I think, they drive on left in India.
That would explain him being confused.
I love to drive, and have driven in all kind of places (some very, very crazy), but I have never attempted to drive in places where they drive on left (Britain and many former British colonies, Japan).
I have been in many of those places, but I have always took bus, train or uber.
Just scares me to death!
When my parents were in their 70s, they spent a couple of weeks driving a rented car in England and Scotland without any problems. I’ve driven a lot in open-pit mines with left-hand traffic. You get used to it pretty quickly.
Correct—they drive on the left in India.
This is an interesting article listing places where they drive on the left: