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Why NOT to park in Disabled parking without Handicap Tag even with broken leg ?

January 26, 2011
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I was talking to my friend yesterday about parking tickets in our area, as a segue he explained his experience dealing with disability parking, when he had an injury and was unable to walk without crutches. Let me share his experience and the key point to take away from his experience. Injured Leg, Not able [...]

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Why NOT to miss paying Tolls at Unattended toll booths in USA ?

January 20, 2011
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Paying tolls is something everyone are familiar with…it is no different in America, they also have unattended automatic tolls in US… If you live in an area with too many tolls, you may own one of these devices like EZ -Pass, I-Pass, etc to pay the tolls automatically…If you are traveling or visiting your friends [...]

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Why NOT to mess with Under 21’s in America? Buy NO Alcohol, Cigarettes

December 2, 2010
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When I was in school, I went on a weekend camp trip sponsored by university with mixed age group of students…there were students ranging from freshmen (18 years) through graduate students (21 or older).  I had a great time socializing and we all ended up exchanging contact info of one another. It just happened that [...]

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Why NOT to drive your Friend’s Car in US without your name on his Insurance?

November 11, 2010
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It might be common for some of us not to worry too much about car insurance stuff and be tempted to drive our friend’s car when we visit them. It can also happen occasionally when you need to drop your friend to airport using his car or similar situations.  The reality is, when everything goes [...]

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Why NOT to cancel Car insurance in USA when on Vacation to Home country?

November 7, 2010
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Some of us tend to cancel our car insurance or rather not renew it when we are traveling home country for vacation. The simple logic for most of us is that we are NOT taking the car on road, why bother to pay for insurance. Unfortunately, even though logically it seems correct, sometimes you can [...]

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Why NOT to break Law in US. Deportation? Jail ? GC, Citizenship issues?

August 16, 2010
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by Guest Author Rakesh The article is based on Rakesh’s observations after living in US for 14 years.  His goal in this article is to caution fellow internationals to live safely and enjoy stay in US  without getting  into any legal issues. Thank you Rakesh !   ( If you have an experience to share or [...]

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Why NOT to tip less than 15% for Waitress in Restaurants in US ?

July 19, 2010

Article discuses the reasons one should tip. It talks about how much exactly waitresses in US make and what does tips mean to them. Also, why one should tip to avoid people stereotyping people from your country.

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Why NOT to speak in your mother tongue in mixed group interactions in US

July 14, 2010

Article about primary reasons why you should not talk in your mother tongue or local language in a public setting in US where there are people from other countries or cultures. How it can create bad image about yourself.

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Why NOT to apply to credit cards offers that come in your Mail in US?

June 19, 2010

Article explaining the situation of Why do you get so much mail with credit card offers and why you should not apply to these credit cards offers in mail in USA.

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Typical Places that ask your Picture ID in US. Why NOT to use passport.

June 5, 2010

Typical list of places where picture ID is often asked in US. Why should you not carry your passport to these places as picture ID. whats the risk ?

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