Comments by "marie parker" (@marieparker3822) on "IWrocker" channel.

  1. I live in London and I quite often find it quite hard to give directions to Americans. They sometimes aren't able to say where it is they want to go, ie what is their destination - or they don't want to say. They just want to know 'if buses from this stop go to the Tube station'. Knowing the person's final destination would enable one to give correct directions.
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  2. In the UK the driving test is very strict. Only 17-year-olds pass it first time (then they usually have a prang). Also cars more than three years old have to pass a roadworthy test every year. This used to be under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport (MoT). This Ministry has now been absorbed into the Department of the Environment, but the test is still referred to as 'the MoT', as in 'has your car been MoT'd yet?'. The car, to pass the 'MoT' test, which has to be carried out by a Department of Environment-accredited garage, has to pass on brakes, steering, tyres (they have to have at least a minimum amount of tread), lights, including indicator lights, windscreen wipers including the wiper-wells having water and liquid detergent/washing-up liquid in them, the horn working correctly. They may have included some more things in recent years - other commenters can correct me if I have left anything out. You need to submit your up-to-date MoT certificate in order to pay your annual road tax. You need to have paid your road tax in order to insure your vehicle. Driving an uninsured vehicle is a very serious offence and can result in a prison sentence.
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  3. Columbus spent his time in the WEST Indies (he thought he had arrived in the East Indies).
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  4. The US Fanta looks a bit like Irn-Bru (made from girders).😂
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  5. You do know that Skodas are made by VW?
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  6. World War II: the Russians lost 27 million people.
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  7. High visibility: there are unmarked police cars. They only become obvious by their rather ambitious driving in traffic, usually followed by the deployment of the siren and the flashing blue lights, which are placed beside the normal headlights.
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  8. Check the fuel prices. The European ones look out of date to me.
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  9. We need to be as safe as possible because our domestic voltage is 240V.
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