I was borne in the northern hemisphere and lived there for 22 years. I got use to reading maps where north is on top, south is on the bottom, west is on the left, and east is on the right. So far so good. I also got use to the equator is south of me, the ocean is west of me, and inland is to the right.
Now I live in Brisbane Australia. The equator is north, the ocean is right, and inland is west and on the left (when facing north) We also drive on the wrong side of the road. For 3 years after my move, I kept mixing up right from left. I have been living in Australia for 24 years. Sometimes when someone gives me a ride, I walk to their car to the drivers seat thinking it's the passengers seat. It isn't easy to 'unlearn' the first 22 years of my life. When I draw a sundial for the southern hemisphere, I have to check it, check it again, re-check it, and build it. 6 months later I'll get disorientated again, look at the sundial that I built and second guess myself that I got it wrong. (I didn't) cheers Donald On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Peter Mayer <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Brent, > > If you've not seen it before, you may enjoy the 'Universal Corrective Map' > (pinched from: www.odt.org/southupmaps.htm) > > best wishes, > > Peter > > > On 18/02/2011 01:30, Brent wrote: > >> Hello again; >> >> For fun I removed my globe from its' frame and re-inserted it upside >> down. Now Antarctica is at the top. >> >> <snip> > > -- > -------------------------- > Peter Mayer > Politics Department > The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005 > Ph : +61 8 8303 5606 > Fax : +61 8 8303 3443 > e-mail: [email protected] > CRICOS Provider Number 00123M > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > This email message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains > information that may be confidential and/or copyright. If you are not the > intended recipient please notify the sender by reply email and immediately > delete this email. Use, disclosure or reproduction of this email by anyone > other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. No > representation is made that this email or any attachments are free of > viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the > recipient. > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > -- Cheers Donald 0423 102 090 This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Un-authorized use of this email is subject to penalty of law. So there!
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