Whenever I go to the mainland, I am reminded of how different life is from our small island in the Seto Inland Sea.
Sometimes, it's hard to make the adjustment to land life. Trucks replace cargo ships, and the shipping lanes are full of people driving on the port side instead of the starboard side of the channel. Channel markers are replaced by flashing lights warning of road construction.
And every time I see a traffic light turn green, I think it has turned "starboard."
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