<p>I have to read it in French.</p>
<p>And I also have to read Utilitarianism.</p>
<p>Actually, I understand the metric system fairly well, since they teach it in science class. At least, all my science classes since elementary school have used metric. Sometimes I have a hard time visualizing the measurements, but that’s understandable. When people ask me random questions like my weight/height or the temperature, and I’m in a sarcastic mood, I’ll answer in metric. Most Americans have no understanding of metric, except that pop comes in two-liter bottles and a meter is about the same as a yard.</p>
<p>When I went to Spain with the Spanish Club from school, most of the group was totally lost when the thermometer said 37°, and when they were told a building was 170 m tall. The schools try to educate students on the metric system, but apparently it doesn’t work very well.</p>
<p>I think the metric system is just a lot more logical and organized. The imperial system isn’t taught in schools here, at all. We aren’t even required to have a general understanding of it. I think the imperial system is extremely confusing because of all the fractions.</p>
<p>For temperature, it’s not as bad, because it’s more precise, but it’s still kind of weird. It just makes more sense to think that water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100. As opposed to 32 degrees and 200 and something degrees.</p>
<p>Mercy’s eyes are blue when she places them in front of you.</p>
<p>Actually, in my opinion, the US is (very) slowly making a switch to the metric system. Of course, it will never completely catch on, just because the imperial system is more convenient for certain things. For instance, in my county in Ohio, all the roads are measured by miles. The distance between two roads is one mile, and the roads are numbered accordingly. So if I live on road 17, and my friend lives on road 13, I know I live four miles from my friend. It would be silly to say I live 7 km (or whatever) from my friend, since it just doesn’t work that way.</p>
<p>However, scientists in the US use only the metric system, and we buy our drinks in liters. A bottle of water is typically a half-liter. This might be a little random, but mechanical pencil lead is sold in millimeters. This change is so slow because only certain industries adopt new measurements at their own convenience.</p>
<p>I’m so bored that I’m ready to start pulling out my hair. I just keep putting off my chances thread. Ekk.</p>
<p>I bought a new pair of shoes today.</p>
<p>I bought the most awesome pair of shoes in Spain. They’re black with silver sparkles. How often do you find men’s shoes with sparkles in the US? I was more impressed by how the shoe company managed to put sparkles on men’s shoes without making them look gay. But when I was in the store, I couldn’t get any of the girls to wait on me because they were all trying on lipstick. The work ethic in Europe is a little different than here in the States.</p>
<p>Haha, yeah. The shoes I bought are Swedish, and they’re pretty weird, but I like them. Europe is definitely different from North America.</p>
<p>My friend is trying to convince me “Germany kicks ass.”</p>
<p>I hate the metric system</p>
<p>it reminds of me of a fantasy land.</p>
<p>I think the metric system is simpler and easier to understand but I know the imperial system better. So.</p>
<p>I don’t think I could live in Europe for more than a year.</p>
<p>I can’t get onto Skoal’s website. For some reason they don’t believe that I’m 18.</p>
<p>That’s funny.</p>
<p>I have a scar on my leg. I don’t know where it came from.</p>
<p>Have you been drunk recently?</p>
<p>stupid CC, this is supposed to be after snoop’s post.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure no.</p>
<p>Only pretty sure? tsk tsk, the silly sophomore has been out drinking.</p>
<p>OMG that’s so true.</p>
<p>Teen Wolf is on the telly.</p>
<p>Oone of these days, CC, one of these days, POW! straight to the moon.</p>
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<p>That is one of the most incoherent posts I’ve ever read.</p>
<p>Haven’t you ever seen The Honeymooners?</p>
<p>Sigh. Kids today.</p>