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Post by parrothead on Jun 14, 2010 18:25:14 GMT -5
Is 1 million the same number in the United States as it is in the United Kingdom?
Yes, but from there, it can get tricky. In America, 1,000 million is a billion, while in Britain it's a milliard. A U.S. trillion is a UK billion. (And yes, this discrepancy has caused problems in the sharing of information, which is why the U.S. system has become more and more prevalent internationally.)
This fact's source is "The Complete Idiot's Guide To Fun FAQs".
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Post by Koopaul on Jun 14, 2010 18:33:43 GMT -5
I never knew that... Damn the deeper I go the more confused I get.
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Post by Savage Adam on Jun 14, 2010 19:09:41 GMT -5
the deeper I go the more confused I get.  |
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Post by kirbychu on Jun 16, 2010 5:52:41 GMT -5
Ffffff now I'm starting to doubt if British Friend from Long Ago was actually British in the first place. If I hadn't bumped into her on Facebook (back when I still had Facebook) and seen her celebrating Box Day... ...Is Boxing Day a British thing? I've heard them talk about it in Simpsons and Friends, so I figured it was international. |
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Jun 16, 2010 6:31:00 GMT -5
Australia certainly has Boxing Day, so its not only British, but then we steal plenty of shit like that from the UK (like a Queen's Birthday public holiday. I don't like you you old bat, but I'll take a day off for sure).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2010 10:28:49 GMT -5
Boxing Day isn't an America thing, that's for sure. We tend to make a holiday out of the entire week between Christmas Eve and New Years' Day, though!
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Post by Shrikeswind on Jun 16, 2010 14:21:48 GMT -5
Ffffff now I'm starting to doubt if British Friend from Long Ago was actually British in the first place. If I hadn't bumped into her on Facebook (back when I still had Facebook) and seen her celebrating Box Day... ...Is Boxing Day a British thing? I've heard them talk about it in Simpsons and Friends, so I figured it was international. Friends takes place in a major immigration port, so that it mentions Boxing Day isn't surprising. And Simpsons features a character who'd be very well likely to make a joke on Boxing Day. |
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Post by kirbychu on Jun 16, 2010 15:54:09 GMT -5
Friends takes place in a major immigration port, so that it mentions Boxing Day isn't surprising. And Simpsons features a character who'd be very well likely to make a joke on Boxing Day. Well... it was Bart who made the joke. I figure that probably isn't who you're referring to.  |
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Post by Shrikeswind on Jun 17, 2010 0:41:35 GMT -5
No, I was referring to Homer, though now that I think about it, Bart would also make sense.
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Post by kirbychu on Jun 17, 2010 4:10:19 GMT -5
Then I have no idea what you mean. XD
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Jun 17, 2010 4:48:56 GMT -5
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Post by kirbychu on Jun 17, 2010 6:20:04 GMT -5
DAMN YOU, A BOX!!
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Post by Shrikeswind on Jun 17, 2010 19:27:12 GMT -5
Then I have no idea what you mean. XD I meant that Homer would be liable to make a joke about something obscure in the minds of his target (in the case, the American audience) and make it hilarious. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2010 11:16:22 GMT -5
TEi's new favorite Britishism: the word "quid." It's such an aesthetically and phonetically pleasing word! ;D It rolls right off the tongue, and it's less abrasive than the American equivalent, "bucks."
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Post by Fryguy64 on Jun 19, 2010 5:57:48 GMT -5
Quid is one of those words that you don't hear quite so much. "That cost ten quid!" is more likely to be "That cost a tenner!" Of course things also cost a fiver  It's a shame. It is a good word. "I made ten quid today!" is certainly better than "I earned ten pounds." |
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