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Why the USA lost the World Cup bid, and Parking in the Middle East.

Published December 7th, 2010 - 08:48 GMT

In this blog Palordina writes about something that’s different in every country: Parking. Meanwhile KABOBfest explains why the US lost the World Cup bid in a few simple pictures.
According to Palordina you can tell a lot about a country by its parking systems.
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Kabobfest [2]
The Real Reason Qatar Won and the US Lost!
In this blog Kabobfest uses images to tell it all: why Qatar, rather than the USA, won the bid to win the 2022 World Cup.
Palordina [3]
It's a Parking Thing
In this blog Palordina writes about something that’s different in every country: Parking. She argues that getting a ticket in some instances is a symbol of social status, while getting a ticket on your widescreen in the UAE is a bit boring and “emotionless.” She translates one parking warning in Amman as - “No parking, or you’ll get your ass whipped” – which might not be right, and argues for the use of blonde girls in bikini’s as “meter maids” based on an unorthodox project in Australia called “Surfers Paradise.” Fun, but perhaps not recommended…
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[2] http://www.kabobfest.com/2010/12/the-real-reason-qatar-won-and-the-us-lost.html
[3] http://www.palordinia.com/?p=323&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Palordinia+(PALORDINIA)