tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794106361194066185.post2853136928050837104..comments2023-07-01T13:22:16.389+01:00Comments on Bad Penny: Kids are weird. Good weird.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03387078162874483174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794106361194066185.post-70897196399703669752009-11-05T22:47:11.766+00:002009-11-05T22:47:11.766+00:00Oh yes, that's good, because it's independ...Oh yes, that's good, because it's independent of the units. Americans might be surprised to hear that "food miles" prevails here, but in this old British territory miles are used quite regularly as an informal measure of distance, and moreover, the word "miles" is still used to refer to an unspecified, usually long distance, like "oh, you're miles away from that." No one says "sorry mate, that's kilometers away." Kms just don't have the right ring to them, and I suppose the word "kilometer" is also harder to say than "mile." I've also found that people have an intuitive understanding of feet, inches, and so on, though they would never talk about them in school. Since the reality is that the US still uses imperial units, many manufactured goods, especially tools and hardware, are measured in inches, and so most countries still have to suffer our archaic measuring system. <br /><br />But don't ever say "ounces" to anyone outside the US. That's one unit that'll get you butt-punched. And I might do it myself.krghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693916980269647950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794106361194066185.post-26949653107388776822009-11-05T22:07:32.709+00:002009-11-05T22:07:32.709+00:00food reach?food reach?Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450534407535442050noreply@blogger.com