Does each language have "lefty loosey righty tighty"?

vatlark@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 471 points –

The world has a lot of different standards for a lot of things, but I have never heard of a place with the default screw thread direction being opposite.

So does each language have a fun mnemonic?

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What's the phrase in French?

Not sure about the thumb one but for screws with only have:

  • Visser : sens des aiguilles d’une montre (clockwise)
  • Dévisser : sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre (anti clockwise)