Weird British culture?

[The Brain]

Incidentally I'm going to be presenting with a Puerto Rican who I only learned was such last week having previously thought he was Mexican.

He has a name you know.

[Tonitrus]

Incidentally I'm going to be presenting with a Puerto Rican who I only learned was such last week having previously thought he was Mexican.

Also, Korean kids clean their schools same as Japan.

This is a practice America should adopt. 

[Viking]

Damn fine post Puff.  Very informative.  Hip hip!

So, driving on the side of a road has nothing to do with cars and everything to do with carts, horses and dictators. American cars famously (in japan and britain) were rarely made in right hand drive models, this is the motivation for Iceland and Sweden swapping from left to right. There have been some justifications for one side or the other based on ideas about people tending to favour one eye over the other and issues about wether it is best to change gears with your preferred hand or your non-preferred hand leaving the other on the steering wheel.

So the issues which decide this if your country relied on carriage haulage in the 18th and 19th centuries?
Was your country occupied and did the occupiers rely on carriage haulage in the 18th and 19th centuries?
Did your country import a sizable amount of cars after WWII?

If you answer those three questions I can tell you if your country drives on the left or right side of the road.

[Capetan Mihali]

Apparently Canada had different traffic directions in different provinces until the 20s.  Wikipedia says Nova Scotia switched from left to right in 1923.  :themoreyouknow:

[Eddie Teach]

Also, Korean kids clean their schools same as Japan.

This is a practice America should adopt.

Serial killers and pedophiles need jobs too.

[Valmy]

these are some of the theories. But Nappy standardizes the procedure for carts across all the lands he conquers regardless of what previous tradition was.

Woah thanks for the info that was actually pretty interesting

[Viking]

these are some of the theories. But Nappy standardizes the procedure for carts across all the lands he conquers regardless of what previous tradition was.

Woah thanks for the info that was actually pretty interesting

oh.. I'm sorry I thought this was some form of languish mockery

hair trigger you know...

[Tamas]

Food. Comparing foreign food cultures is something that can always fill huge amounts of time. Yes, I know speaking of British food "culture" is a stretch, but hey.

Compare the full English breakfast to the typical Japanese breakfast, for example.

After trying the Bavarian cuisine for an extended period of time, I would have to eat a LOT of good German food to think a German is allowed to diss British food.

Holy Tasteless Batman!

[Admiral Yi]

I have been jonesing for some wienerschnitzel for the last few weeks.

[Valmy]

oh.. I'm sorry I thought this was some form of languish mockery

hair trigger you know...

Oh no I was quite sincere.  But I didn't see your outraged retort so it is all good

[Neil]

Don't forget to mention the coal mines.

[Grey Fox]

You could talk about how British & Japan culture are eeriely alike.

[Valmy]

You could talk about how British & Japan culture are eeriely alike.

There are good reasons for that.

[Valmy]

After trying the Bavarian cuisine for an extended period of time, I would have to eat a LOT of good German food to think a German is allowed to diss British food.

Holy Tasteless Batman!

You probably think anything without paprika is tasteless.

But seriously I have spent plenty of time in both countries and man British food is pretty bland.  I never had the same reaction in Germany.

[Grey Fox]

You could talk about how British & Japan culture are eeriely alike.

There are good reasons for that.

There's good reasons for everything but I don't know what they are. Nor do I think Japanese kids do.