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I'm tempted to apologize on behalf of my countrymen, but hell no- those reprobates are a national embarrassment to us all over Europe, and deserve the antipathy. I'm sorry you have to suffer through their douchiness, however.

I audibly groan whenever I see GCC license plate on the road in London; these fuckers are part of the reason why I have to either lie about my nationality when asked, or to slowly explain that most of us drive Hyundais back home, not Bentleys.

Edit: regarding the diplomatic immunity, it's not as much of a carte blanche as most assume it is. The bills aren't waived by any means just due to the immunity- they just go to the embassy instead. The embassy usually pays up then chases them down back home to get reimbursed, though often unsuccessfully I'm afraid.




I don’t blame you, I don’t even blame the rich assholes that drive those cars (if I was that rich I likely would do the same at least once) I blame the stupid politicians that allow them to do so because they bring some of their wealth with them.

And yes you can try to sue the embassy but it’s not that simple, especially in cases where you need to prove who was driving and that the accident has even happened.

It’s also likely differs from country to country and who exactly was involved (specifically if there were any “embarrassing” circumstances around the accident).




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