> > Really confusing when you get something like: 02/07/02, what
> > is that? November 2nd, or February 7th? Sometimes context gives it
> > away (say
> > a jug of milk), but sometimes you just can't know. TTYL
>
> Well, if I shared an apartment, I still wouldn't trust a jug of milk!
> :-)
>
> But I thought Canada's biggest beef would be miles and kilometres -
> especially if you live on the boarder!

        Not really, we're all kilometers here, only "oldtimers" still talk miles.
:) (now I'm in trouble). This does sometimes confuse American visitors
driving on our highways though. For example, on the highways we have a sign
that says, say, 500m next exit. Some Americans read that as "500 miles",
instead of the "500 meters" it's supposed to mean. Honest mistake on their
part, I can understand how it's confusing. In fact a friend of mine drove
through Michigan recently and noticed something strange, in some areas the
road signs said something like "0.625 miles next exit", or some other
strange number. He put it all together when he converted to metric and
realized that that converted to 1km. Seems some areas of the states now plan
their road signs in metric and convert the results to imperial! :) I found
that funny. TTYL

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