Left is right; right is wrong

That is what I learned when I lived in London for a few months. "Left is right and right is wrong." Later, I lived in the Cayman Islands and learned that they feel that way about it, too. Even later, I lived in Bangkok, Thailand. Yep, they, too, think that left is right and right is wrong.

They should be able to read this line, at least the first part of it.

,siht daer nac uoy fI

?esenihC era uoy ebyam

If you can read this,

Maybe you are Chinese?

The first part is written from right to left and says the same thing as the second portion.

To help clear up my ramblings, let me explain. As an American, I believe that the right side of the road is the right side of the road on which to drive and that the left side of the road is the wrong side of the road for driving.

The Brits (and their former colonies) feel that the right side is the wrong side of the road and that the left side is the right side of the road on which to drive.

Makes sense, right? (I mean, correct?)

I wonder who has the right to say which side is correct. To me it feels write (or rite) (or right) to drive on the right.