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Skriven 2009-08-24 13:11:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Nancy Backus
Ärende: HAZARDS  90824
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 -=> Quoting Nancy Backus to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> That "panic reflex" is something which has kept me from driving in "on
 GJ> the right" countries, like USA, Philippines, Vanuatu and Europe. At a
 GJ> T-junction it is easy to switch sides without thinking.  Also, it can

 NB> That also happens when you return to your normal place of driving, to
 NB> get confused at T-intersections.  

It is also something which affects pedestrians.  Here I automatically
look to the right before stepping off the kerb, so when in USA,
Philippines or Europe I have to school myself to look to the left.
Until I realised it, I had some scares on returning to Australia until
I re-adjusted to traffic driving on the left side.

Tonga has always had driving on the right side, but recently there has
been a change in law to drive on the left side, to be the same as New
Zealand, with which the country has a close relationship.  The idea of
that was to encourage the many Tongans who work in NZ to buy cars
there and send them home.  This has resulted in strong protests by the
Tongans, who point out the dangers to pedestrians, and that as most of
the cars in the country are left hand drive, driving them would be
much more dangerous.  Villagers are re-painting the arrows on the
roads showing the direction of traffic to point back the other way.
 
 NB> i try to have some time in some "safe" spot with an unfamiliar car, no
 NB> matter which side of the vehicle I'm going to be driving from, to
 NB> acquaint myself with where the sides (and front and back) of the car
 NB> are.  And it's always just about the first lesson for anyone I'm
 NB> teaching how to drive...  :)

Particularly, practise parking.
 
 NB>> Conversing in multiple languages while only knowing a smattering in
 NB>> common can be great fun... gestures make up a large part of it, too..
 
 GJ> Once you learn the essentials of food and drink, the rest can follow

 NB> So far I haven't had that experience of being in a land where my
 NB> language wasn't the primary one... but I can imagine it.  :)

It is not too difficult in countries which use latin-based languages
and alphabet, as many words have the same derivation as English.
Indonesian and Malay are fairly easy, as they use the latin alphabet,
but I have not managed to get anywhere with Chinese, Thai and similar.
 
 GJ> quickly draw what we wanted, such as a sink plug (try doing that in
 GJ> sign language!).

 NB> Now that could be a trip (ie an interesting and funny experience)! 
 NB> (G) When I worked for a small appliance repair shop, we had a deaf
 NB> customer, and we did a lot of drawing, along with sign and hand
 NB> alphabet... :) 

Most of the cheap hostels where I stay do not have sink plugs, so it
pays to carry a "fits all sinks" type of stopper.  Unfortunately I
occasionally forget, and leave mine behind and have to get another.

 NB>> (I've got Latin, French and a bit of German from school, and smatters
 NB>> of Spanish from trying to talk with my Cuban friends.)

That would give you a good starting point.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Pernil Asado Estilo Chino-Cubano
 Categories: Main dish, Cuba, Meat
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      1    Pork loin (4 1/2 - 5 lb)
      3 tb Soy sauce
      3 tb Sherry
      2 tb Hoisin sauce
    1/4 c  Mashed cooked black beans
      2 tb Five-spice powder
      2 tb Minced garlic
      3 tb Sugar
    1/4 c  Honey, mixed with
    1/4 c  Boiling water, for basting
 
  The culinary influence of the many Chinese laborers who flocked to
  Cuba in the mid-19th century can be seen in this roast pork dish,
  which mixes those beloved Cuban black beans with Asian seasonings.
  
  Preheat oven to 425'F. Rinse pork and pat dry. Place on rack in a
  roasting pan and fill bottom of pan with 1" of water.
  
  In a mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, sherry, hoisin sauce, black
  beans, five-spice powder, garlic and sugar. Mix well. Coat pork loin
  with mixture, rubbing meat all over until the mixture is used up.
  Roast pork 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 325'F. and cook 1 - 1 1/2
  hours, basting every 15 minutes with honey and water mixture. When
  done, remove from oven and let cool clightly. Transfer to serving
  platter. Serves 6-8.
  
  From: Michael Orchekowski  Recipes
 
MMMMM
 
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