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posted :: Friday, May 26, 2006 @ 23:45 PT in Library
- Europeans write out a few of their numbers differently than we do. A
handwritten "one" looks like an upside-down V, sevens are crossed, and fours
resemble short lightning bolts. Learn the difference or miss your train.
- In Europe, dates appear as day/month/year, so Christmas is 25/12/01.
- Commas are decimal points and decimals are commas. A dollar and a half
is 1,50 and there are 5.280 feet in a mile. Of course, you'll likely be dealing with kilometers...
- When counting with fingers, start with your thumb. If you hold up your
first finger to request one item, you'll probably get two.
- What we Americans call the second floor of a building is the first floor
in Europe.
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