[thechat] No Roundabouts In Japan?

[Ashok Hariharan]

Nope...never heard of that one, must be specfc to 
Zim.  i've found varying words for different 
traffic related items: for e.g. in some 
places, petrol isnt called petrol: 
"can yu fill up 10 litres of petrol?" 
"no sorry, we only have benzene"

speed breakers are sometimes called 'bumps'
petrol pumps are called 'distributors' or 'petrol stations'...

>Are traffic lights ever referred to as "robots"? 
>That's the more common term in Zimbabwe - but I 
>don't k now if it's a Zim thing or an Africa thing.

--Ashok