I know that in certain countries like Japan or South Korea: it’s normal to leave the front door unlocked since the probaility of someone breaking in is low since their crime rate isn’t high. I knew a friend of mine who resides in Korea where they even left the car unlocked with the keys inside, can you do either of those things in America?

  • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
    101·
    6 hours ago

    I believe Trumptopia is about the same size physically as Australia.

    Same thing.

    Big city. Lock.

    Small town. Maybe lock.

    Rural area. Never lock.

    • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
      71·
      6 hours ago

      I believe Trumptopia is about the same size physically as Australia.

      You know, you could get a ‘search engine’ like AskJeeves or Bing and then you’d know for sure.

      USA 9.83 square km

      Aus 7.69 square km.

      • Mantzy81@aussie.zoneEnglish
        61·
        5 hours ago

        Yeah nah cunt. You don’t include Alaska in that as it’s pulling a lot of weight.

        Contiguous US is 8.08. Still slightly larger than Australia but only byy a dick hair.

        • Soulphite@reddthat.com
          3·
          4 hours ago

          This is the most Australian argument I’ve read, I even read it in my best Australian accent.

          Some of my inspiration for my internal Australian accent include:

          “Fosters, Australian for beer!”

          “That’s not a knife, THIS is knife!”

          “I’m dry as a dead dingo’s donger”

      • leoj@piefed.socialEnglish
        61·
        6 hours ago

        wow both under 10 square km, I have been navigating way wrong my whole life apparently.

          • harmbugler@piefed.socialEnglish
            1·
            6 hours ago

            We’re kind of getting away from the point that how long it takes to drive somewhere has zero to do with whether you lock your door.

            • INeedANewUserName@piefed.socialEnglish
              2·
              6 hours ago

              oh I might disagree believe leaving doors unlocked is more common when the nearest neighbor is a mile and a half away but maybe I’m wrong

            • leoj@piefed.socialEnglish
              2·
              6 hours ago

              Kind of? Its a discussion about the size of the United States, and how it is impossible to speak for the entirety. I won’t give you a play by play on the posts you just read, but it is all relevant to the discussion at hand.

            • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
              2·
              6 hours ago

              the drive time was to illustrate scale.

              While it doesn’t matter how big a whale is vs a microbe, you can’t put a whale under a normal microscope, thus the distinction is relevant.