I was sure that I read somewhere that the Swedes changed from driving on the
left side to driving on the right (correct) side in two weekends. The first
weekend all the trucks and the second weekend the passenger cars.

Have fun,
Ahne.

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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Werner Engelmaier
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 16:19
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Subject: Re: [TN] NTC - Friday Element Quiz - The Answers

 Inge, 
Even though things are not logical, it is hard to change them unless forced.
People get comfortable with the most absurd habits.
We got 60-second minutes, and 60-minute hours, of which there are 24.
Half the world drives on the wrong [sorry-left] side of the road; I am sure
you remember that it took an act of your parliament to switch Sweden over
[and you guys did it right, over one weekend].
And then, of course, there is the good old USA as the only country [other
than South Yemen, as I understand-we sure keep great company] that still
measures things according to various body parts of a long since dead king of
an empire that no longer exits and which we threw out in a revolution.
And then further, of course, is the English language-don't get me wrong, it
sure is the richest language there is, but just look at the illogically and
absurdly different pronunciations of similarly written words [fish could be
spelled 'ghoti'].
And what other language has a perfectly understandably sentence when spoken,
that cannot be written as spoken.
Could go on forever,
Skoal Werner

 



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