From: kfl@KeithLynch.net   
      
   Scott Dorsey  wrote:   
   > Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=  wrote:   
   >> As you may know, most countries that were once part of the British   
   >> empire drive their cars on the left side of the road, while most   
   >> other countries drive on the right side of the road.   
      
   >> Can you name three countries that were once part of the British empire,   
   >> that drive on the right side of the road?   
      
   > The US, Canada, and France.   
      
   > You have to go pretty far back for that third one, though.   
      
   Was France ever part of the British Empire?  There wasn't any British   
   Empire until the 1707 Act of Union.   
      
   You May be thinking of the Angevin Empire, which included both England   
   and parts of France.  But people didn't drive on either side of the   
   road in those days, as cars hadn't yet been invented.   
      
   >> And conversely, can you name three countries that were never part of   
   >> the British empire, where they drive on the left side of the road?   
      
   > Thailand, Ireland.  East Timor.   
      
   Ireland was definitely part of the British Empire.   
      
   > And then there is Sweden where they used to drive on one side but   
   > now drive on the other.   
      
   True.  The same with Austrria.  I won't mention who was responsible   
   for *that* change.   
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