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Having driven in both countries, I totally agree, with one slight caveat. In the past, I had the opinion that due to individualism versus collectivism, US driv
by throwb187 8y ago
Having driven in both countries, I totally agree, with one slight caveat.
In the past, I had the opinion that due to individualism versus collectivism, US drivers tend to take things a lot more personally.
If you accidentally cut someone off or honk at them, US drivers feel it's a direct assault on them. I've witnessed and even personally encountered some scary road rage in the US, but never in China.
However, after finally having the chance to drive in New York, I realize that it's actually a city versus suburban driver/pedestrian culture.
I was quite amazed by how driving in New York City was so similar to driving in a Chinese city. Where it's more of a "dance" between cars, pedestrians, and other vehicles like bikes.
- YouKnowBetter 8y ago> I was quite amazed by how driving in New York City was so similar to driving in a Chinese city. Where it's more of a "dance" between cars, pedestrians, and other vehicles like bikes. My experience tells me that is just a matter of scale and goes for a lot of "willingness to get confrontational". When $THE_SITUATION happens once every month you can initiate a fight or at least threaten, when that happens 4 times a day, you either stop or will be stopped.