This is Patty. I want to just add my two cents in here. While Israel may have some very cool archaeology, they have some serious driving and attitude problems. I do believe that this is a result of years and years of pent up aggression, as Jews do not believe in violence towards each other. The horn honk is some sort of release. Examples of common horn use:
The driver behind you is letting you know he is spontaneously creating a 3 lane road from a 2 lane.
The light has turned yellow and you should be half way through the intersection by now (the lights here go yellow before green.)
You are driving too slow at only 20 kph over the speed limit.
You are in the place where the driver would like to be but he is in the wrong lane.
You would like to ask someone....anyone....where something is.
You would just like to honk because the person next to you did.
You see your friend.
You hallucinate.
You are going to jam through a space that is not meant for a car to fit through.
Also, the parking rule is, if it fits, it's legit.
After a day of auditory torture, your nerves begin to fray. Mind you, not everyone honks...there are other methods of quieter "honking". Greg and I were looking for a place to eat in Tiberias. We stopped at a corner (like you are supposed to) and people were crossing the street at the cross walk (where they are supposed to cross)....they were still walking across so we were waiting. Apparently, the old man standing at "his" corner didn't want us stopped there any longer so he starting tapping our car with his stick. Listen Pops, we are sleep deprived, hungry, lost, and sweating....if I was premenstrual, I would get out of this car and serve you up a can of whoop-honk! It's your lucky day, old man, I'm not.
gads
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