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Does each language have "lefty loosey righty tighty"? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by vatlark@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The world has a lot of different standards for a lot of things, but I have never heard of a place with the default screw thread direction being opposite.

So does each language have a fun mnemonic?

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[–] jinarched@lemm.ee 141 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

"La derecha oprime y la izquierda libera"

The right oppresses, the left liberates

[–] gerdesj@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

La derecha oprime y la izquierda libera

I just knew that would be Spanish, without being able to speak more than a few words. It works far better than our effort and is both a sardonic and satirical political comment.

Well played Spanish if that really is the equivalent in common usage. Our effort sounds like it was invented by a young child whilst responding to a BBC quiz.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

I’ve never heard this, But it’s great

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