hello again,

on another note, not everyone is traeting us border-freaks as
serious, pls. see the autentic dialog that I copied from a newsgroup
related site:

Dear Cecil:
This summer I'm taking the family on vacation to Rwanda and Uganda.
There's just one thing that's bothering me--what happens when I
leave Rwanda where they drive on the right and enter Uganda where
they drive on the left? --Anonymous

Cecil replies:

You're going to Rwanda and Uganda, two of the globe's most infamous
localities, and the main thing you're worried about is switching
sides of the road? Man, I'm not having you buy the groceries for my
fallout shelter.
Initially I dismissed this question as being too dumb to bother
with. However, I got a note from Robert Teeter of San Jose,
California, who had wondered about it himself. Robert sent along an
article on the subject he had obtained via ftp (remember ftp?) from
ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca/rec-travel/general/drive_which_side. Guess what.
This question was too dumb to bother with. See for yourself.

BORDER CROSSINGS. . . .
This is not such a great puzzle as it might seem. Here are a few
stories from people who have accomplished this mystifying feat.

"It was not a problem at the only border I have been to like this
(Zaire to Uganda). The traffic was slow and there was very little of
it. There was just a sign reminding you to swap sides."

"The border crossing from China (where they drive on the right) to
Pakistan (where they drive on the left) merely has a sign at the
side of the road that says 'Entering Pakistan, Drive Left' and for
those going the other way 'Entering China, Drive Right.'"

"Usually you don't drive straight through a border post. The only
place I've crossed a land border where the side of the road for
driving changes is between Afghanistan and Pakistan. We drove into a
car park (using the right hand side) and after the border
formalities, drove out using the left hand side."

So there you have it: they put up a sign telling you to change
sides. Who'd have thought it? But for those who found this a real
stumper, I'm glad we got things cleared up at last.
~Cecil~
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