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The Southern Ocean, current and prevailing winds, flows clockwise as seen from the point of view of an observer above the south pole, driven by the Coriolis forces of the earth's rotation. It is considered the nastiest stretch of water on the planet.
Sailors who have successfully rounded Cape Horn at the southern tip of S America often celebrate by wearing an earring; on the left ear if they made the passage from west to east, on the right ear if they went the other way, the "uphill" route, against the sea.
It has nothing to do with whether or not they are gay.