Re: UK units (was roasting zucchini)

May 25, 2012

Some people (at least here) use gas ovens, so temperature is in Gas Mark.

Otherwise we use celsius on electric ovens here. We use a strange mix of metric

and imperial for everything!

We tend to talk about buying gas (petrol) in gallons but we actually purchase it

at the pump per litre. We were forced to follow Europe and measure things in

grams and kilos but most of us still think in pounds and ounces. We always

measure body weight in stones but again we have kilo's forced on us. Most of us

discuss temperature in celcius but people that are my Mums generation can only

understand farenheit. Inches and centimetres get mixed up, it makes buying and

selling on Ebay a nightmare. And we use ml instead of fluid ounces, discuss milk

in pints yet buy it in litres. Our measuring jugs can refer to cups as well as

fluid ounces, pints, and millilitres. WE drive in miles but when we cross the

channel to France, Germany and Holland, we haven't got a clue about their

kilometres. We're one of the few European nations too proud to give up our

Pounds Sterling for Euros but we're really good at converting US dollars into

pounds and happily buy things online in dollars. Show us a Euro and we get

confused...

We're a strange bunch

Charlotte

>

> Charlotte:

>

> What does Gas Mark 5 and the word Mezze mean?

>

> thanks much

>

> Melody

May 26, 2012

Carolyn,

Be careful where you use that thumbs up! In the Middle East it means

about the same as the " O " with thumb and forefinger. It's considered

very rude.

Elizabet

" My friend who was fluent in Spanish told us that it was sort of a dirty

signal and like an invitation and guys would actually giggle if someone

did that and didn't know. So we had to stop doing that and it is so

hard to change a habit. So we tried to put up a thumb as a new sign

of OK. "

May 28, 2012

an other to make you laugh.l breed dogs and when we go under a judge at a show

we say " we are going under so snd so " l was once talking to an other breeder on a

coach and said this you should have seen the faces of some of the older ladies

on the coach(it was a mistery tour)

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Friday, 25 May 2012, 23:17

Subject: Re: UK units (was roasting zucchini)

Charlotte:

I'm going to make you laugh. I had a good friend (about 40 or so years ago). She

had just come over from Scotland and was telling all of us younger girls all

about the Queen and the Queen mum. I was so impressed, as I remember telling her

OMG, You have a QUEEN?? " and she smiled and said' Yes, and we have a Queen MUM "

But the best thing about her was this story. She had just come over from her

country and was staying in a hotel until she found an apartment.

She told us that in order to get to work on time, she would phone the front desk

and tell him 'Please knock me up in the morning' and he would get hysterical.

I fell on the floor and she said 'What?? " Then I told her what she kept asking

him to do.

She then almost fell on the floor. lol

Melody

> >

> > Charlotte:

> >

> > What does Gas Mark 5 and the word Mezze mean?

> >

> > thanks much

> >

> > Melody

>

------------------------------------

May 28, 2012

I love hearing " word or expression " stories from other cultures. Makes me smile.

And believe me, we all need to smile once in a while.

Melody

P.S. I know this is O/T but it's funny. I will be 65 in November. I'm the type

of person who if I see an OLDER person in distress (and only then), I'll

approach them (especially if they are clutching their chest) and I'll politely

ask " hi there, are you okay? " , would you like some water (if it's hot, I ALWAYS

have water on me). That way, they don't feel insulted or anything like that.

Well!!! the other day, I'm walking back from breakfast (I have LOADS of personal

stuff going on in my life so I must have had a worrisome expression on my face

or SOMETHING of that nature.) I was carrying two very light shopping bags. So

as I'm walking a 40 something lady approaches me and says " Do you need help? " I

just looked at her dumbly. I said " What? " She again said " Do you need help

with your packages (two very light shopping bags). I again look at her and said

" why on earth do you think I need help " ? She must have done a double take and

immediately apologized and I said 'No need, I do this all the time but I do it

to OLD people who are standing at the corner and they're clutching their

chests), WHY DO YOU THINK I NEED HELP?? I then said " I know I'm 65, but WHY DO

YOU THINK I NEED HELP? "

She looked at me and said " You're 65, you don't look 65 " . I wanted to come back

and say " If I don't look 65 then WHY DID YOU THINK I NEEDED HELP " ? I said

nothing, thanked her for her concern and then realized it must have been the way

I had been walking (as if the weight of the world was on my shoulders " .

Well, you better believe I'm not walking like that anymore, I don't care if my

knees are killing me, lol

I straighted up, and raced walked home. Felt pretty good. lol

> > >

> > > Charlotte:

> > >

> > > What does Gas Mark 5 and the word Mezze mean?

> > >

> > > thanks much

> > >

> > > Melody

> >

>

> ------------------------------------

>

May 28, 2012