Got fired from my job today. AMA.

[PricklyBear]

hahahhahah!!



Infracted.

I don't think that infraction was really fair. The OP did say "fire away."

[nachoo]

I don't think that infraction was really fair. The OP did say "fire away."

Agreed. / 10 chars

[Reeve]

Car during university...

Dang 'Muricans. I jelly.

I bought my first car for $900 (1986 Mitsubishi Cordia-L that I got in 1999) when I was 16 years old with money I'd saved from the age of 4. Paid my own insurance and gas too, with the part time job I had while in High School. Supported later cars with near full-time restaurant work while I was in University. It's not easy to get by in the US without a car, so yeah, we do tend to get them while in University and before.

[aztr0]

That's nice. Sometimes you need that kick so you can get out of the crappy job and look for something better.

[Cattaclysmic]

I bought my first car for $900 (1986 Mitsubishi Cordia-L that I got in 1999) when I was 16 years old with money I'd saved from the age of 4. Paid my own insurance and gas too, with the part time job I had while in High School. Supported later cars with near full-time restaurant work while I was in University. It's not easy to get by in the US without a car, so yeah, we do tend to get them while in University and before.

I used a bike and bought prodigious amounts of alcohol


I lived 5 minutes from school - also gas is like $2 a liter

[poser765]

I used a bike and bought prodigious amounts of alcohol


I lived 5 minutes from school - also gas is like $2 a liter

most places in the US are not really accesible for someone without a car. Granted a lot of places are, but so many large communities are spread out enough that it would be highly inconvenient to not own a car. Public transportation is pretty slim over here as well.

[Cattaclysmic]

most places in the US are not really accesible for someone without a car. Granted a lot of places are, but so many large communities are spread out enough that it would be highly inconvenient to not own a car. Public transportation is pretty slim over here as well.

Theres 8,4 km to my university. BIKES!

[Bergtau]

I don't think that infraction was really fair. The OP did say "fire away."

If I posted a thread titled "Man arrested for possessing child pornography" with the thread text saying "Post jailbait pictures", would that make those responses not against the rules?

[Politicus]

Theres 8,4 km to my university. BIKES!

25 miles from my house to my high school Aint biking that at 6 in the morning. (Which is when I leave, or around the time I leave since I get their early and work on stuff before class starts, which is at 7:15)

Granted, I would much prefer to bike to school, but it's just not a viable option for me sadly.

First car: 1992 Ford F-150 XLT in mint condition from my grandfather whom we bought it from. (Mint condition meaning he just took care of it, still has about 124k miles on it.)

[Ethes]

Theres 8,4 km to my university. BIKES!

Same here! Besides saving money for alcohol is very important!

Edit: With here I do actually mean The Netherlands, not Japan. Here I used the bus from university that was free or went by foot. Which ment about 20 minutes walking!

[Luftmangle]

If I posted a thread titled "Man arrested for possessing child pornography" with the thread text saying "Post jailbait pictures", would that make those responses not against the rules?

You must be fun at parties.

[xylophone]

48 mile commute to uni one-way. Get on my level.

[Maleficia]

When do young people typically get their first car in your area?

Curious for responses from others throughout Europe.

Typically in America, most young people get a car from 16-18. Some are just given one from their parents. Some work and save. Some share with their siblings.

I was 18, a month or so away from graduating. It was a piece of crap, 88 Chevy Cavalier.

I got my car about 7 months before I turned 18, which is normal, or even a little late for my area.

[brirrspliff]

Fire away (no pun intended)

this is not reddit.

on topic (as it seems):
my first car was a opel c-kadett '76

[SwiftdreamzAMV]

wow did i really get a infraction for that?, thats not fair

[Jackmoves]

When do young people typically get their first car in your area?

Curious for responses from others throughout Europe.

Typically in America, most young people get a car from 16-18. Some are just given one from their parents. Some work and save. Some share with their siblings.

I was 18, a month or so away from graduating. It was a piece of crap, 88 Chevy Cavalier.

Depends on where you live here in Sweden I'd say, people in cities don't use cars that much unless you need it for work(public transport is pretty great), I barely use mine tbf, almost never in the city. Takes me 10-15 minutes to walk to Uni(5 minutes) and work(10-15). But if you live out in the middle of nowhere a car is pretty essential. My parents summer house got very little public transport to talk about for example, I'm not sure there are any buses in the summer(closest buss stop is 10km away in the summer), during school terms the bus stops twice a day on the closest highway.

Can't drive(you can practise with parents if you have applied for permission) unless you are 18 anyways, so youths and teens use bikes or mopeds.

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