They may get a rude awakening when a major storm, flood, earthquake or fire hits their communities.
For all involved, Klinsmann has been something of a rude awakening in a country where quasi-anonymous national players can drink in night clubs until 3 a.m. without any repercussions.
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In behavioral terms what I did was let this consulting firm evaluate a guy they deemed to be smart-but-rude from a new angle.
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No doubt there are a few million customers who would welcome the opportunity to be appropriately rude to a computer.
Few things can hurt a brand's word-of-mouth like a rude hotel desk clerk, a high-pressure stockbroker or a perpetually late airline with unsympathetic flight attendants.
It made you think if he can't be rude in a debate, could he say boo to anyone from President Obama to the Taliban.
So I wrote to them and said what the western press are writing about you now but it serves you right because you are so rude - a responsible journalist asks to come into your country and you completely ignore him so you deserve all you get.
In Romeo and Juliet, a member of the Capulet family makes a rude hand gesture in the direction of a group of Montagues.
Laura Henderson (Judi Dench), a fiercely rude and reactionary widow, took over a decrepit London theatre, the Windmill, and hired a Jewish manager-impresario, Vivian Van Damm (Bob Hoskins), to run it.
Falcons had a rude awakening in the Premiership last weekend, with their run of three consecutive wins stopped in its tracks by a 28-8 thumping at home by Northampton.
She had most of the attributes of sainthood: a dauntingly selfless life, devotion to a higher cause, rude single-mindedness, a thick skin, and a capacity to wring the withers of the rich and powerful.
The kids that want to work real jobs are in for a rude awakening as well.
Those spirits risk a rude surprise or two if they come out of hibernation too soon.
That was probably a rude thing to do standing almost in the middle of the store.
For voters who were not already worried, this week's stockmarket panic was a rude awakening.
That will be a rude awakening for the American people if it were to come to pass.
CDOs, or sold guarantees to enhance the rating of the senior tranches, have had a rude shock.
With everyone feigning rude health, a cure for the crisis can once again be put on hold.
In America a kind of colloquial vernacular, it refers to a kind of a - it's a rude expression.
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As Washington Democrats embark on their attempt to sell government-run health care, they are in for a rude awakening.
As for squatters, who steal up to 15% of the nation's water: they may be in for a rude shock.
Most of it supports Mr Fox, but some members still resent him as a rude, loud-mouthed and ideologically dubious arriviste.
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If many thought the worst was over in the fourth quarter, the first quarter "will be a rude awakening, " Whitney says.
When information regarding conflicts finally comes to light, we can assure you some consultants and funds are in for a rude awakening.
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But capitalist recessions are unexpected and have come as a rude shock.
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If people assume that the world is a rude, individualistic and selfish place, they are more likely to act that way themselves.
The huge success of disk-drive maker EMC covers up a rude fact.
But she had a rude awakening when she joined her classmates in her first O-level lesson and realised she was the only girl.
Stephen Burke, director of United for All Ages, was more critical of the government plan, saying families "will be in for a rude shock".
Defending champions South Africa were given a rude awakening by Egypt when they were outclassed in the final of this year's African Nations Cup.
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