Text 10897, 72 rader
Skriven 2014-03-12 16:11:36 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 10776 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: dishonesty
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Hi Nancy,

 DD> It may be the same on "drug dealers" but my prescription drugs are all
 DD> in grams, milligrams, millilitres, etc. And wine/booze/liqueur is, and
 DD> has been for several years, flogged in metric quantities. The only
 DD> exception is domestic beers and ales.

 NB> Those too...  :)  Some things are so standard one doesn't even bring
 NB> them to mind...  ;)  I kinda miss getting my fifth of scotch,
 NB> though... have to remember what the metric equivalent is when I'm out
 NB> shopping. ;)

Juat ask for "a quart and a squirt". Back in the late 70s, one of the
places where we bought gas switched to selling it by the litre. Once
Steve asked how a litre measured against a quart (for trying to figure
milage) so I gave him the above. Its been our default definition for a
litre ever since.

 NB> your weight in kg,  NB>> and then switch the scales to lb so that the
 NB> patient will comprehend  NB>> the weight better...  :)

 DD> My croaker records both the KG and the LB/oz numbers.

 NB> I suspect that's the scientific influence... I think most of my docs
 NB> also record both numbers... probably mostly in deference to the
 NB> patient who mostly doesn't think in metric...  ;)

Not generally. Some of my doctors use metric, others use English. Helps
to know both--when I went to England with some friends, I bought some
fabric on sale for a pound (pre EU) per yard or metre so I had it
measured in metres. Got almost 8 more inches (total) than I would have
if I'd bought by the yard.

 DD> But, blood pressure is always mentioned, recorded, etc. in mm/Hg
 DD> (millimetres of mercury) and has been since I can remember.
 DD> Unlike barometric pressure which the NOAA reports in inches.

 NB> Medical is more scientific...?   (G)   Most other weather measurements
 NB> are also in inches and feet, etc... miles/hour...  English system...

They're that way because most Americans think that way. Watch any
television in another country and youu'll see temps listed in C, wind in
kph, etc during the weather segment.

 NB> I think my main point to Jim was that both systems are rather
 NB> pervasive here, just a matter of what one is measuring, and how one
 NB> has grown up
 NB> thinking of it...  so we know (somewhat) the metric system, as well as
 NB> the English system, and are using them both...  Actually, could be a
 NB> lot easier if one only did use one... wouldn't have to try to remember
 NB> the
 NB> conversion factors, that seem to be so slippery whenever one really
 NB> needs them...  (G)

Took living in Germany for almost 6 years to get me comfortable with
dealing with metrics on an everyday basis. I did a fair amount of
grocery shopping on the economy so had to remember I was buying by the
kilo for fruits, meats, etc. Prices that may have seemed high were
reasonable once I made the mental conversion to pounds/ounces for
produce. And, at times, I've posted recipies here in both measurements.
(G)

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Ruth
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