From: Mark V. on
On Aug 3, 12:45 am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote:
> What makes USA level with only Burma and Liberia?
>
> Hint: a kind of conservatism.

Excellent question! I heard this recently, so will step aside.

From: Insane Ranter on
On Aug 3, 3:45 am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote:
> What makes USA level with only Burma and Liberia?
>
> Hint: a kind of conservatism.

They use Fahrenheit or don't use the metric system.
From: Bruce D. Scott on
anders t (anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com) wrote:
: Quoting Insane Ranter in rec.sport.soccer:
: >On Aug 3, 3:45�am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote:
: >> What makes USA level with only Burma and Liberia?
: >>
: >> Hint: a kind of conservatism.
: >
: >They use Fahrenheit or don't use the metric system.

: Well, I thought of the metric system (don't know about Fahrenheit).

: Only three countries in the world to predominantly not use the metric
: system.

I understand Liberia, but not Burma.

--
ciao,
Bruce

drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/
From: Quincy on
On 3 Aug., 10:25, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote:
> Quoting Insane Ranter in rec.sport.soccer:
>
> >On Aug 3, 3:45 am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> What makes USA level with only Burma and Liberia?
>
> >> Hint: a kind of conservatism.
>
> >They use Fahrenheit or don't use the metric system.
>
> Well, I thought of the metric system (don't know about Fahrenheit).
>
> Only three countries in the world to predominantly not use the metric
> system.

What about England?!
From: Bruce D. Scott on
Quincy (abydr(a)email.de) wrote:
: On 3 Aug., 10:25, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote:
: > Quoting Insane Ranter in rec.sport.soccer:
: >
: > >On Aug 3, 3:45=A0am, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote:
: > >> What makes USA level with only Burma and Liberia?
: >
: > >> Hint: a kind of conservatism.
: >
: > >They use Fahrenheit or don't use the metric system.
: >
: > Well, I thought of the metric system (don't know about Fahrenheit).
: >
: > Only three countries in the world to predominantly not use the metric
: > system.

: What about England?!

I think the "pint" is the last exception which is still officially valid


--
ciao,
Bruce

drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/