In Japan they drive on the wrong side of the road. To them we drive on the wrong side but obviously that cannot be true. I think all island nations drive on the left.
At first you don’t think it is any big deal. You just drive on a different side of the road, right? No. Think of all the things you do naturally. When you turn right you follow the curb. Do that in Japan and you are soon in a head-on collusion. You find yourself in a constant panic because you think people are driving toward you in your lane. The turn indicator is on the opposite side of the steering wheel. After a week I was still glad I didn’t need to drive here. I am still trying to get in the right hand seat even though I am not driving.
And it isn’t just the driving. It makes walking dangerous. You must learn to look right instead of left as you cross a street. Think about your natural habits. When you step off a curb the first direction you look is left. That will get you killed in Japan.
Just a little thing with big consequences.
homo unius libri
lol - Well, you survived, so God must have been watching over you!
ReplyDeleteI wonder what kind of adjustments to driving we will need to make in the New Jerusalem.
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