On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:13:16 -0700, Joerg wrote:
Fred Abse wrote:
On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:51:13 +0000, Joerg wrote:
Fred Abse wrote:
On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:54:10 +0000, Joerg wrote:

I plain forgot that there are people
that use non-RPN calculators.
Like accidentally, on purpose ? ;-)

Honestly, no. I got so used to RPN that I didn't even notice. Similar to
getting used to shifting with the left. It's interesting when you drive
a car in the UK, tell a guest "Oh yeah, hop in the car, I'll be there in
a minute" and then they open the door and there is a steering wheel.

I never really notice. I just shift with whichever hand is nearest the
stick.

Turn indicators / wiper controls on different sides of the column get me.
Happily, they're getting standardized, now.

Driving in the UK isn't that difficult, once you get used to no turn on
red, and the vercachte light sequence. Oddly enough, "no passing" lines
need care, you don't see the dotted line as being on the other side, you
see a familiar shape ahead, and get it wrong.

The European countries that have priority from the right, now that's EVIL.

Except Italy, Spain and southern France. Priority is with whoever has
the loudest horn or the more powerful vehicle. My first real driving
experience was there and when starting to drive in Germany people told
me to "cool it".

Very different here in the US. Four-way stops, first come, first serve,
quite confusing for many Europeans. "After you, sir" ... "No, after you,
ma'am" ... "No, no, you were first" ... We live on a corner lot. No
signs, no regs really, yet never had any accidents here. Best were the
turn-outs on long one-lane roads in Scotland. After a while one agreed
to start rolling and then it was customary to stop at the turn-out, roll
down the window and have a nice chat.

Do they really have guys with bagpipes just standing there, playing
for donations? (I saw it on the trailer for some travelogue show, I
think.)

Thanks,
Rich