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My sister-in-law has a theory about cars: they are a reflection of the women of the country. Here goes…

Italian cars are stunning and exciting, but extremely temperamental.

Japanese cars are dependable and practical … and boring.

Russian cars look good on paper, but they always end up being more trouble than they are worth.

Swedish cars can handle anything. Just don’t expect a conversation.

American cars are very comfortable, the best for long journeys. Also, supersized.

German cars are the ultimate driving machine. When they are not in the shop.

French cars have personality and style, but are exasperatingly unreliable.

English cars are pretty good, but there is always something a bit wrong with their electrical system…

Did I miss anyone?

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  1. Full Size Tabby Member
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    Chinese?

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  2. Richard Fulmer Inactive
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    iWe: French cars have personality and style, but are exasperatingly unreliable.

    A French woman was transferred to our Houston office.  She showed up quite late to her first meeting and, as she breezed in said, “I’m French, get used to it.”  To which the proper reply should have been (but wasn’t): “You’re fired.  We’re Americans, get used to it.”

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  3. Richard Fulmer Inactive
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    iWe: Did I miss anyone?

    Cars are also made in Australia, Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea.

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  4. Arahant Member
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    Oh, this is gonna be fun to watch.

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  5. iWe Coolidge
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    Richard Fulmer (View Comment):

    iWe: Did I miss anyone?

    Cars are also made in Australia, Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea.

    But cars are generally not designed in many of those countries. Australia and Canada and Mexico are largely build-to-print operations. Chinese cars are all bad copies, and Indian cars are not really matured yet.

    South Korea, on the other hand… very much like the Japanese, I am afraid. Both countries would not like to hear it about their cars or their women.

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  6. Mark Camp Member
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    Richard Fulmer (View Comment):

    iWe: Did I miss anyone?

    Cars are also made in Australia, Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea.

    If the Lord takes me, I leave my sinecure as The One Who Takes Things Too Literally to Richard.

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  7. Arahant Member
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    Does Israel make vehicles?

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  8. Richard Fulmer Inactive
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    Mark Camp (View Comment):

    Richard Fulmer (View Comment):

    iWe: Did I miss anyone?

    Cars are also made in Australia, Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea.

    If the Lord takes me, I leave my sinecure as The One Who Takes Things Too Literally to Richard.

    I will work to uphold the standards you have established with justice and humility.

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  9. Arahant Member
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    Eh, derivative.

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  10. Stina Inactive
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    I’m surprised the opinion is Japanese women are boring.

    I thought they were a bit unexpected.

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  11. Arahant Member
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    Stina (View Comment):

    I’m surprised the opinion is Japanese women are boring.

    I thought they were a bit unexpected.

    The truth is that when looking at 63,000,000 individuals, there will be a lot of variety.

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  12. Bishop Wash Member
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    iWe (View Comment):

    Richard Fulmer (View Comment):

    iWe: Did I miss anyone?

    Cars are also made in Australia, Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea.

    But cars are generally not designed in many of those countries. Australia and Canada and Mexico are largely build-to-print operations. Chinese cars are all bad copies, and Indian cars are not really matured yet.

    So Jeffrey Epstein drove Indian cars?

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  13. Ontheleftcoast Inactive
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    I would’t call the Subaru BRZ or S series boring. Strange, maybe. But not boring.

     

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  14. OccupantCDN Coolidge
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    Richard Fulmer (View Comment):

    iWe: Did I miss anyone?

    Cars are also made in Australia, Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea.

    Cars are not made in Australia any more. The last car plant closed in 2017. The local brand of GM, Holden has been closed down, and standard global branding of GM cars will be available in Australia.

    Canada is mostly a branch plant economy of the US automakers. Most of the cars made in Canada are imported into the US. and mostly sold under the big 3 name plates.

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  15. Django Member
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    Reminded me of another story about national stereotypes:

    On a beautiful deserted island in the middle of nowhere, the following people are stranded:

    2 Italian men and 1 Italian woman
    2 French men and 1 French woman
    2 German men and 1 German woman
    2 Greek men and 1 Greek woman
    2 English men and 1 English woman
    2 Polish men and 1 Polish woman
    2 Japanese men and 1 Japanese woman
    2 American men and 1 American woman
    2 Australian men and 1 Australian woman
    2 New Zealand men and 1 New Zealand woman
    2 Irish men and 1 Irish woman

    One month later, the following things have occurred:

    One Italian man killed the other Italian man for the Italian woman.

    The two French men and the French woman are living happily together, having a lot of sex.

    The two German men have a strict weekly schedule as to when they alternate with the German woman.

    The two Greek men are sleeping with each other and the Greek woman is cleaning and cooking for them.

    The two Englishmen are waiting for someone to introduce them to the English woman.

    The Polish men took a long look at the endless ocean and one look at the Polish woman and they started swimming.

    The two American men are contemplating the virtues of suicide while the American woman talks continuously about her body being her own, the true nature of feminism, how she can do everything that they can do, about the necessity of fulfillment, the equal division of household chores, how her last boyfriend respected her opinion and treated her much nicer, and how her relationship with her mother is improving.

    The two Japanese men, after apologizing profusely to each other, have faxed Tokyo and are waiting for instructions.

    The two Australian men beat each other senseless for the Australian woman, who is checking out all the other men, after calling them both “bloody wankers”.

    Both New Zealand men are searching the island for sheep.

    The Irish men began by dividing the island into North and South and set up a distillery. After the first few liters of coconut whiskey they do not remember if sex is in the picture, but they are satisfied that at least the English are not getting any.

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  16. Richard Fulmer Inactive
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    Django (View Comment):
    Reminded me of another story about national stereotypes:

    You will be condemned to PC hell for this.

    Update: Which I think involves 72 feminist lesbians.

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  17. Django Member
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    Richard Fulmer (View Comment):

    Django (View Comment):
    Reminded me of another story about national stereotypes:

    You will be condemned to PC hell for this.

    Update: Which I think involves 72 feminist lesbians.

    Been there. On probation now. Glad I retired before I got fired. 

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  18. Tex929rr Coolidge
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    Reminded me of this: Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks are French, the mechanics German, the lovers Italian and it’s all organised by the Swiss.

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    We have owned German cars, an Italian car and motorcycle, and a bunch of American cars and Japanese cars and motorcycles.  In a review of an Alfa Romeo we owned, an Autoweek writer said “it’s like the crazy girlfriend you had in high school.  When things were good it was great, but sooner or later you ended up on the side of the road in the rain wondering what happened”.  Which describes our Alfa to a T.

    And owning all those Japanese bikes taught me that character is highly overrated.  

    And my American cars and truck?  There is no replacement for displacement.

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  20. CACrabtree Coolidge
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    OK, can we all agree that AOC should probably be driving a Yugo?

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  21. Arahant Member
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    Tex929rr (View Comment):

    Reminded me of this: Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks are French, the mechanics German, the lovers Italian and it’s all organised by the Swiss.

    In Hell, the police are German, the cooks are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and the Italians run the government.

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  22. Hartmann von Aue Member
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    Amusing discovery in Bavaria: They have a derogatory acronym for FIAT, too. Instead of “Fix It Again, Tony”, it’s “Fehler In Allen Teilen” (“Defects in all parts”). 

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  23. Randy Webster Inactive
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    Arahant (View Comment):

    Does Israel make vehicles?

    Tanks.

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  24. The Reticulator Member
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    Did you miss the Gary McVey post about Russian cars from a few days ago?

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  25. Arahant Member
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    The Reticulator (View Comment):

    Did you miss the Gary McVey post about Russian cars from a few days ago?

    Cars for Comrades

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  26. iWe Coolidge
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    Arahant (View Comment):

    The Reticulator (View Comment):

    Did you miss the Gary McVey post about Russian cars from a few days ago?

    Cars for Comrades

    His post is what inspired me.

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  27. iWe Coolidge
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    Randy Webster (View Comment):

    Arahant (View Comment):

    Does Israel make vehicles?

    Tanks.

    Let’s see… gorgeous and deadly. You do NOT want to find yourself on the wrong side of an angry Israeli tank.

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  28. Arahant Member
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    iWe (View Comment):
    Let’s see… gorgeous and deadly. You do NOT want to find yourself on the wrong side of an angry Israeli tank.

    Indeed.

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  29. She Member
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    Richard Fulmer (View Comment):

    iWe: French cars have personality and style, but are exasperatingly unreliable.

    A French woman was transferred to our Houston office. She showed up quite late to her first meeting and, as she breezed in said, “I’m French, get used to it.” To which the proper reply should have been (but wasn’t): “You’re fired. We’re Americans, get used to it.”

    Oh, for a student of history in the room, one who’d taken a lesson from Charles Napier, Commander of the British Army in India who said, WRT the practice of suttee:

    You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And we will follow ours.’

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  30. Jimmy Carter Member
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    No cars of color? Hmmmm….

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