Regional Weirdness Examples
We are currently staying in the Phoenix area and, like many regions around the US, there are some unique customs and habits that would seem down right odd anywhere else. The single strangest thing we ...
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michigansandzilla wrote:Sound a little like a NJ "Jug handle", no left turns, you have to go right if you want to get onto the road on the left. :S :h Totally freaked me out the first time I saw it.Rice wrote:
Also crazy is the "Pittsburgh Left," where the first car turning left at a stoplight jumps the green (or relies on oncoming cars to yield because they know about the convention) to turn left before the oncoming traffic starts coming straight through.
That sounds scary.
In Michigan we oftentimes give directions saying, "Make a Michigan left," which really means that to turn left onto a road, you first have to turn right onto the road you want to get onto, then turn around at the boulevard.
