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Old 01-19-2015, 09:50 AM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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It IS a bazooka position...
Why would a bazooka position be required on a civilian road on the outskirts of Helsinki? A training exercise?

(If you did that here, you'd probably get flooded with complaints and negative media attention...)
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Old 01-19-2015, 10:47 AM
 
Location: Finland
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A training exercise?

(If you did that here, you'd probably get flooded with complaints and negative media attention...)
Bingo. Same as the tank. It's quite normal to see military guys excercising or marching among other people. Even in the suburbs sometimes. At least those living near a garrison are very used to it.
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Old 01-19-2015, 11:07 AM
 
Location: Taipei
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Wanna get a "speeding ticket"?
https://www.google.fi/maps/@60.35871...ExHQ!2e0?hl=fi

Also other deterrents are used:
I swear I DIDN'T see those soldiers on the ground the first time I checked this link out .

https://www.google.com.tw/maps/@23.5...3HNFpII_dA!2e0
A tip of the Pacific Ocean on the east side of the island. It would've looked better if the sky was bluer.

https://www.google.com.tw/maps/@47.6...1!1e1?hl=zh-TW
Chateau de Chambord
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Old 01-19-2015, 05:05 PM
 
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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I know you can buy Guns in the USA but this is the first one I've come across on google street view.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Min...50.69,,0,-1.21
Texas style, Guns and Christ. Seriously......

https://www.google.com/maps/@31.7812...dnt6YxeMeQ!2e0
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Old 01-19-2015, 05:26 PM
 
Location: London, UK
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Texas style, Guns and Christ. Seriously......

https://www.google.com/maps/@31.7812...dnt6YxeMeQ!2e0
LOL That is so American everything from the size of the road, cars, gun store and the hypermarkets.
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Old 01-20-2015, 06:39 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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Free entertainment on Google Streetview. Make sure your speakers are turned up.

https://www.google.com/maps?q=Waupun...326.2,,0,-3.76
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Old 01-20-2015, 03:12 PM
 
Location: London, UK
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Boston, MA, USA

This street reminds me a UK High street

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Liv...166.4,,0,17.34

Near Johannesburg

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Liv...,68.37,,0,6.24
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Old 01-21-2015, 09:33 AM
 
Location: London, UK
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Brasil!

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...95.21,,0,10.43
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Old 01-21-2015, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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Boston, MA, USA

This street reminds me a UK High street

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Liv...166.4,,0,17.34
Many Canadian cities have streets like this. This is Ottawa:

http://goo.gl/maps/8DJ7B
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Old 01-21-2015, 11:22 AM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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Ottawa can kinda look like Jo'burg too!

http://goo.gl/maps/mWs5Q
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