From: tppm@ca.rr.com   
      
   On 1/22/2026 7:39 AM, 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 doesn't qualify.  It's been a British/English   
   possession/occupied territory off and on for hundreds of years, might as   
   well say Scotland.   
      
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