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From: ted.held at us.henkel.com on 2006.05.09 at 20:17:09(14153)
In case none of you has heard the story before:
The difference between Canadians and Americans is summed up by their respective responses to going metric. A few years ago both governments decided their citizens should convert. The Canadians did it. The Americans did not.
But living, as I do, on the border here on the US side, I know for a fact that Canadians secretly harbor thinking in the old English system. Their private thoughts are degrees Fahrenheit and pounds. The difference is that the official temperatures in Canada are in Celcius and weights are in kilos; but Canadians have become adept at making the conversions in their heads. As time goes on, however, the younger Canadians will think metric and the old fossils will be eclipsed.
Ted,
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From: "Wayne" wmrazek at argotech.net> on 2006.05.09 at 21:44:36(14160)
At least metric is not as confusing as
binary. Did you see the A. titanum in Germany with 10 blooms? If
another opens, it will have 11!
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ted.held@us.henkel.com
To: Discussion of aroids
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 1:17 PM
Subject: [Aroid-l] Metrics
In case none of you has heard
the story before: The difference
between Canadians and Americans is summed up by their respective responses to
going metric. A few years ago both governments decided their citizens should
convert. The Canadians did it. The Americans did not. But living, as I do, on the border here on the US side,
I know for a fact that Canadians secretly harbor thinking in the old English
system. Their private thoughts are degrees Fahrenheit and pounds. The
difference is that the official temperatures in Canada are in Celcius and
weights are in kilos; but Canadians have become adept at making the
conversions in their heads. As time goes on, however, the younger Canadians
will think metric and the old fossils will be eclipsed. Ted, Member, IAS
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From: "Abrimaal" abrimaal at wp.pl> on 2006.05.10 at 01:16:58(14161)
At least we use the same alphabet:)
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Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 11:44
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Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Metrics
At least metric is not as confusing as
binary. Did you see the A. titanum in Germany with 10 blooms? If
another opens, it will have 11!
----- Original Message -----
From:
ted.held@us.henkel.com
To: Discussion of aroids
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 1:17
PM
Subject: [Aroid-l] Metrics
In case none of you has
heard the story before: The
difference between Canadians and Americans is summed up by their respective
responses to going metric. A few years ago both governments decided their
citizens should convert. The Canadians did it. The Americans did not.
But living, as I do, on the border here
on the US side, I know for a fact that Canadians secretly harbor thinking in
the old English system. Their private thoughts are degrees Fahrenheit and
pounds. The difference is that the official temperatures in Canada are in
Celcius and weights are in kilos; but Canadians have become adept at making
the conversions in their heads. As time goes on, however, the younger
Canadians will think metric and the old fossils will be eclipsed.
Ted, Member, IAS
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