02/03/04

[pne]

Today is 02/03/04 for those in the US, with their strange middle-endian date format :)

Comments

[christine.livejournal.com]

Though even stranger things occur, e.g. seeing signs such as "Speed limit 30 mph for the next 5 km" (mixing miles and kilometres).... Thank you for clarifying what would have been so weird about that sign, I'd've never guessed (now, I'm being sarcastic).

For the record, I've NEVER seen a sign that has mixed kms with miles.

Additionally, it's a safe better that I'm always joking if I'm saying something america-centric. I really don't care for my country all that much that I don't realize how dumb we can be.

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[christine.livejournal.com]

that should read "safe bet"

And I don't mean to sound like a bitch (as good at that as I tend to be)... I think I just forget that comical tones don't carry well across telephone wires and oceans...

My point: Yes, America is silly, but considering the way we order our words, the date format makes sense, even if the smallest value is in the middle.

miles and kilometres

[pne.livejournal.com]

Apparently, this sign was in Ireland.

In general, Ireland and the UK seem to have a partial conversion to metric only, from what I hear.

I've also heard that some people use different units for different things: for example, measuring their weight in stone but the produce they buy at the market in grams. I suppose the kilometre for distance / mile for speed thing is similar.

(And then you have things such as the fact that it's forbidden to sell a pint of beer or of milk, so now they have 473 ml bottles...)

Re: miles and kilometres

[reclamationzone.livejournal.com]

I've also heard that some people use different units for different things: for example, measuring their weight in stone but the produce they buy at the market in grams. I suppose the kilometre for distance / mile for speed thing is similar.

Welcome to Canada. Most people measure their weights in pounds, heights in feet, speed in km/hr, gas in $/L, beer in can is in ml, while in a glass it's a pint or a yard. And one can never really tell for sure what format this date is in: 02/03/04.