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Post by juju on Aug 14, 2013 10:57:07 GMT
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Post by tangent on Aug 14, 2013 12:17:05 GMT
Quite a few interesting ones.
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Post by JoeP on Aug 14, 2013 13:00:38 GMT
Excellent!
Although I object to the dual standards. If they can talk about countries Britain has invaded they should also talk about countries McDonald's has invaded.
And did you spot the 66% correlation between not using the metric system and not giving paid maternity leave?
Goodness. The Nordic countries in map #22.
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Post by tangent on Aug 14, 2013 13:11:45 GMT
And did you spot the 66% correlation between not using the metric system and not giving paid maternity? Something to do with rod, poles and perches? |
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Post by JoeP on Aug 14, 2013 13:15:17 GMT
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 14, 2013 18:39:58 GMT
We have map number 40.
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Post by Alvamiga on Aug 14, 2013 18:51:06 GMT
I am going to measure everything in Twips, Chains, Picas and Furlongs!  |
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Post by Alvamiga on Aug 14, 2013 19:08:47 GMT
I think we got off lightly being called Braveland! Surely the highest risk areas of water are the oceans? I loved the "Not coaches" on number 17! I think "do not use the metric system" is a bit sweeping as, in the UK, for example, we use a mixture. Roads are all done in miles and yards for a start! |
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Post by tangent on Aug 14, 2013 20:03:24 GMT
And pints of beer are Imperial.
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Post by Alvamiga on Aug 14, 2013 21:03:27 GMT
I thought it was amusing a while back when they demanded that milk and so on was sold in litres, so now you get 3.408 litre bottles, and other such impenetrable amounts. |
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Post by Alvamiga on Aug 14, 2013 21:04:07 GMT
...not forgetting to write "6 pints" in an almost exactly as large font immediately underneath! |
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 15, 2013 7:50:11 GMT
I don't understand that. If you are going to change to litres why not sell your milk in 1 litre or 2 litre bottles like normal people? Also, did not realise a pint was so much.
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Post by Alvamiga on Aug 15, 2013 8:38:31 GMT
Changing the quantities would change the pricing and people are far too stuck in their ways to put up with that kind of thing. Even if you made it 3.4 litres instead of 3.408 and took a few pence off the price, people would assume the manufacturers were trying to diddle them somehow!
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Post by tangent on Aug 15, 2013 8:49:17 GMT
Until the latter part of the 20th century, the normal way to buy milk was to have it delivered by the milkman in reusable glass bottles. Since the glass bottles were a standard 1pt size, and the milk crates were made to hold 1pt bottles, metrication of milk bottles was optional. Hence, today, we can buy four pints of milk or 2 litres in the supermarket. Both sizes are available.
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 15, 2013 9:00:32 GMT
We buy our milk in 1.5 litre cardboard packs. We'd probably buy them in 2 litre but they don't make that in the organic milk. I have wondered whether it would be worth making some almond milk for my cereal so less cows need to be used for my dairy habits. Though DG drinks more than I do in his tea. He practically has half a mug of milk in every mug of tea and he drinks a lot of tea. I just use around 100ml for my cereal each morning.
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Post by Miisa on Aug 15, 2013 9:30:34 GMT
My kids go through about 1.5 litres per day, and that is the biggest carton size available here. I think my daughter would have trouble handling a bigger carton!
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 15, 2013 9:35:16 GMT
You must have to shop for milk very frequently then.
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 15, 2013 9:36:44 GMT
Btw, i'm sure she could handle it. The 2 litre ones come in plastic jugs with a handle and are very easy to use. Otherwise, get her to strengthen those arms!  |
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Post by Miisa on Aug 15, 2013 9:44:32 GMT
Since we don't really recycle plastic here, milk bottles would have to be deposit, and that would be a major hassle! The 2 litre ones I have seen in Norway and some other places aren't too bad, but 3 and a half litres?!?
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Post by Miisa on Aug 15, 2013 9:54:44 GMT
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 15, 2013 10:11:19 GMT
What is it with the Fins and the Dutch? Does it include cheese? I see it doesn't include butter so I wondered whether it does include cheese. And what about milk powder? The Dutch drink a lot of that in their coffee and they drink a lot of cofee.
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Post by Miisa on Aug 15, 2013 10:17:41 GMT
That's what I was wondering, as there are some countries that produce a lot of cheese, some of it for export.
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Post by Alvamiga on Aug 15, 2013 19:31:02 GMT
I normally never buy less than the 3.4 litres (and a tiny bit) bottles and use it before it goes off easily on my own. I think I have seen gallon bottles (8 pints/ 4.54l) in frequent use in America. I would start to struggle with that, without help. As multiplying the content by 8 only multiplies the packaging by about 4 it is also less wasteful on that front (that said, I recycle most things anyway). It is also cheaper to buy in larger packs, as are most things (although you have to watch the supermarkets on that front as I often find, for example a 9-pack for 1.09 and an 18-pack for 2.47  ). |
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 15, 2013 19:36:20 GMT
One of the things I like here in NL is that they put the cost per litre or cost per kg on the price on the shelf for all items. So you can very quickly see whether it's actually better value to buy the big pack or small pack. But most things here come in smaller sizes. No room to store big stuff.
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Post by tangent on Aug 15, 2013 20:06:53 GMT
I think I have seen gallon bottles (8 pints/ 4.54l) in frequent use in America. An American gallon is 3.785 litres because their pints are smaller. |
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Post by Alvamiga on Aug 15, 2013 20:20:01 GMT
Ah, yes! They can't even use the correct non-metric system! |
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