[JoeProBono]

[VAFreedom]

heh, i had a good chuckle at this when i read it a few months ago.

glad this brat got caught.

but what about the talibans who blew up the other artifacts?

[liberalh8ter]

Haha! I was in Vegas in June and my entire family was bumped off the sidewalk and onto Las Vegas Blvd. by a huge group of Chinese tourists running with their guide to catch the water show at the Bellagio. Later, at the Treasure Island show, they showed up and bum rushed all of us standing around so they could get to the front for photos.

Disclaimer - a local who was there with out of town guests told us they were Chinese and what we had just experienced was a daily occurrence. I told my son (who was pretty PO'd) that their behavior was probably due to them coming from a place that is extremely crowded versus us not having to deal with that issue. It doesn't excuse it but I find it extremely hypocritical in light of this etiquette booklet!

[lefty-lie-spy]

One of my first experiences was in Hong Kong. I would be walking up Stanley Road a d 100 meters ahead of me would be another pedestrian walking down the road. I felt we might run into each other in 10 or 20 seconds, so I would move to the other edge of the sidewalk. Pretty soon the other guy would move to the same side I was on. I would the move back to the other side, and he would do the same a few seconds later. This behavior continued until we were three meters from each other and the we would just pass oblivious to the charade. It was so weird. I really enjoyed the fun spots in Homg Kong and meeting and partying with the local gals and ex-pats, but many of the local guys I worked with and partied were always really odd.