What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Jan 21st 2006, 8:09 pm
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by Garfielduk
B, you should be living in good old britain because the country still refuses to go competely metric after being in the EEC all this time. They have even taught metric for over 30 years in schools and most people still don't understand it so refuse to use it. Everything is so confusing for most when half of things are metric and the rest imperial.
I think if a country adopts something it should do so wholeheartedly and then everyone gets used to it after a time.
METRIC GETS MY VOTE, it's a simpler system altogether
I think if a country adopts something it should do so wholeheartedly and then everyone gets used to it after a time.
METRIC GETS MY VOTE, it's a simpler system altogether
) so when i have a falshback and ask for something thats 12 inches i have to translate and say 24 cm. same in the shops where most of the staff are students, we only seem to be left with miles which is daft, why dont we have kilometres?
Jan 21st 2006, 8:47 pm
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
A lot of us that were born in Canada grew up with the imperial system. If I recall, metric measurements didn't become the norm until the 70's.
That's probably why you'll see lb/kg, etc. noted in grocery stores... it's to assist those of us who are still metric inept!
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That's probably why you'll see lb/kg, etc. noted in grocery stores... it's to assist those of us who are still metric inept!
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Jan 21st 2006, 9:01 pm
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by Calgal
S'easy! one tablespoon = 15ml
Jan 21st 2006, 9:12 pm
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by dbd33
I would merge Canada with the US so as to eliminate all border controls. And I'd make it hotter.
Jan 21st 2006, 9:22 pm
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by Calgal
S'easy! one tablespoon = 15ml
Alas, I just checked the pack, butter and lard come in 454g packages, not 455 so that's 30.266666666666666666666666666667 tablespoons, metric doesn't seem so simple now.
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Jan 21st 2006, 9:26 pm
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by smurtaza
Check out(eliminate spaces between "not" and "canada"): http://www.not canada.com
Jan 22nd 2006, 12:32 am
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by dbd33
Oh, so there are 30.333333333' to a package of butter. That's simple.
Alas, I just checked the pack, butter and lard come in 454g packages, not 455 so that's 30.266666666666666666666666666667 tablespoons, metric doesn't seem so simple now.
Alas, I just checked the pack, butter and lard come in 454g packages, not 455 so that's 30.266666666666666666666666666667 tablespoons, metric doesn't seem so simple now.
Jan 22nd 2006, 12:34 am
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by macadian
What's a F*%$ing ml in real money?
LOL
Jan 22nd 2006, 12:46 am
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by Calgal
Now you're mixing millilitres with grams!
Jan 22nd 2006, 1:40 am
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by dbd33
I can't do that ? I thought metric was easy and consistent.
But sure - you can do what you like lol
Jan 22nd 2006, 2:04 am
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by batty-x-ray
so when i have a falshback and ask for something thats 12 inches i have to translate and say 24 cm.
Jan 22nd 2006, 9:10 am
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by Morwenna
Ummmm ...... when I was at school a 12 inch ruler measured 30 cm, has something changed and nobody told me?
i meant 24cm of course its nice to see someone reads my posts!
Jan 22nd 2006, 2:35 pm
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by Garfielduk
B, you should be living in good old britain because the country still refuses to go competely metric after being in the EEC all this time.
Jan 22nd 2006, 2:37 pm
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
I do like the cup system though...I don't have to care about how many mls it is, it's just a scoop.
With Canadian cups being such a round number, are American cups the same or slightly different then?? I wonder if that's been the cause of recent cake flop
With Canadian cups being such a round number, are American cups the same or slightly different then?? I wonder if that's been the cause of recent cake flop
Jan 22nd 2006, 2:46 pm
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Re: What would you change (if you could) about canada?
Originally Posted by Biiiiink
I do like the cup system though...I don't have to care about how many mls it is, it's just a scoop.
With Canadian cups being such a round number, are American cups the same or slightly different then?? I wonder if that's been the cause of recent cake flop
With Canadian cups being such a round number, are American cups the same or slightly different then?? I wonder if that's been the cause of recent cake flop