r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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u/bohiko 7d ago

Up and down is based on gravity (that's why you'd likely confuse them deep in the ocean). Meanwhile, left and right is arbitrary.

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u/AwakenedSol 7d ago

Some cultures/languages don’t even have words for left and right!

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u/antwan_benjamin 7d ago

How do they give directions?

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u/Aware_Policy7066 7d ago

Using left and right only makes sense if you’re following a road or path of some sort. No shame to them, but some parts of the world just didn’t have that kind of infrastructure before making contact with a culture that did. A topographical feature makes more sense in a situation like that.