Did it have curry on it or something? I love curry!

No it was just really spicy meat, I hate spicy food, but this was something else :D

I remember when I went to Salou, I had a tuna pizza and wanted to die there and then.

You can add Kansas to the list of states, Freebase.

But I don't think anyone would have any questions for me.
Just know every single stereotype you've ever heard about Kansas is 100% true.

Forget that.

AFP: Pizza in Naples may be baked using coffin wood: report :eek:

Why do Americans seem to think Brits use the metric system?

I've come across this about 4 times in the past couple of weeks.

I wish I could partake in this but Kayleigh already has Scotland and we aren't even in different areas. :(

You don't use the metric system ?! :O

Yeah, what?

It's taught in schools, it's been passed as law by the EU.

But you walk into any shop and people will ask for stuff in pounds & ounces, when talking about distance you won't hear the words 'kilometre' anywhere.

If someone is talking about their height or weight it's always in feet & inches or pounds & stones.

The only time I can think when it is used at a petrol pump but even then people still talk about miles per gallon.

So in a word , no.

How queer. And backward...."stones"...:laughing: :\

Well that's an epic bummer.
The UK's ruined for me... I guess France is indeed the one for me.

You's never knew that?! Seriously? When I hear kilo's and kilometres I never know heavy or how far it is... until its converted into stones/pounds and miles... I never knew people were under the impression that we did things another way... :(

I think it's because 99% of the civilized world uses the metric system ;)

Oh, we're special then :rolleyes: ... :D

Well, you and the US :)

The metric system is used here for the most part. The metric system is taught in math class up until grade 8 here and then in a high school math class they teach both systems. We measure long distances in kilometres and not miles. Gas is priced in litres and not gallons and car odometers are also in kilometres, not miles. But if you go into a hardware store or are measuring things for building or repairs, everything's in the imperial system. For cooking and baking, the imperial system is used. But when we measure temperature, we use Celcius instead of Farenheit. I used to have fun fooling my cousins and their friends in California when they would ask how cold or hot it can get in Canada. I would just give a number (ie, the average summer temp is about 35 degrees in Toronto) and they would just assume it's in degrees Farenheit. So by saying our summers can get as hot as 35 degrees, they'd be thinking, "wow that's pretty fucking cold!" But then I would tell them it's in Celcius :)

Now I have a question - why do some Americans think it snows here all the time? Today it's 25 C/77 F, with a little humidity. Not terribly hot (here with humidity the temps can reach almost 110 F), but WAY too hot for snow!

Which is an inaccurate system btw.

Which is what happens when you rely on the French to do things for you.

this has nothing to do with anything but I have to tell you that I think you have the coolest avatar in the history of mb.

congrats.

Another reason to use the metric system: simpler equivalences. For instance: 1 litre of water = 1 kilo.

http://www.hispanicla.com/palabra/wp.../TetraBrik.jpg If it's a litre, it weights a kilo. And that's it.

^Exactly. 1km = 1000m, and 1Gb=1000Mb (or do you need to invent some new system for the digital world also?)

Thank you!
That picture makes me instantly happy, I needed to share it with the world.

^ How much does a litre of petrol weigh?

Seeing as I live in a mostly-metric country, I should be able to answer this, but what if it's not water? Or if it's something denser/less dense than water?

It's all just easier. Try converting from feet to inches without a calculator. It's just a waste of time, and numbers.

Exactly!

737.22 grams :)?

There are 12 inches in a foot, so rudimentary math skills are all you really need. Hell, 6th graders who've memorized their times tables can convert feet to inches with ease.

87604923746 km = 87604923746 000 m
That needed less than 5 seconds.

^ im confused as to what your figures mean.

I never said it was easier, I'm just saying that standard measurement gets wrongly demonized because it's "too difficult" to calculate equivalencies. Standard is easy for those who grew up learning the stuff, and I really don't see the need to claim supremacy just because you prefer one to the other.

She's saying that it's easier to convert metric units because they are divisible by 10 or 100 as opposed to 12.

tbh, I agree.

You all realise that the metre is 0.2mm short?

Great for measuring stuff, until it comes to science.

The liquids we know in our daily life (water, milk, juices, wine, beverages, etc.) have a similar density. Unless you are a chemist, you don't need a high precision. We usually see small volumes. So, for instance, a litre of milk weights practically a kilo. Obviously, we are not talking about industrial quantities.

Not a kilo then?

The point I'm making (and being conveniently ignored) is that the metric system isn't all it's made out to be by Europeans.

In fact...it's shit really.
Or if you prefer...merde!

Hey, we're standing strong by your system in the U.S.
Now if we can convince you crazy people to drive on the RIGHT side of the road! ;)

What!?

And miss out on all the fun? :nono:

I once worked at a summer camp with someone from Liverpool. She was on a sort of exchange here, and I remember her asking me to help her get the hang of driving on the right side of the road. She learned in one try but kept saying "this doesn't feel right!"

^I dread being in vehicles in foreign countrys, it makes me scared :(.


edit: aww yeah we are good! :D

Probably because it wasn't stolen!

Bwahahaha!

Years ago my uncle went to England on business. He always tells us about the time he got lost and started driving the wrong way in one of those roundabout things (not sure if there's a proper name for it). He didn't know how it worked because we don't have those here! There was also another time when he was in Italy and was driving on one of their highways. He said that everyone seemed to be going faster than an F1 or Nascar racecar and that is normal for them! He also said people were just moving willy-nilly down the road with no lane structure or anything lol. And they don't use carseats for babies and kids there!

I don't think I would find the shifting too bad. I'm left-handed! And I'm guessing the blinker switch would be on the right side of the wheel, since here it's generally on the left side. I'm assuming everything is a mirror-image.

lol