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sciencegal78 · 2010-11-28 22:56:42

You know what's weird? When I used to live in America (I was born here in NZ and moved to the U.S.A from age 4 to 8) people used to say "Where is NZ?" I would say it is close to Australia, then they would say
"I thought they were the same place!"
or
"Is there a bridge between them?"
True fact.

rdococ · 2010-11-29 12:37:55

TheCatAndTheBanana wrote:
Cold Winters
Hot Summers
Some Crime (In my city, but more than my sorta 'town')
North Hemisphere
Northerly, Alot of hills
Southerly, Built Up

My country is England

So is mine.

With me, it's
Medium/Hot Summers
No Crime (in my city, it's very safe.)
North Hemishpere
Luxury
World Wars never hit my city

Macroes SafeState: Safe

steppenwulf · 2010-11-29 13:45:54

littletonkslover wrote:
Kileymeister wrote:
johndo77 wrote:
I live in the USA! We use different length, volume, and weight systems. I learned the metric system in school and I think it's much better than the American system.
I know! Inches and feet and miles don't seem to be based on anything. 5,280 feet to a mile? Where'd they come up with that? Meters actually have a reason for their length, and the increments for kilometers and such makes so much more sense.

America is silly.
That it is.

That's why I call myself something a little different from American!

Hey the measurement system we use is actually the English system of measurements. And here's why we use it.

The colonists brought it to America while they were still colonizing. Over time, while the rest of the world was refining the measurement systems into what is now the Metric system, America was still working on becoming a unified nation. They were working on more important things, so the metric system couldn't become the official system. Well after the metric system was made, Americans were accoustomed to the English system already. All of their measurements, street signs, maps, were already based on the English system, and it would be a major pain (and it would be extremely expensive) to get rid of EVERYTHING based on the English system and base it on the Metric system. So they decided to just teach both the English and Metric systems, while leaving all measurements and everthing else based on the English system. And that's why we use it today smile

Just think, it would take billions of dollars to change everything based on the English system (maps, raod signs, textbooks, etc.) and change it to metric. Back then they didn't have internet or any really fast way of communicating with other states and areas in the US, so they couldn't just tell everyone to change everything just like that.

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TimeFreeze · 2010-11-29 17:34:29

I live in the land of arrogance.
Fast food restaurants are laid throughout the land,
We are in the northern hemisphere and there is rarely sand.
School from 7:30-2:15 for me...

sad sad sad sad sad sad sad sad

I live, in America.

bananaman114 · 2010-11-29 17:46:59

TimeFreeze wrote:
I live in the land of arrogance.
Fast food restaurants are laid throughout the land,
We are in the northern hemisphere and there is rarely sand.
School from 7:30-2:15 for me...

I live, in America.

yikes lucky!!!! We have school from 7:45-3:10... D:

werdna123 · 2010-12-15 12:31:47

bananaman114 wrote:
TimeFreeze wrote:
I live in the land of arrogance.
Fast food restaurants are laid throughout the land,
We are in the northern hemisphere and there is rarely sand.
School from 7:30-2:15 for me...

I live, in America.
lucky!!!! We have school from 7:45-3:10... D:

yikes I have 8:45-3:15.

Last edited by werdna123 (2010-12-15 12:32:03)

The_Dancing_Donut · 2010-12-15 12:49:46

werdna123 wrote:
bananaman114 wrote:
TimeFreeze wrote:
I live in the land of arrogance.
Fast food restaurants are laid throughout the land,
We are in the northern hemisphere and there is rarely sand.
School from 7:30-2:15 for me...

I live, in America.
lucky!!!! We have school from 7:45-3:10... D:
I have 8:45-3:15.

8:45-3:10 tongue
P'wned by 5 minutes wink

But yes, it is very cold during winter and quite warm in summer here. England, I mean.

werdna123 · 2010-12-15 12:55:01

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:
werdna123 wrote:
bananaman114 wrote:

lucky!!!! We have school from 7:45-3:10... D:
I have 8:45-3:15.
8:45-3:10
P'wned by 5 minutes .

Yeah well, we- umm, we... we, uh, we, no, but we... oh fine, England pwns...

The_Dancing_Donut · 2010-12-15 12:57:26

werdna123 wrote:
The_Dancing_Donut wrote:
werdna123 wrote:
I have 8:45-3:15.
8:45-3:10
P'wned by 5 minutes .
Yeah well, we- umm, we... we, uh, we, no, but we... oh fine, England pwns...

wink I knew you'd get it someday. It's the truth tongue
Joking, but still, only 5 minutes!

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Survivorduck · 2010-12-15 13:02:07

50 degrees f is considered a tropical paradise here.

For me, at least. tongue

werdna123 · 2010-12-15 13:15:08

Survivorduck wrote:
50 degrees f is considered a tropical paradise here.

For me, at least.

In centigrade? I have no idea about faranhite (see, I even misspelled it), so for all I know 100f could be 30c! lol

BaronVonBlade · 2010-12-15 13:17:39

Canada's better

werdna123 · 2010-12-15 13:20:07

BaronVonBlade wrote:
Canada's better

Nice post count...

BaronVonBlade · 2010-12-15 13:22:15

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werdna123 · 2010-12-15 13:23:25

BaronVonBlade wrote:
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666

steppenwulf · 2010-12-15 13:28:09

Hey Blade isn't Canada the home of the world's largest invisible flaming cheesecake?

poopo · 2010-12-15 13:41:14

My country is hot and poor. tongue

werdna123 · 2010-12-15 14:04:43

poopo wrote:
My country is hot and poor.

Wow, never noticed you lived in Africa! Betcha don't have snow. tongue

poopo · 2010-12-15 14:06:10

werdna123 wrote:
poopo wrote:
My country is hot and poor.
Wow, never noticed you lived in Africa! Betcha don't have snow.

Nope never. tongue

werdna123 · 2010-12-15 14:10:13

poopo wrote:
werdna123 wrote:
poopo wrote:
My country is hot and poor.
Wow, never noticed you lived in Africa! Betcha don't have snow.
Nope never.

Ah well, you'll get some one day... Oh wait, no you won't. tongue I like bragging about the snow. wink

poopo · 2010-12-15 14:11:13

werdna123 wrote:
poopo wrote:
werdna123 wrote:
Wow, never noticed you lived in Africa! Betcha don't have snow.
Nope never.
Ah well, you'll get some one day... Oh wait, no you won't. I like bragging about the snow.

Ahh you'll never get to meet lions. Ahhhhh.

werdna123 · 2010-12-15 14:12:41

poopo wrote:
werdna123 wrote:
poopo wrote:

Nope never.
Ah well, you'll get some one day... Oh wait, no you won't. I like bragging about the snow.
Ahh you'll never get to meet lions. Ahhhhh.

Think. Zoos. Think. tongue DO you really see lions. (I would say get back on topic, but this is actually on topic.)

poopo · 2010-12-15 14:14:15

werdna123 wrote:
poopo wrote:
werdna123 wrote:

Ah well, you'll get some one day... Oh wait, no you won't. I like bragging about the snow.
Ahh you'll never get to meet lions. Ahhhhh.
Think. Zoos. Think. DO you really see lions. (I would say get back on topic, but this is actually on topic.)

Yup. smile and the nile and snakes. smile

ob6160 · 2010-12-15 14:15:26

Cold 'Shiver' there's snow tomorrow big_smile
And this is Britain where we rarely get anything other than rain lol

OB6160

werdna123 · 2010-12-15 14:15:45

poopo wrote:
werdna123 wrote:
poopo wrote:
Ahh you'll never get to meet lions. Ahhhhh.
Think. Zoos. Think. DO you really see lions. (I would say get back on topic, but this is actually on topic.)
Yup. and the nile and snakes.

Snakes! yikes I've never seen a snake in my life! Seriously.

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