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

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

If japanese has one, I've never heard it. Japanese wife hasn't either. She was surprised it's a thing. She said maybe tradesmen might, but certainly nothing everyone knows

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So when someone changes a light bulb, which direction to turn is just a feeling in their bones?

That's fair.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Japanese usually just say 時計回り (clockwise) or counter-clockwise

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