Ian
Shilpa KarhikDrive on the Left or Right Side?
January 29th 2010 06:54
Britain decided it was time to switch from left lane traffic to right lane traffic, just like everywhere else in Europe.
So they try to put together a plan for the whole thing and nobody seems to come up with any viable solution, so they send out some faxes to other nations asking for advice.
A couple of days later, answers come back. The French fax read: "As your neighbors, we are deeply touched you requested our help," etc., etc., "but we have no idea at all how to do it."
The German fax read: "We are Germany, the most organised country in Europe, but we have not had this problem before and we do not know how to handle it."
The Polish fax read: "As you know, we are Poland, a country that has done a lot on the path towards democracy and economic resuscitation.
"We have a great deal of experience in such transition processes. But, as to overcome the inherent difficulties and to avoid social problems, any and all transitions must be done gradually.
"So, it is our proposal to handle the situation in three big steps. The first year, it should be mandatory only for the trucks to ride on the right lane . . ."
So they try to put together a plan for the whole thing and nobody seems to come up with any viable solution, so they send out some faxes to other nations asking for advice.
A couple of days later, answers come back. The French fax read: "As your neighbors, we are deeply touched you requested our help," etc., etc., "but we have no idea at all how to do it."
The German fax read: "We are Germany, the most organised country in Europe, but we have not had this problem before and we do not know how to handle it."
The Polish fax read: "As you know, we are Poland, a country that has done a lot on the path towards democracy and economic resuscitation.
"We have a great deal of experience in such transition processes. But, as to overcome the inherent difficulties and to avoid social problems, any and all transitions must be done gradually.
"So, it is our proposal to handle the situation in three big steps. The first year, it should be mandatory only for the trucks to ride on the right lane . . ."
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