My first driving lesson

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   On Monday I had my first driving lesson. No, you don’t need new glasses, you did read this correctly. My US license is only valid 6 for six months. Then I need to take a theory and road exam (luckily both offered in English). Since 99.9998% cars in Holland are stick shift, and when in Rome…., thus I’m learning stick shift. Also, Dutch exams are notoriously difficult, so I’m taking some driving lessons first.
   
   A school Rob know promised an English speaking teacher. Well, they did not totally lie, she did know enough English to say “I have not spoken English in 5 years” as soon as I got in the car. So, it was an interesting experience. In fact, it reminded me in a lot of ways of high school exams.
   
   We had multiple choice questions:
   Teacher says “Push him in”. Does “him” refer to
   a. stick
   b. clutch
   c. break
   d. gas
   I must not have done very well on this part, because the teacher repeatedly asked me this question at various times as the car good imitation of a bucking bronco, or coming to a dead halt.
   
   True/False
   Teacher says “Go left”
   True: Left is in fact a bike path
   False: Right is a street
   Well, rebellious American that I am, I answered False, and went right onto the street
   
   And for the bonus round, a short essay question:
   “Turn left on the roundabout”….
   In 200 words or less, please explain this sentence
   “Turn right on the roundabout, go ¾ way around, put on left blinker and turn onto street”
   OK, I must admit, I had the True/False section down, was batting about 50/50 on the multiple choice , but I missed the short essay. I tried to turn left on the round about before aforementioned teacher went into conniptions and corrected me. Geesh, some people are really perfectionists!