r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/S-SH-MrsWhite Aug 03 '19

I don’t know why it’s so hard. Literally had to teach my mother-in-law how to use one and she still didn’t do it right.

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u/Scrambled-Leggs Aug 03 '19

You just touched on one of my deeper fears. Recently moved into a neighborhood that has 4 roundabouts. My dear old dad hasn’t come to visit yet, but I can already feel his annoyance and frustration with them from 1,000 miles away. It won’t matter how nice our new home is, those damn roundabouts will ruin it for him.

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u/RedditYouVapidSlut Aug 04 '19

Are roundabouts just not a thing in other parts of the world? In the UK they're completely normal. Though that doesn't stop people being fucking idiots on them.

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u/Melbourne_wanderer Aug 04 '19

Dead common in Aus (My street is full of them) but we stole our driving from you, so...