Thread:Richard Monkey/@comment-258494-20160208202804/@comment-258494-20160208203302

Yesterday, I was driving down a five-lane road. The light was green, and my car was moving forward.

Yet, a woman, jaywalking, ran out into the road, crossing five lanes of traffic.

She managed to get across without getting hit.

Amazing.

But why?

There was a crosswalk with a light signal. All the woman had to do to safely cross the street was to walk 30 feet further down the road, wait for the signal, and cross safely.

Yet, it seems to be human nature not to stay within the lines.

I understand that.

But the truth is: without standardization, things get messy quickly. "But how come country X gets special treatment!"? is the type of comment that would soon arise if we started having different rules for different languages.

We don't write "Naji Tajima" in Japanese. We don't write "Henriette Boeuf" in French. This is the "ENGLISH" Wikipedia. Is that too difficult to understand?Ryoung122 (talk) 20:33, February 8, 2016 (UTC)