On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:04:34 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 14 Oct 2008 14:57:39 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
> 
>>I always found it weird in the UK that distances are in miles and
>>mileage seems to be in MPG (but imperial gallons), but the purchase of
>>petrol is by the litre.
> 
> You mean that imperial doesn't mean American? <g>

Your gallons are bigger than ours.  That's how you manage 55 MPG in your 
cars.  ;-)

>>That makes it *really* difficult to figure out fuel efficiency if you
>>don't have a computer to do that in your car.
> 
> Only if you're innumerate :P

You forget that America is the land of the innumerate. ;-)

Jim

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