tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post455602555058445849..comments2024-02-15T17:04:14.226+01:00Comments on Jane Is The One: left or right?janestheonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617250693471034197noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-15017891974721270892009-09-08T23:39:59.929+02:002009-09-08T23:39:59.929+02:00As the person whose pic is on the blog with the (a...As the person whose pic is on the blog with the (alleged) Alsace headgear.dreamingspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324207120279777521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-12263851051538207982009-09-08T15:58:09.914+02:002009-09-08T15:58:09.914+02:00As a wearer of blue rabbit ears.As a wearer of blue rabbit ears.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-81886390020077767982009-09-07T23:17:36.140+02:002009-09-07T23:17:36.140+02:00out me as what?out me as what?janestheonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617250693471034197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-87020071470835492242009-09-07T21:27:45.874+02:002009-09-07T21:27:45.874+02:00Anon, that's better than my attempt to out Jan...Anon, that's better than my attempt to out Jane by listing links to pics of her.dreamingspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324207120279777521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-80440082202358412302009-09-07T12:25:36.362+02:002009-09-07T12:25:36.362+02:00Because you are not anaonymous.Because you are not anaonymous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-87731838881387862532009-09-06T09:43:25.522+02:002009-09-06T09:43:25.522+02:00When I was in Cyprus I kept nearly getting run ove...When I was in Cyprus I kept nearly getting run over as I always looked the wrong way when crossing the road. My brain kept figuring "I can smell sunshine, oregano and olives, they must drive on the right"Jonnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-26250444790791071802009-09-06T09:10:46.880+02:002009-09-06T09:10:46.880+02:00but Anonymous, how do you know what I look like?but Anonymous, how do you know what I look like?janestheonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617250693471034197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-43515219809500220512009-09-05T13:01:42.720+02:002009-09-05T13:01:42.720+02:00It is you unless you have a relative with floppy b...It is you unless you have a relative with floppy blue ears and a tail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-29809322865316396952009-09-05T00:13:42.158+02:002009-09-05T00:13:42.158+02:00Anon 0359 - as I understand it there isn't act...Anon 0359 - as I understand it there isn't actually a law that says we must drive on the left.<br />Strange but apparently true.<br />L9Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-12984593683582352992009-09-05T00:09:23.065+02:002009-09-05T00:09:23.065+02:00And why do athletic tracks etc nearly all go anti-...And why do athletic tracks etc nearly all go anti-clockwise?<br />L9Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-5403588456598121762009-09-04T15:01:47.926+02:002009-09-04T15:01:47.926+02:00Better hope that it is confined to Alsace then.Better hope that it is confined to Alsace then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-57234188209809499922009-09-04T09:28:21.363+02:002009-09-04T09:28:21.363+02:00Malta, Ireland, Cyprus, as you say. Because, prob...Malta, Ireland, Cyprus, as you say. Because, probably, of the difficulty of changing sides at a land border. I didn't know about the Alsace trains, had not noticed, will pay more attention in future since I live here.janestheonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617250693471034197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-9077776749549938752009-09-04T03:59:37.856+02:002009-09-04T03:59:37.856+02:00People originally rode horses on the left (with th...People originally rode horses on the left (with the spear on the right). Many monarchies stayed on the left (which included Sweden and Japan), but republics, such as the French, Americans, Soviets and Nazis spread the republican idea of driving on the right.<br /><br />Pakistan tried to change to the right, but the camels refused to change sides.<br /><br />The decline of the rule of (road and other) law in the UK is leading to driving on both sides.<br /><br />French trains travel on the left, except (I believe)in Alsace-Lorraine (because of the German influence) and the Metro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-33181681740744725182009-09-03T23:40:11.710+02:002009-09-03T23:40:11.710+02:00Malta, Ireland, Cyprus.
Notice that they're a...Malta, Ireland, Cyprus.<br /><br />Notice that they're all islands. Just like NZ, Aus, Japan...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-59486338092035897582009-09-03T23:26:07.733+02:002009-09-03T23:26:07.733+02:00Malta and Ireland I suspect.
The big change in Eu...Malta and Ireland I suspect.<br /><br />The big change in Europe came about as the result of a certain A. Hitler. Austria-Hungary drove on the left and so did the empire's successor states. Hitler took them over and forced them to switch. Post-1945 and none went back.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280305663941374991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-60140257532140736062009-09-03T23:15:29.203+02:002009-09-03T23:15:29.203+02:00Eire. Then maybe Malta. Then ?.Eire. Then maybe Malta. Then ?.dreamingspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324207120279777521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-59633003201778666882009-09-03T22:04:41.323+02:002009-09-03T22:04:41.323+02:00The standing joke at the time was that when Sweden...The standing joke at the time was that when Sweden made the transition, they brought it in gradually, cars on day 1, vans on day 2 and lorries on day 3.<br />L9Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-63475125994366295392009-09-03T16:21:22.654+02:002009-09-03T16:21:22.654+02:00what makes you think the picture is me? and for y...what makes you think the picture is me? and for your information the headgear is traditional to Alsacejanestheonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617250693471034197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932765464128103640.post-80745062832585629712009-09-03T15:55:00.221+02:002009-09-03T15:55:00.221+02:00WHy is this blog adorned with a picture of Jane dr...WHy is this blog adorned with a picture of Jane dressed as an Easter Bunny in September?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com