From: evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/22/26 10:39, 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.   
   >   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > And then there is Sweden where they used to drive on one side but now   
   > drive on the other.   
   > --scott   
      
   Ireland was never part of the British empire? Really?   
      
   Try Suriname and Japan.   
      
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   Evelyn C. Leeper, http://leepers.us/evelyn   
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   nationalism is akin to believing that one’s child can do no wrong.   
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