mgirly16
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Post by mgirly16 on Jul 1, 2008 13:02:13 GMT -5
Heey heey, The degrees of America and Europe are very different. Does anyone knows both of those degrees? Like in The Netherlands it was today 27 degrees. Its was very hot, but in America, 27 degrees is cold.. Does anyone understands the degrees language ?  xxx Me |
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Post by *Sammi!* on Jul 1, 2008 13:08:35 GMT -5
Americans measure the temperature in Farenheit, if Im correct. Europeans measure temperature in Centegrade. Which is probably why. Like I dunno 70 farenheit is hot (I think) in America and yet its like 20 degree centagrade here.  Meh, I think thats right. Hansemand is normally good at this type of thing... Maybe he can help. |
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Post by ~B@MeLiSsA30@B~ on Jul 1, 2008 13:27:06 GMT -5
You are right Sammi. We go by Farenheit. If its 27 Degrees here, it would be VERY cold, and it would be snowing outside.
70 Degrees is the idea Temperture.
Its not too cold or too hot.
It's what doctors say a newborn baby's room should be is 70 Degrees. Now, if it gets to 90 Degrees. That's when we all start sweating, and complain about how hot it is. Just a couple days ago it got to 103 Degrees. At least in my city it did. LOL!
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Post by McGarrett on Jul 1, 2008 16:29:55 GMT -5
Oh. I dont even wanna talk about heat. It makes me sick. Literally.
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Post by *Sammi!* on Jul 1, 2008 16:59:34 GMT -5
heat makes you sick? thats not cool. Any reason for that? Hayfever or something?
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Post by Hansemand on Jul 1, 2008 17:02:22 GMT -5
Degrees is not the only thing that is different in America.
American's also use the term Ounces a lot, both for volume and weight.
In Europe, a can of cola contains 33 centiliter or 0.33 liters, thats 11.1 ounces in the U.S
Now comes the strange one:
In Europe when you bake, you must use (lets say) 250 grams of flour to bake a cake.
If you bake the same cake in the U.S, the recipe says you have to use 8.8 ounces of flour.
Personally, i never understood the ounces thing for both liquids and weight.
I am used to different methods of describing volume and weight.
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Post by McGarrett on Jul 1, 2008 17:06:29 GMT -5
Sammi, I have no idea why that is. I just know that it gets worse every summer.
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Post by ~B@MeLiSsA30@B~ on Jul 1, 2008 18:01:30 GMT -5
Hansemand, we use different terms. Usually when we refer to ounces, it's in a soda can, or a bottle. Like, a can of Pepsi is 12 ounces, and a regular size bottle of Pepsi is 20 ounces. When we get to the big size bottle of Pepsi, we use the word 2 liter. We don't use ounces even though it does say on the bottle how many ounces, but we call it a 2 liter. When it comes to buying Chocolate or White Milk, we say we're gonna buy a gallon of Milk. or, we we're gonna buy half a gallon. I dunno how it is there. Now, when it comes to cooking. From what I have experience, cooking directions says 1 cup of flour, or 1 1/2 cup of flour. I've never heard of a recipe saying 8.8 ounces. We use teaspoons, Tablespoons, Cups to measure how much.  I know this is kinda confusing. I'm even confusing myself with this explanation & I've lived here my whole life. LOL!!!!!! I better quit while I'm ahead. LOL! ;D |
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Post by *Sammi!* on Jul 1, 2008 18:05:22 GMT -5
Degrees is not the only thing that is different in America. American's also use the term Ounces a lot, both for volume and weight. In Europe, a can of cola contains 33 centiliter or 0.33 liters, thats 11.1 ounces in the U.S Now comes the strange one: In Europe when you bake, you must use (lets say) 250 grams of flour to bake a cake. If you bake the same cake in the U.S, the recipe says you have to use 8.8 ounces of flour. Personally, i never understood the ounces thing for both liquids and weight. I am used to different methods of describing volume and weight. Ha! See, I knew he would give a better explaination than me! Mel, yeah, its confusing. Dont understand why we cant all be the same!! Martin, thats strange...  |
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Post by Hansemand on Jul 2, 2008 9:48:50 GMT -5
I think that degrees will at some point become the same, when you look at the differences between America and Europe.
I have noticed in several American tv series that gets aired over here, Centigrade is being used instead of Fahrenheit.
Noticed that a lot in NCIS, when Ducky describes the temperature of a body.
BTW, it just hits me Melissa: How much IS a cup ?
Cups comes in lots of different sizes too, looking on my own shelf, i have cups in 5 different sizes ;D
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Post by Rebecca Malfoy on Jul 2, 2008 19:33:02 GMT -5
1 cup is roughly 250 millilitres.
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Post by Hansemand on Jul 3, 2008 14:13:59 GMT -5
Aha, thanks Rebecca.
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I know this is kinda confusing. I'm even confusing myself with this explanation & I've lived here my whole life. LOL!!!!!!
