Thanks to Dr. Vino for the photo of the label on his rental car dashboard in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

“Blow horn frequently” ??! Perhaps the countryside is riddled with signs that read “Honk if you like rum!”

Speaking of rum, the good doctor reports that American citizens can bring a whopping five liters of booze back to the mainland from the U.S. Virgin Islands — six liters if one of those bottles is produced in the USVI. Stock up and save! Just don’t pack the booze in your carry-ons.

But, having never been to the Virgin Islands, I was perhaps most surprised to learn that there were customs limitations on travel within American territory!

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3 Responses to “Hertz promotes noise pollution in the Caribbean”

1. 
   TierFlyre Says:
   January 15th, 2007 at 3:31 am

   In India “Honk Horn Ok” is on ever bumper of every commercial vehicle.

   It’s a warning that you’re overtaking, turning, slowing, changing lanes, happy, etc.

   Never been to the Islands, but bet it’s the same there.

   -TF

2. 
   Mark Ashley Says:
   January 15th, 2007 at 8:27 am

   “Honk horn ok” is still not quite as encouraging as “…frequently.”

   I’ve been to islands other than the USVI, but the sticker has always just read “keep left,” where appropriate of course.

3. 
   TierFlyre Says:
   January 15th, 2007 at 2:13 pm

   Ah.

   Well, in India they honk *ALL* the time.

   I was stuck in a traffic jam in NYC with a friend when all the horns started going off when a cab got “stuck in the box.”

   I said “Bangalore symphony” and he got it.

   -TF

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