another is to fly to Las Vegas and then to the Utah Nat'l Parks.
Description : What is the future of road traffic?
Last Answer : Mass transit; more subways, buses, trains and car pools.
Description : Apparently there's a bridge that connects the central coast of Delaware to southern NJ, but on Google Maps it says it is a private road. Does anyone have information on this?
Last Answer : answer:You've got me baffled. Google Earth shows Cape May - Lewes as Route 9 (since a roadway itself won't show up in the photos, all I can see is the line on the representation of Delaware ... my next step would be to look up information on the Cape May - Lewes Ferry and talk to someone there.
Description : Boring question #75: Road trip nightmare passenger, which is worse?
Last Answer : Easy. I’d take the mummy. I drive 100 miles every day by myself, so it would be business as usual.
Description : How does one find psychological help while on the road?
Last Answer : answer:This is a question that should be asked to your therapist, before you embark on your trip. I would think that a cellphone call to your therapist would be much better than starting all over with someone new on the road. Give he/she a call.
Description : Any advice for road-tripping around Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada?
Last Answer : answer:Write to the Parks of course; but, It would be wise to take a fast course in French with a touring book. It would make the trip fun. Here are some camping sites that might be good: ... .pc.gc.ca/voyage-travel/reserve/index_e.asp http://www.pccamping.ca/parkscanada/ http://camping-canada.com/
Description : Road Trip ? Crockpot is 265W, 120V and my inverter is 1000w. Will I be ok cooking with it on the road?
Last Answer : Inverter will be OK. Will you be running off the battery, or while driving? You don't want a dead battery. Continuous output of 265W means it will use 530W of battery power every hour. 12V x ... Compare that to 530 WattHour for the inverter and you can figure out how many hours to a dead battery.
Description : Where can i take a road trip to around New York City?
Last Answer : Where are you starting from? What’s your budget? Do you want urban or nature? Bars or bears? Delis or deer? Movies or moose?
Description : When is a driver actually lost on the road or highway?
Last Answer : answer:You’re lost when you find yourself in a town called Ludlow. Also if you get to a point where your directions are useless, that’s lost.
Description : Have you ever done an American road trip?
Last Answer : When I was really little my parents took us on a road trip. We live in Southern California and we drove across all of the Southwest (Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico) then moved all the way up ... a really interesting place to drive through, but then again some places up North might be nice as well.
Description : Are bicyclists allowed to ride in road lanes?
Last Answer : You betcha.
Description : What, if anything should I take on a 3 hour road trip with a 3 month old?
Last Answer : kids music, maybe like baby Einstein or something?
Description : Why would anyone bother to create a road that plays music, as a vehicle passes over it?
Last Answer : answer:Once again, it goes back to ppl’s prioritys…Let’s see, we’ve got people fighting to keep their homes, people starving – you get the idea. What an assinine idea….an utter waste of time, money, ingenuity. Argh.
Description : Which people travel outside of their own country?
Last Answer : Well unless you’re going to Canada or Mexico, you have to travel pretty damn far as an American to reach a different country. Not so for Europeans.
Description : A friend of mine is going on a bike tour next year (Italian countryside) and she's traveling on her own. Have you (would you) travel to another country on your own?
Last Answer : Ill most likley be spending at least a week alone in Japan in about a year. Im looking forward to it.
Description : Why for the most part does the average driver think the rules of the road are for everyone but them?
Last Answer : Because people overestimate their abilities. It’s called the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Description : If you were driving home at night and saw a small animal in the road, half dead but moving (as if recently struck by a car) would you run it over to put it out of it's misery?
Last Answer : Perhaps if I didn’t think it could be saved.
Description : Let’s create some universal holiday rules for holiday driving, shall we?
Last Answer : Stay home. No exceptions.
Description : What music makes you want to break all the driving rules?
Last Answer : I mean, it’s obviously gotta be this
Description : Have any countries ever switched driving from one side of the road to another?
Last Answer : Doubtful. Too many cars have the controls on the wrong side.
Description : How would I go about setting up the driving on road test?
Last Answer : answer:Call the clerk at the DMV office and ask her this question. Driving school staff have the answers; if you paid for the course, call them also and be firm. It is a very straightforward question. ... . MY local (county) DMV website has a clear link that reads How to schedule a road test.
Description : Why is driving on the left called the "wrong side of the road"?
Last Answer : It had to be one or the other. As far as I know, the two systems have the same problems, only mirrored. I expect that Australia and South Africa got it from the UK. No idea about Japan though.
Description : Would it be inappropriate to mention to the person conducting my road test that I have been working through an extreme phobia of driving?
Last Answer : answer:It's not that it would be inappropriate , it just wouldn't (and shouldn't) matter. Driving examiners are used to first-time drivers being nervous about passing. That's part of what they deal ... is a very patient and good driver - and have that person play the part of the examiner with you.