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"How the EU works: In Germany, they make the rules, in Britain, theyobey the rules, in France, they bend the rules, in Spain, they break therules, and in Italy they have no rules at all."
How the EU works: In Germany, they make the rules, in Britain, they
obey the rules, in France, they bend the rules, in Spain, they break the rules, and in Italy they have no rules at all. NEW YORK 07:25:09 LONDON 12:25:09 GMT 12:25:09 TOKYO 21:25:09 SYDNEY 23:25:09 GOOGLE IT |
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"How the EU works: In Germany, they make the rules, in Britain,they obey the rules, in France, they bend the rules, in Spain, they break therules, and in Italy they have no rules at all."
False : in Germany they obey the rules,
in Britain they willingly create confusion (pounds, feets, oz, driving at the left), in France they try to take advantage of each situation, in Spain they work the least as possible, in Italy they are rational because they have cities built like american cities : parallel and perpendicular streets |
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"How the EU works: In Germany, they make the rules, in Britain, they obey the rules, in France, they bend the rules, in Spain, they break the rules, and in Italy they have no rules at all."
"Jean" wrote in message
... False : in Germany they obey the rules, They also make them. in Britain they willingly create confusion (pounds, feets, oz, driving at the left), Britain has largely gone metric, with a few key exceptions. in France they try to take advantage of each situation, Stereotype not supported by reality. in Spain they work the least as possible, Stereotype not supported by reality. Ever been to Barcelona? in Italy they are rational because they have cities built like american cities : parallel and perpendicular streets Examining maps of Rome, Padua, Venice, and Milan ('cause there's, like, Google Maps, y'know?), I have to conclude that, whatever it is you're smoking or snorting, you should cease immediately, if only to make fleeting contact with reality once again. |
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"How the EU works: In Germany, they make the rules, in Britain,they obey the rules, in France, they bend the rules, in Spain, they breakthe rules, and in Italy they have no rules at all."
in Italy they are rational because they have cities built like
american cities : parallel and perpendicular streets Examining maps of Rome, Padua, Venice, and Milan ('cause there's, like, Google Maps, y'know?), I have to conclude that, whatever it is you're smoking or snorting, you should cease immediately, if only to make fleeting contact with reality once again. Italy is the land of antagonism. The streets are parallel and perpendicular and at the same time chaotic. The cities can both have existed for two thousand years and be built like American cities. You can be both prime minister and the world's biggest ****head (literally). |
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"How the EU works: In Germany, they make the rules, in Britain,they obey the rules, in France, they bend the rules, in Spain, they break therules, and in Italy they have no rules at all."
On Nov 14, 8:16*pm, Jean wrote:
False : in Germany they obey the rules, in Britain they willingly create confusion (pounds, feets, oz, driving at the left), in France they try to take advantage of each situation, in Spain they work the least as possible, in Italy they are rational because they have cities built like american cities : parallel and perpendicular streets Unfortunately not funny - probably entirely correct. |
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"How the EU works: In Germany, they make the rules, in Britain,they obey the rules, in France, they bend the rules, in Spain, they breakthe rules, and in Italy they have no rules at all."
On 14/11/2011 21:32, Cory O. Laynis wrote:
"Jean" wrote in message ... False : in Germany they obey the rules, They also make them. in Britain they willingly create confusion (pounds, feets, oz, driving at the left), Britain has largely gone metric, with a few key exceptions. in France they try to take advantage of each situation, Stereotype not supported by reality. in Spain they work the least as possible, Stereotype not supported by reality. Ever been to Barcelona? in Italy they are rational because they have cities built like american cities : parallel and perpendicular streets Examining maps of Rome, Padua, Venice, and Milan ('cause there's, like, Google Maps, y'know?), I have to conclude that, whatever it is you're smoking or snorting, you should cease immediately, if only to make fleeting contact with reality once again. Plus the undoubted that we drive on the correct side of the road. |
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"How the EU works: In Germany, they make the rules, in Britain,they obey the rules, in France, they bend the rules, in Spain, they breakthe rules, and in Italy they have no rules at all."
On 15.11.11 09:34, Johannes Kleese wrote:
Italy is the land of antagonism. The streets are parallel and perpendicular and at the same time chaotic. The cities can both have existed for two thousand years and be built like American cities. You can be both prime minister and the world's biggest ****head (literally). That's not unique to Italy. |
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"How the EU works: In Germany, they make the rules, in Britain, they obey the rules, in France, they bend the rules, in Spain, they break the rules, and in Italy they have no rules at all."
martin a ****head ?
"martin" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : ... On 15.11.11 09:34, Johannes Kleese wrote: Italy is the land of antagonism. The streets are parallel and perpendicular and at the same time chaotic. The cities can both have existed for two thousand years and be built like American cities. You can be both prime minister and the world's biggest ****head (literally). That's not unique to Italy. |
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British driving and Imperial units of measure
On 2011-11-14 14:16:48 -0600, Jean said:
in Britain they willingly create confusion (pounds, feets, oz, driving at the left), I think driving on the left is really great. I'm right-handed, and I can use right-hand to steer but shift with my left. And as I love scenic-driving in Britain and Ireland, it is incredibly helpful to point my camera out the window with the right hand (my camera of the style that is meant to be held and 80% operated with the right hand). I just wish Norway hadn't gone over to driving on the right for my drive up the fjordlands to the Nordkapp a couple years back. Now THAT is the world's most scenic drive! (driving on the right in New Zealand was helpful, too, btw) I also like the round-abouts. The fly-ways on American interstate highways are far superior than the mega-roundabouts on the British four-lane carriageways, but, for the other 98% of traffic control, they are better than stop signs and traffic lights. And they're a hoot to drive in that they are like a chicane. Taking a roundabout fast in a Porsche would be awesome. And in general, the English measures make more sense than metric, anyway. Everybody knows this. True, the metric system is better for modern engineering and such, but for workaday purposes people intuit the English measures, they're easier to manipulate in one's head, they have a connection usually with something in everyday life (inch, foot, yard, gallon, etc.), and all the tooling already invested-in are all in English / Imperial measures. These are the same arguments made in the first Transactions of the ASME one hundred years ago, and they're largely true today. I daresay the biggest problem with the English / Imperial units, is when people want to force-in metric units on an already-existing Imperial system, and unit conversion problems occur as a result -- FOR NO REASON. -- Dan Stephenson http://web.mac.com/stepheda Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too) |
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British driving and Imperial units of measure
And in general, the English measures make more sense than metric,
anyway. Everybody knows this. they're easier to manipulate in one's head Indeed. 1 inch being 0.0833 feet or 0.02777 yards is a straight-forward conversion and just makes sense. Say I'd measured several small pieces and summed up to 1373 inch. That's obviously 114.42 feet or 38.14 yards, got that in a second of thinking. I wonder what wicked idiot came up with the idea that turning 3487 centimeters into 34.87 meters would be as easy? a connection usually with something in everyday life (inch, foot, yard, gallon, etc.), Which could not be true for the metric system. And who uses a rule anyway, we calculate using fingers so we may measure with thumbs, too. Not to speak of the problem that a US liter surely is different from an Imperial liter. Something that could never ever happen with gallons. and all the tooling already invested-in are all in English / Imperial measures. Definitly. I still use those 200 year old tools, too. Those rulers with both Imperial and metric units make me crazy. You forgot one point, though: The metric system for lengths, for example, is based on just one lame unit, the meter, extended with some factor of ten, if needed. True geniuses of engineering come up with something like this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...nits_graph.svg - Now, how many poppyseeds are one shackle? |
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