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To: -YYZ-

I was in Saudi recently. We had some Norweigian engineers with us. Never been to the desert before and were worried about the temp.

We were talking about the weather --- going to be 110 (F, of course) outside.

They were in a complete state of panic until they figured out we were talking F. Then they still freaked because it was too hot for them.


92 posted on 05/15/2006 11:46:42 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
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To: MeanWestTexan

Exactly, both systems are intuitive to people who grew up with them. I'm a little in-between because it changed over when I was about 8 or 9. But I know without the need for any mental conversions that 30 is verging on uncomfortably warm and 35 is uncomfortable, and 40 is pretty much unbearable (for a northern boy like me, anwyay, LOL).


98 posted on 05/15/2006 11:49:35 AM PDT by -YYZ-
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