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Originally Posted by operknockity
Two things to watch out for after learning to drive in the US in the first place and learning to drive a stick in the US are which side of the road to drive on in which European countries, and which side of the car the driver sits on. The former should be relatively easy to get used to, but trying to drive a stick with the left hand (in a right hand drive car) after learning to drive it with the right hand (in a left hand drive car) might take a while to get used to.
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That only matters if you consider the UK and Ireland to be part of Europe
I was worried about that before I went to Scotland in '99 for vacation. It was the first time I would be driving a RHD car, and I was definitely expecting it to be stick. Turned out to be not too bad. I really didn't have any problems shifting with my left hand. The first ~20 min drive to my hotel was a nervous experience, but I took it slow and thought through all my turns (its kind of like thinking in mirror image). By the 2nd day though, I was pretty comfortable driving the RHD car, and the rest of the trip was great. I did have one instance about half way through the trip, where I pulled out of a gas station and headed to the right side of the road -- fortunately it was an empty street