OT Re: Built like a Mercedes (?)

From : helen abuse roman gov

Q: joe pfeiffer wrote on metric the thing is there just isnt a compelling reason to change in the us. when i read about the state of affairs in europe pre-metric where a country the size of france would have dozens of slightly-differing units my mind boggles. the important thing about the metric system in europe wasnt that it was decimal it was that it was a continent-wide standard. in the us the difference between a litre divided into ccs vs. a quart divided into ounces when 99 out of a 100 people know neither that there are 32 ounces to a quart nor that there are 1000 ccs in a litre just doesnt matter all that much. bingo! as long as one can sell less for more the esoteric terms are irrelevant! in the usa go to any so-called fast food restaurant e.g. it isnt fast and it isnt food and order a drink. large has as many differences as there are fast food joints. while the metric system generally isnt used in the usa it is resorted to when deception is in the mix! its the whole idea of i know something you dont thus im superior. the bottom line is to ask and ask and ask and ask and keep on asking as may questions as you need to to finally get to the bottom line of what do you mean ask to get an understanding of exactly what is being said. you wont be appreciated but at least your chances for being ripped off will decrease. this applies to all areas of life not just in the area of liter meter metric and ounce area but in the esoteric language used deliberately to deceive you - a fool and his money are soon separated. more often than not car salesmen do not know the meaning of the terms used to sell cars. they will verbally give you a song and dance...its up to you to hear the sour notes and disharmony. life didnt used to be like this as much as it presently is. an example in the usa is that once a group societal conditioned to believe any study from harvard is sacred and must be immediately adherred to does a study that says whole grain cereal is healthy suddenly 99.9 percent of the cereal boxes state whole grain in huge letters while microscopically stating a disclaimer. cavet emptor! indeed! helen and incidentally last time i was in england i found many more mile markers than kilometre markers too. .