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I remember that i read somewhere that this is really true. everybody used to walk on the left side few hundred years ago, to be able to protect themselves by their swords which they mostly hold in their right hand, if some other unknown guy was passing by.
everybody used to walk on the left side few hundred years ago, to be able to protect themselves by their swords which they mostly hold in their right hand, if some other unknown guy was passing by.
That is also why we shake our right hands in greeting, to show that we have no weapon.
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From: Iran (living in Germany)
RE: cortes in some hot soup! (in reply to Escribano)
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and its also very exciting. you don't get bored in your car.
Just like driving in Mexico City... I really love the "trafico libre" style.
Trafico Libre...... Yep, no Compas at all.
Anyway, i learned driving and made my driving licence in Germany and when i went back to iran for some visit and vacation and also drive a car there (it was a Citroen 2CV btw lol), i needed another 2 weeks vacation back in Germany to recover from this iran visit and the shock and the whole excitement of all the "Libre" things there lol
Hey Ron In Manitoba all the distance signs and the car speedometers are in Kilometers....... Yet all the roads are one mile apart......we speek English but the labels are in French
Hey Ron. You forgot reams of paper A ream of paper is 480 sheets made up of 20 quires of 24 sheets of paper. A bundle of paper is 2 reams. This is now "decimilised" if you like to 500 sheets. A modern printing pack of paper is 500 sheets and is by convention now called a ream.
...and why was a bakers dozen 13? No wonder everyone thinks the Brits are mad!
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From: Living in Granada, Andalucía
RE: cortes in some hot soup! (in reply to Pimientito)
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ORIGINAL: Pimientito ...and why was a bakers dozen 13? No wonder everyone thinks the Brits are mad!
The oldest known source and most probable origin for the expression "baker's dozen" dates to the 13th century in one of the earliest English statutes, instituted during the reign of Henry III, called the Assize of Bread and Ale. Bakers who were found to have shortchanged customers could be liable to severe punishment. To guard against the punishment of losing a hand to an axe, a baker would give 13 for the price of 12, to be certain of not being known as a cheat. Specifically, the practice of baking 13 items for an intended dozen was to prevent "short measure", on the basis that one of the 13 could be lost, eaten, burnt or ruined in some way, leaving the baker with the original dozen. The practice can be seen in the guild codes of the Worshipful Company of Bakers in London. Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker's_doz…
Hey Ron In Manitoba all the distance signs and the car speedometers are in Kilometers....... Yet all the roads are one mile apart......we speek English but the labels are in French
Go figure
Heh. As a fellow Canadian raised in Central Area...
When it comes to judging distance, I usually judge anything over 20' in meters. From firing ranges I know what 500m looks like and imagining a km is no problem.
I tend to use feet and inches for most measurements, but I love metric for fine fine detail.
Less than 1lb, I conceptualise weight in grams. Above 1lb, I think in lbs. (Although with all the Asian girls I've dated here, I've become more adept at judging height/weight of people in metric.)
I know volume in metric, except to buy pints of beer, and quarts and gallons for milk and paint.
I can only understand temperature in centigrade.
Sometimes in supermarkets I take the time to turn the products on the outermost row of a display so that only the French labels show. It makes me chortle - because I know just how much it annoys me when I come across such a thing.
Sometimes in supermarkets I take the time to turn the products on the outermost row of a display so that only the French labels show. It makes me chortle - because I know just how much it annoys me when I come across such a thing.
I must admit, one thing I've always loved about this Forum are the little 'snapshots' of daily life in other countries which you don't see on the news or would even see as a tourist. I had never even considered how the French and English languages interacted in Canada...
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I tend to use feet and inches for most measurements, but I love metric for fine fine detail.
Yeah, I do too Exitao.
Funnily enough some fractions, like 1/3 are actually MORE accurate than their decimal representation!
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