Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences By Phillip Milano Question Why do most bad drivers seem to be Asian? D.M., 26, white male, Vancouver, Canada Replies It is a myth. What’s more, if you check with someone who works in the auto insurance industry, you will find that Asians have the lowest rate of auto accidents. Pinny, 19, Asian female, Stockton, Calif. I cannot drive here …
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Dare to Ask: To shave or not to shave – your toes
By Phillip Milano Question Is it worth shaving my toes for the next 40 years of my life, or do people even notice? Faye, 17, St. Louis Replies People don’t notice. Don’t bother. Ellen, 47, Mesa, Ariz. I also have hairy toes. I shave them; it only takes like three seconds to do it. I don’t do it all the …
Read More »Dare to Ask: A burning religious question
By Phillip Milano Question If God is better than us in every way, why does he have no moral problem sending billions of his children to burn in eternal pain? Allen, 19, atheist, New York Replies God made us in His image to love and serve Him. He gave us free will to pursue Him or to pursue worldly gains. …
Read More »Dare to Ask: Take a few tips from servers
By Phillip J. Milano Question Why do we tolerate tipping instead of revolting against it? Christine, Detroit Replies You think they run all over Sam Hill getting you drinks, food, refills and making sure you’re happy just for kicks? J.F., 24, Houston Go to McDonalds. Justin, 26, Indiana What irks me lately is people expecting tips for non-traditional tipping services. …
Read More »Dare to Ask: Who suffers from depression?
By Phillip Milano Question I read the book “I Can’t Believe You Asked That!” and was especially intrigued by the entry on depression by 14-year-old Katie. I was wondering, who else suffers from depression? David, Los Angeles Note to readers: Katie posted a message to our site, Yforum.com, some time back, alluding to possible plans for suicide. She was in …
Read More »Dare to Ask: Mass transit open to all. And yet …
By Phillip Milano Question Why do I occasionally read in the newspaper or on the Internet a comment like this: “Only low-income people or minorities use public transportation.” Why is there this perception? Don’t people of all classes use public transportation? Matthew, 38, upper middle class, Sunrise Replies In Eastern cities with good public transport, people of all income levels …
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