The cricket has finished, and I was hoping for another 3 hours before reverting to tennis :( I should have got up at 04.00!
However the following article should make you smile - whether it is the discussion of moral superiority or the different geographical sense of humours. The concept of the speed of light in furlongs per fortnight is just a taster.
www.quora.com/Why-does-Europe-use-centimeters-instead-of-inches
The concept of 2 nations separated by a common language could not be better expressed.
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At a slight tangent I once heard an explanation as to why betting odds of “x to 8” were used. Apparently it’s a hangover to wagering in half crowns. For younger readers there were 8 of these to a pound.
As for decimalisation of UK coinage, this wasn’t first started in the 1970’s. Many years earlier the two shilling piece, at ten to the pound , was an early attempt to modernise.
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A good smile for another long day? - martin aston
