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[QUOTE=Dickhead;2114605] One of the biggest PITAs about traveling with other people from the US is translating the distances and the temperature all the time. Look, I get that you can't speak another language because our educational system is shit and does not value it, but the metric system is fucking easy. [/QUOTE]It's not common for people outside the US to speak any other language than their native tongue when excluding English.
No reason the US should change its nonsystem. The rest of the world should just use our measurements and our language and watch our sports and listen to our music. And eat at McDonald's.
[QUOTE=ShooBree;2114782]Just curious, why should they change it? What's the gain, economically speaking?[/QUOTE]The gain economically speaking is that metric's system of 10's is much easier than the BS that we use. And for a population as lazy as we are it should have been welcomed with open arms.
[QUOTE=Dickhead;2114821]No reason the US should change its nonsystem. The rest of the world should just use our measurements and our language and watch our sports and listen to our music. And eat at McDonald's.[/QUOTE]Why? I think that Europe should keep their system and the US can keep theirs. I've never had any problems adopting to the system while on visit in the US.
The whole thing is just a non-issue and irrelevant for this forum.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2114851]The gain economically speaking is that metric's system of 10's is much easier than the BS that we use. And for a population as lazy as we are it should have been welcomed with open arms.[/QUOTE]That really wasn't an answer on my question regarding how the change would affect the US economy positively.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2114851]The gain economically speaking is that metric's system of 10's is much easier than the BS that we use. And for a population as lazy as we are it should have been welcomed with open arms.[/QUOTE]Years ago, there was a push for the US to move to Metric system. I remember that there were two mesurements on just about everything but then it stopped. I also remember big businesses were complaining the billlions in cost to change the packaging so I guess congress just nixed it. US was still dominant in the business but I think that will change once China takes over.
[QUOTE=Dickhead;2114821]No reason the US should change its nonsystem. The rest of the world should just use our measurements and our language and watch our sports and listen to our music. And eat at McDonald's.[/QUOTE]A classic! Thanks for making my day.
[QUOTE=ShooBree;2114782]Just curious, why should they change it? What's the gain, economically speaking?[/QUOTE]Not an economist, not in manufacturing, but I'd guess international trade. Let's say you make the best 1/2 " diameter pipe in the world. But someone who needs 1 cm diameter pipe won't buy it.
So your choice is to give up the metric market or to invest in additional design, manufacturing equipment, and testing so that you can sell to the metric market.
[QUOTE=ShooBree;2114784]It's not common for people outside the US to speak any other language than their native tongue when excluding English.[/QUOTE]Obviously you haven't been to Europe then.
[QUOTE=Stykler;2114943]Obviously you haven't been to Europe then.[/QUOTE]I am European, but I am sure you know better.
For a change of pace, here's a review.
Last night I was trying to schedule a mini party with a girl who I'd promised a bottle of tequila and one of her friends, who is one of my favorites. Just to clear up any misconceptions, it was just planned to be a hang out and drink evening, not a backdoor attempt at a 3 some. Plans fell through, so I sent a message to a girl on my to-do list, but she didn't answer for 2 hours.
Meanwhile the "one of my favorites" hit me up to see if I was interested. I was. She came over late afternoon and once again cemented her spot on my favorites list. Details in a moment. After winding down and showering, she got a request to come see another monger. I walked her to a taxi and headed off to dinner. About 30 minutes later she messaged she was bored. Apparently, the guy wanted to hang out in the bar talking to the other gringos. She got a 1/2 payment for showing up and came out to hang with me.
When the rain finally let up she convinced me to bring her home with me. Another great session followed before she rolled over and went to sleep. No fuss this morning, she gave me a good morning greeting, showered and went on her way.
On to the details. She's old by Medellin standards, 30, has kids and is tall and thin. No ass to speak of and boobs are deflated. No other noticeable baby damage and she has legs for days. There are a few things that make her special. The main thing is her attitude. I don't like the term GFE, but being with her (YMMV) is like being with a girlfriend. She's playful and affectionate. I get an authentic make out session with her and a very natural cool down period afterwards. During sex she rides like she's really trying to get off, instead of the usual, trying to get you off as quick as possible. She also gives a top notch BBBJ with DT that is mind boggling. None of the 30 seconds and done crap. Last night she worked on me for at least 15 minutes, with hands, without hands, paying attention to everything and alternating speed, depth and everything else. I'm not a CIM, backdoor or BBFS guy so I don't know if those are available.
I'm not throwing her contact info out here because some guys are just clueless. However, I will share with those who have demonstrated the ability to play well with others.
If you're looking for the 18-20 big boobs, big booty, she's not going to appeal to you. If you're looking for an experience to remember, she might be what you need. I've gotten good feedback from 3 others on their experiences with her.
As always, YMMV.
[QUOTE=ShooBree;2114963]I am European, but I am sure you know better.[/QUOTE]Before you keep making a knob of yourself, you might want to just read from the first paragraph on page one.
[URL]http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/archives/ebs/ebs_237.en.pdf[/URL]
Have a good day.
So, about the girls?
[QUOTE=Stykler;2115023]Before you keep making a knob of yourself, you might want to just read from the first paragraph on page one.
[URL]http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/archives/ebs/ebs_237.en.pdf[/URL]
Have a good day.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Stykler;2115023]Before you keep making a knob of yourself, you might want to just read from the first paragraph on page one.
[URL]http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/archives/ebs/ebs_237.en.pdf[/URL]
Have a good day.[/QUOTE]Having traveled Europe extensively since the late 70's, and having lived in Germany and the UK as a private citizen, I do have to agree with the OP. Most Europeans are not competent in any other language other than their own mother tongue and English. While the information in your link does present a different picture, the ideology the EU presents doesn't jib much with reality.
Its true that children are given a multi-lingual education in Europe but that doesn't seem to amount to any amount of foreign language competency in the absence of serious interest. Its not unlike Canada, where Anglophones outside of Quebec learn French in school. Yet I have never met a Canadian from outside Quebec who could speak French, nor wanted to speak French. Whenever I ask them if they can speak French, they seem to think its a odd question. If you are an Anglophone Canadian and you are reading this, maybe you can clarify this.
One thing I have learned about Europeans, based on 4 decades of exposure to them, is they typically don't like their neighbors and aren't too interested in learning their lingo. Dutch speak English as if it is their second native language but make funny faces if you ask them if they understand German or French. Germans are also very good at English, but they absolutely no interest in learning any of the the languages of their Eastern neighbors. In fact, they seem puzzled when I tell them I've visited Eastern Europe, a place they overwhelmingly regard with distaste. There is even a German beer called Moravia, but some Germans I met had no clue that Moravia was a historical nation of the Austrian Empire and the Eastern Half of the Czech Republic. I explained the German name to the region, "Maehren", but they had never heard of that, either. To them it was just the name of a beer. I've met Germans who spoke good Spanish and Italian. But that is because they liked to holiday in Spain and Italy, so it became expedient to learn those languages.
Further east during the Cold War, students in Central Europe had to learn Russian. Yet at the conclusion of the Cold War, they all forgot how to speak it. I found out it was a joke among the Czechs about how they couldn't remember a word of Russian. Every one of them I met has said, "I learned Russian in school, but I forgot all of it ". Russians who were living in the Baltic found themselves in a difficult situation after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Where Russian was once the only official language spoken, the indigenous languages suddenly became the de facto language, enforced by the new Nationalist regimes. Suddenly, these transplant Russians found themselves in a foreign country where they didn't speak the language.
English is popular, because of its placement in pop culture. Pop culture and English langauge media is a good teacher. My ex-wife and her daughter are ethnic Hungarians from Western Romania. Now there is a truly bi-lingual group of people, the "Erdelyi" (Transylvanians). Both had some compulsory English classes in school. But both assert that they truly learned to English on TV, not in the classroom. English is the most practical second language to know and its considered "cool" to be knowledgeable in English and a sign of sophistication to be fluent in it. They see German as a mere practicality for people who want to live and work in Germany. But there is no "cool" factor to German, despite its importance in economic situations. Germans seem to agree to some extent. Notice how German pop artists tend to sing in English? Note how the Scorpions sing all their songs in English. When the Scorpions covered a Hungarian, classic rock song ("Gyngyhaj Lany" by the group Omega) they translated the lyrics into English and gave it the title "White Dove" though the original song title means "Pearl-haired Girl". English, not German or Hungarian, is the expedient language for pop music and people who listen to pop music are often compelled to learn a bit of English. And I sense that many Europeans seem to feel if they know decent English, they don't need to bother learning anything else. And us monoglots in the Anglosphere came to the same conclusion. Personally, all I learned after living with two Hungarian females for 13 years is how to curse in their mother tongue.
This thread has been a real downer lately.
I don't see the value in arguments about the metric system, but an analysis of the death is fairly useful.