Snapshot · Modern Wisdom
George Mack claimed that you are approximately four times more likely to die on Dubai's roads than on British roads, partly due to the lack of shared cultural driving norms among its expat population.
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Belgium's no-test driving policy made it Europe's deadliest; adding theory tests raised deaths 32%. China's 2010 traffic jam lasted 12 days over 100km. A Dubai Uber driver trades currency at 70mph. [1] — George Mack "Belgium had no driving test until 1969 — and its roads were Europe's deadliest. When they introduced a mandatory theory test, death rates w…" 1:03:40
The China National Highway 110 traffic jam in 2010 stretched 100 kilometres near Beijing and lasted 12 days, with some drivers moving only 1 km per day.
Dubai is sold as a safe city, but its roads are four times more deadly than British roads. The reason isn't just poor design — it's that 90% expat populations have no shared cultural instincts about yielding, horn use, or road etiquette, creating constant low-level chaos.
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Robby Hoffman is the 7th of 10 children raised in a Hasidic household in Montreal, where the family was poor and comedy was a survival mechanism.
Robby's Hasidic community had no concept of 'too soon' in comedy — if it was funny, you threw it, and if you bombed, your sibling told you immediately.
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