I recall my astonishment when I went to Washington DC, and the drivers
actually stopped for me to cross the street. (In a different vein, I
was equally astonished when I went to NYC and found that the cops were
polite!)



For real culture shock as a driver, Drive through Boston, park at Logan. Fly to
SFO, and drive in that city. I mean, they actually stop when people step off
the curb to cross the street! I thought it was to give them a chance to get
into the kill zone, but no, those people were allowed to just walk across the
street!

Never saw anything like it. Must be because it's so far from the ocean or
something.

Speaking again of Boston, is Dergan Park (not sure of the spelling) still
training its waitresses to be clerks at the Registry of Motor Vehicles?