Re: Getting wet for fun (and other stuff!)
gabby, on host 206.64.0.50
Tuesday, December 12, 2000, at 21:53:42
Re: Getting wet for fun (and other stuff!) posted by Speedball on Tuesday, December 12, 2000, at 09:56:28:
> > > At least they learned to drive on the *right* side! :) > > > > > Do you mean the right hand side? Because historically the left is the correct side. Blame Napoleon Bonaparte for changing it. > > Hmmm Napoleon might have changed it in Europe, but I think we Americans switched back during the colonial days. I saw a thing on PBS that explained why we switch once but I can't remeber what it was, something about guns I think. Some correct me here please. > > Speed'It may have been on Discovery Channel'ball
Americans changed many things, including the direction of racetracks and the spellings of words, after the American Revolution because of strong anti-British sentiment. I suppose the side of the road we drive on was switched for the same reason.
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