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Originally Posted by Scottt
I seen you all missed what I was trying to say.
Where I grew up you were taught what Respect was at a very young age. If you didn't learn the meaning of Respect by about the age of 12 someone taught you the hard way. You have to earn the respect of others and as long as the rag heads show no respect they sure won't get any respect from me.
You don't run someone off the road and reply "F--k You Man" A simple sorry I had a brain burp or something would satisfy me. Sorry I took so long inside and held you up at the fuel island.
99% of the drivers out there will aplogize if they screw up.
Where I pick up in LA there is usually a driver from Bosnia picking up too going to the same place I am. We usually run most of the way there together. Nicest guys you could ever meet out on the road. There are 6 of them that run for the same company.
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I've used the term 'raghead' myself, jokingly. Look at my screen name, 'lowrange', I do it to myself, too. The British call it 'taking the piss out of' someone. Ribbing them. Having fun. Joking.
You weren't joking. In fact, the OP was pretty hateful. You were judging everybody wearing a turbin by your bad experiences with a few. I can't say I've met many guys wearing a turbin, but I've yet to have trouble with any I've ever met- driving skills, attitude, anything. We could talk about the jerks I have met, however, none happened to be wearing a turbin.
Some years ago, my best friend was from India. He didn't wear a turbin, I'm not sure he ever did, but he was the nicest guy. I'm not judging people by their race or their religion. And, don't think 9/11 is an excuse to hate all Muslims, there was something much more nefarious than jihadists behind that. But, I guess many (most?) of the guys wearing turbins are actually Hindus.
If many of the guys in turbins are newer drivers, it stands to reason they will make many of the mistakes newer drivers tend to make. And, it is entirely possible that, as a whole, due to religion or whatever, that many of these guys have worse attitudes than all the rest of us. That certainly hasn't been my experience, but I'm not trying to close off that possiblility. That still doesn't justify randomly wanting to beat them. In my world, it isn't the greatest idea to stick your wee wee up some guys boo boo, you know? But that doesn't mean I want see them beaten, either. To be sure I'm clear, I surely don't.
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