However, Hong Tao and Irene did not ask for Thomas's villa. Firstly, they did not want to take advantage of this favor, and secondly, they did not plan to go back to Florida for vacation. Hong Tao and Irene had already discussed it, and they wanted to use a more economical and primitive way.
A journey across America, design
The original intention was to start from New York and then go all the way west to Seattle on the west coast of the United States. As for whether they could complete it, neither of them was sure, especially Hong Tao. He made up his mind to go as far as possible.
Just change planes if you can't fly back.
"You lack the spirit of adventure and the vigor of a young man! Except in bed." This was Irene's evaluation of Hong Tao after hearing his determination.
"I've used up all my energy in my last life, so just bear with it! As long as you're not lazy in bed, you're a good young man!" Hong Tao didn't say anything, he just encouraged himself in his heart and ignored Irene's sarcasm.
, just don’t make that boring guarantee.
In order to travel the United States from east to west, Erin designed a travel route that is very close to AC waves. The starting point is New York. After starting from here, they will first go south to Washington. Since they want to travel all over the United States,
The capital is always a must-see. Then it goes diagonally northwest through Pennsylvania, enters Cleveland, Ohio, and turns around Chicago on the way.
After leaving Chicago, we went all the way south, passing through Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma, and finally arrived in Dallas, Texas. Once here, the United States has almost turned halfway. If Hong Tao
If they feel they still have the strength to walk, they can continue heading northwest.
Go forward, along Colorado, Utah, and Nevada to California on the west coast. Along the way, you can see Denver, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, the western and midwestern cities. Finally, you can go north along the west coast and pass through
San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, arrived in Seattle.
Hong Tao roughly calculated the entire trip according to the route planned by Irene. The one-way distance was almost 8,000 kilometers. This was only the distance of the transportation route, not counting the walking distance in each city. It was completely a long march of thousands of miles.
Of course, the United States' long march of thousands of miles cannot be completed on two legs like its revolutionary ancestors. Since it is a nation on wheels, Hong Tao will just follow the Romans and follow the wheels. The two of them are going to drive Eileen's second-hand Ma 6 across the country.
Travel through the United States. As for whether that car can
Hong Tao was not confident that it would be enough to accomplish this feat. Fortunately, Irene had already spoken out. If this second-hand car had no problems, she would have the luxury of going to the nearest city and buying a new car. Just think of it as Hong Tao.
The first time I used the bonus to buy a car for my wife.
Some people may say that you are talking nonsense. If you buy a new car halfway, you still have to run it in. Otherwise, the new car will be destroyed by the two of you. In fact, this is a wrong concept. The running-in period of a new car is already dozens of years.
An issue that only needed to be considered a few years ago, due to advances in engine manufacturing processes and materials, new cars no longer
I have gone through this step. As for why those 4S stores still require customers who buy cars to run-in, that is a problem between unscrupulous profiteers and unscrupulous manufacturers. They push all the things that should be done on the production line to
We, the consumers, help them do it, so that they can save a lot of money.
Here in the United States, people of Erin's age have never heard that new cars need a running-in period. Whether it is a high-end sports car or an ordinary compact car, as long as it leaves the factory, it means that it can be used normally. What does normal use mean?
Your car must have all the functions it should have, and it must be usable immediately!
So when you buy a new car here, you have to have a full tail when you get out of the door. You have to run as fast as you can. As for new car speed limiters, the sellers or manufacturers in the United States don’t dare to put them on the car.
Install it, because after it is installed, consumers will think there is something wrong with your car, and they may have to go to court to sue you.
In fact, there are many loopholes that can be exploited in the regulations of these domestic 4S stores on the running-in of new cars. For example, if you want to buy a car, then you don’t care whether it has been run-in or not. When it comes, just drive it hard. If there is no problem with the car, it means that the car is running-in.
If the quality of the car passes the test, if something goes wrong with it, go to a 4S shop to exchange it immediately. This is equivalent to helping you test the quality of the new car.
So much for the new car issue. A few days after the fishing competition, Hong Tao and Irene embarked on a journey again. The first stop was the capital of the United States, Washington.
When the word capital is mentioned, whether it is Chinese or Europeans, the first thing that comes to mind is a big city! Even if it is not the largest city in the country, it must be one of the best. But this thinking does not apply to the United States. Americans start from top to bottom.
Everyone has a problem, that is, they are particularly afraid of the power of the government. In their minds, the government is a steward. As long as it can meet the basic management functions, it is ok. The steward is not allowed to be worse than the owner.
Under this kind of habitual thinking, governments at all levels in the United States are in trouble. Starting from the federal government and all the way to county administration departments, they are rarely able to set up their offices in big cities. For example, the capital of Washington State is in Olympia.
, the capital of Texas is in Austin, the capital of Florida is called Tallahassee, the capital of California is in Sacramento, etc.
Washington State has Seattle; Texas has Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio; Florida has Miami, Orlando, and Jacksonville; California has San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego; compared with these large American cities, Olympia, Austin,
I'm afraid most Chinese people have never heard of state capitals like Tallahassee, right? Sacramento is a little bigger, but Hong Tao also heard about this city from NBA games, like the Sacramento Kings.
In Eileen's words, since you enjoy status and status, stop enjoying the prosperity and wealth and find a place where birds don't poop. Anyway, communications are now developed, and managing a state or a county is not a good idea.
There is no need to occupy a nest in the central area of a big city. The land there is so expensive, why should it be used by people like you who eat the taxes of the common people?
What young people in the United States most want to do is not to be an official, but to be a sports star, pop singer, scientist, artist, or big businessman. Because being an official has too many restrictions and the treatment is very average, except for those who are determined to realize their political ambitions.
In addition to people, only young people whose families have the traditional habit of participating in politics will choose to join politics. In the United States, if you say a person is a politician, this is not a compliment. Politician represents lies, fraud and ruthlessness, which is different from Americans.
Contradictory to traditional concepts.
The only one with a slightly higher grade is Washington, the capital of the United States. As the federal capital, this place is equivalent to the living room of every house. The Americans thought about it and decided to decorate it a little for their own sake. But it took a long time.
, Washington is not ranked among the top 15 cities in the United States.
The full name of the city of Washington is Washington, District of Columbia. It was proposed by George Washington, the first president of the United States. The reason was not that the United States had no place to be the capital at that time, but that legislators from both the north and the south wanted to move the capital to their own states.
, so as to gain some advantages in future political struggles.
Think about it, if the capital is placed in that state, all food, drink, clothing and supplies will not have to rely more on that state. According to the principle of eating people with short mouths and taking people with short hands, the federal government will definitely give some preferential treatment to this state. In this way,
It would be unfair to other states.
Washington also understood this truth. He did not want to plant the seeds of this unfairness at the beginning of the founding of the country, so he advocated that all states in the federal government should be involved, and we should re-select a place to build a new capital. In order to show fairness, he finally chose
In the area where Washington, DC is now located, because this was the Potomac River, the dividing line between the North and the South at that time, the capital of the United States was established in an overgrown bush by the river.
In fact, it was not called Washington City at the beginning. At that time, Washington named it Columbus City in order to commemorate the man who discovered the New World of America. However, the first president of the United States passed away before the city was built. Later generations wanted to commemorate him.
, so the place was named Washington City. Later, Washington City gradually expanded and annexed the surrounding Georgetown and Washington County, so it was called the Columbia District.
The full name has become today's Washington District of Columbia (Washington District of Columbia (), washington is the city of Washington, d.c is distctco, which represents the District of Columbia. Although the names all mean the same thing, the meanings are different.
The city of Washington refers to the capital of the United States, and the District of Columbia generally refers to the area administered by the federal government.
As mentioned before, all land in the United States is owned and managed by each state. Only Washington, D.C., is owned by the federal government. It does not belong to any state. This is also in line with President Washington’s original intention when he established the capital.
, try to be fair. But in this way, the U.S. government is theoretically the poorest government in the world. It has a territory of less than 200 square kilometers and a population of less than 500,000. It needs industry but not industry, and it needs agriculture but not agriculture. Grandma doesn’t care.
, uncle doesn’t like it.
Since the federal government only has such a legal territory, it is natural that all the federal government's soft goods and property are concentrated here. As a national government, what does it have the most? The answer is lawyers and civil servants! Since the federal government's legislation is concentrated here
, administrative and judicial institutions, so almost every resident here is involved in the work of lawyers and civil servants, making it a purely political city.
For Hong Tao, a person with no artistic talent at all, Washington, DC is really boring. In addition to many museums, art galleries, and historical attractions, there are also various cemeteries and martyrs' monuments. Although Americans
They don’t call it that, but the meaning is the same. (To be continued...)
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