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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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[–] Courantdair@jlai.lu 51 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

Not for screwing/unscrewing but in France we have a satire mnemonic for remembering right and left:

The right hand is the one with the thumb pointing left.

Works only if you look at the back of your hands, and obviously not useful. We use it mainly to mock someone who mix right and left

[–] barooboodoo@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What's the phrase in French?

[–] Courantdair@jlai.lu 9 points 1 month ago

La main droite, c'est celle qui a le pouce à gauche

[–] Skunk@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago

Not sure about the thumb one but for screws with only have:

Visser : sens des aiguilles d’une montre (clockwise)
Dévisser : sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre (anti clockwise)

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