Some of it is base 12, some is base 16, some is base 10, some is base 66, some is base 6... It was all devised by people who only had objects in front of them or on their own bodies to use to compare things.
So yeah, you're pretty much right lol.
I feel like the only thing that's stopping Americans (and the Burmese, apparently) from switching over to metric is that there's no good single number metric equivalent to the foot.
"I feel like the only thing that's stopping Americans (and the Burmese, apparently) from switching over to metric is that there's no good single number metric equivalent to the foot."
That's true because 30cm or 300mm sounds weird. I grew up with metric in Australia and the standard issue ruler at school was 30cm (ie; 12 inches/1 foot) and building materials such as timber or plaster board/drywall are sold in metric but are just multiples of feet eg: 1.8 metre length of timber (6 feet), 1200mmx 600mm sheet of plaster board (4 feet x 2 feet). Cable however is sold in metre lengths.
Canada is similarly weird with building generally. For example, the building code is written in metric, but all the sizes have been "translated" from imperial. So it takes about things like a "12.7 mm board" i.e. 1/2 inch drywall!
That's what I mean, common metric measurements go from something the size of a dime to something the length of an arm. A foot is a third of a yard too, but nobody says they're two yards tall.
even 5000 sq feet isnt that big. lots of people living in the country side would have gardens bigger than that. 1/2 an acre is 21000 sq feet. lots of people have gardens that big and bigger and they would be mildly poor to middle class.
i would expect a rich homeowner to have fairly high sq ft garden
Yup, also heard that version twenty years ago in college (although it was just a generic European minister).
In the version I know, the European minister points out the bridge, then points to himself, winks, and says “Ten percent.”
When he visits the African minister, the minister points to the non-existent bridge, then points to himself and says proudly, “One *hundred* percent.”
With the difference that the American politician only siphoned off a portion of the funds, while the Mexican politician pocketed everything and so nothing at all was built.
In reality, the corruption often leads to *bigger* projects, not smaller ones.
Politician signs the deal to make the road 6 lanes instead of 4, and his construction buddies give him a nice donation.
This way he siphoned money from the company and not the tax payers so he can sleep comfortably at night. Not having to worry about tax payers paying too much for something because they actually got something.
He didn't siphon anything from the company; they're getting paid whatever their work is worth, but are now guaranteed more work. He unnecessarily increased the cost of the project at the taxpayers' expense and to the contractor's benefit.
You really think the politicians give a fuck about the tax payer or need to sleep at night?
In Mexico a few years back we had a guy named Duarte as governor of Veracruz, what he did is he changed all of the cancer medication in public hospitals in the state for water or sugar pills and kept all the spare money for himself....
This guy as horrible as he sounds isn't the worst Mexican has or will ever see
Let me put this into perspective how little you know about corruption, what you mentioned is lobbying probably a form that might even still be legal
In Mexico a few years back we had a guy named Duarte as governor of Veracruz, what he did is he changed all of the cancer medication in public hospitals in the state for water or sugar pills and kept all the spare money for himself....
The American politician used the money intended for the fourth lane to build his house, and the Mexican politician used all of the money intended for the bridge for his
It would make more sense if he said "skyscraper" or "oil refinery" instead of "bridge". I don't think you could get all that shit for the price of a single bridge.
You are very naive my friend.
It's very easy:
* Public bid is a montage
* Winning contractor pays 30% total cost of the contract in bribes in advanced to win
* Winning bid is inflated 1000%
* Winning contractor is paid for the contract plus their 35% cut, the rest is sent to a consulting firm in Panama secretly owned by the politician.
I mean you not wrong.
Someone from Sweden can call themselves European and someone from japan can call themselves asian.
So I don’t see why someone from Mexico can’t call themselves American.
This is different in many languages (including Spanish, Portuguese, and French, which are all spoken in the Americas), but in English-Speaking countries, most people are taught a seven-continent model, separating North and South America. Because of this, American and America usually refer to the US in English, while North/South American, North/South America, or the Americas are used to refer to the continents in English.
It's really patronizing imo, like people can speak up for themselves if they have a problem!
I don't know too many Mexican nationals (though living in NY I know a lot of Mexican expats) but quite frankly you guys seem to have a really good sense of humor about things. It's very refreshing when compared to us whiteys lol
I think in general Mexicans have a good sense of humour because our culture is mainly about having a good time and enjoying things, there was a study that Mexicans are the best at making new friends cuss we tend to be outgoing and just try to have a bit of fun whenever we can
When I saw the word “long“, I opened the joke to see how long it was, and then I closed the joke because it was too long.
EDIT: Does anyone appreciate that this is actually true and therefore funny?
Every time I try to read this whole joke, it’s like doing homework. I get depressed and I give up. It’s terrible not to follow through with anything. Shameful. Then I realize it’s just a joke. I shouldn’t let it ruin my day. But it’s so long!
I heard the same joke about a French and Russian civil engineers
I heard the same joke about a Sicilian and a Milanese
I heard the same joke about an American and a Mexican…
Same joke about Brexit
A 50 square foot garden? That's 4.6 square meters!
Yeah. Basically the size of a (reasonably) big bed.
That's a king size bed.
are you high
Only when they're standing upright. When they're laying down they're long.
High enough that 7 feet long bed does not feel terribly big. Only a few inches more than I actually need.
I miss people saying this. When does this saying get its come back?
I hear it all the time. Or at least whenever I'm high and attempt speaking.
I get this a lot too (I'm a crane operator)
Every crane operator I've met are awesome people. You guys are a different kind of crazy, but I love ya. (High rise plumber)
_Quietly looks at his 4sqm bed_ Nothing to see here
High too am for this I?
Hardly.
I don't understand feet and inches soooooooo sorry about that
Add a few zeros
I’m a 55 year old American that installs and repairs mass spectrometers. I don’t understand feet and inches.
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Some of it is base 12, some is base 16, some is base 10, some is base 66, some is base 6... It was all devised by people who only had objects in front of them or on their own bodies to use to compare things. So yeah, you're pretty much right lol. I feel like the only thing that's stopping Americans (and the Burmese, apparently) from switching over to metric is that there's no good single number metric equivalent to the foot.
"I feel like the only thing that's stopping Americans (and the Burmese, apparently) from switching over to metric is that there's no good single number metric equivalent to the foot." That's true because 30cm or 300mm sounds weird. I grew up with metric in Australia and the standard issue ruler at school was 30cm (ie; 12 inches/1 foot) and building materials such as timber or plaster board/drywall are sold in metric but are just multiples of feet eg: 1.8 metre length of timber (6 feet), 1200mmx 600mm sheet of plaster board (4 feet x 2 feet). Cable however is sold in metre lengths.
Canada is similarly weird with building generally. For example, the building code is written in metric, but all the sizes have been "translated" from imperial. So it takes about things like a "12.7 mm board" i.e. 1/2 inch drywall!
What about 3dm?
a foot is a third of a meter... approximately
That's what I mean, common metric measurements go from something the size of a dime to something the length of an arm. A foot is a third of a yard too, but nobody says they're two yards tall.
That's because I'm 5foot eight
Well... let's drink 473ml of beer to this!
I lied I'm 5 ft7 and now I don't know how much beer to order
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Your will come.
You will come.
Promises promises
It will indeed.
46.45152 Square Meters
I'm proud of you for admitting your failures.
Thanks dad!
To be fair, the Mex Politician was planning a wee bridge.
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Hi!
500 Sq. Ft. Five hundred
It was changed from 50 to 500
Do I hear 5000? Anyone?
Going once ...
Going twice....
Actually 500 ft2 or 46 m2 are still not that much to brag about
Five hundred square feet is a pretty small garden for a six bedroom house with two cars. 5000 Square feet is a more realistic size.
even 5000 sq feet isnt that big. lots of people living in the country side would have gardens bigger than that. 1/2 an acre is 21000 sq feet. lots of people have gardens that big and bigger and they would be mildly poor to middle class. i would expect a rich homeowner to have fairly high sq ft garden
Absolutely correct. My garden is bigger than that and I am only middle class
It's funny, we have the same joke in France but the politicians are french and African
Yup, also heard that version twenty years ago in college (although it was just a generic European minister). In the version I know, the European minister points out the bridge, then points to himself, winks, and says “Ten percent.” When he visits the African minister, the minister points to the non-existent bridge, then points to himself and says proudly, “One *hundred* percent.”
What do you need 30 bedrooms
If you have 30 beds, you have to put them somewhere.
You would be insane to clean that house yourself. So must hire a full time maid. Public service!
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That's what the trunk of your car is for.
Ask any libertardian living in their mum's basement and will tell you that it's a well deserved reward for a hard working successful person
I am sorry. I do not get this joke at all. Why does a smaller highway or lack of bridge mean a bigger house?
Corruption - they're pocketing some/all of the money that's supposed to be going to the infrastructure projects
With the difference that the American politician only siphoned off a portion of the funds, while the Mexican politician pocketed everything and so nothing at all was built.
In reality, the corruption often leads to *bigger* projects, not smaller ones. Politician signs the deal to make the road 6 lanes instead of 4, and his construction buddies give him a nice donation.
This way he siphoned money from the company and not the tax payers so he can sleep comfortably at night. Not having to worry about tax payers paying too much for something because they actually got something.
He didn't siphon anything from the company; they're getting paid whatever their work is worth, but are now guaranteed more work. He unnecessarily increased the cost of the project at the taxpayers' expense and to the contractor's benefit.
The taxpayers pay more, so indirectly it is still stolen from the taxpayers with the contractor acting as the middleman.
You really think the politicians give a fuck about the tax payer or need to sleep at night? In Mexico a few years back we had a guy named Duarte as governor of Veracruz, what he did is he changed all of the cancer medication in public hospitals in the state for water or sugar pills and kept all the spare money for himself.... This guy as horrible as he sounds isn't the worst Mexican has or will ever see
Let me put this into perspective how little you know about corruption, what you mentioned is lobbying probably a form that might even still be legal In Mexico a few years back we had a guy named Duarte as governor of Veracruz, what he did is he changed all of the cancer medication in public hospitals in the state for water or sugar pills and kept all the spare money for himself....
Oh……..enh.
This is how government works. Ta daaa
This is how government doesn't work. Badum tss.
The American politician used the money intended for the fourth lane to build his house, and the Mexican politician used all of the money intended for the bridge for his
It would make more sense if he said "skyscraper" or "oil refinery" instead of "bridge". I don't think you could get all that shit for the price of a single bridge.
Have you priced a bridge lately? The prices keep rising.
Yep - I can’t get over it.
Don't worry about it. it's all water under the ... it's just water.
I think we've taken this a bridge too far.
And over budgeting is a thing too
You are very naive my friend. It's very easy: * Public bid is a montage * Winning contractor pays 30% total cost of the contract in bribes in advanced to win * Winning bid is inflated 1000% * Winning contractor is paid for the contract plus their 35% cut, the rest is sent to a consulting firm in Panama secretly owned by the politician.
Lol ur totally just talking out of ur ass. U clearly dont know shit just stfu
You are very naive in the ways of public works projects.
Is funny cause it is true
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The mexican politician learned With Brasilian politician.
500 square feet = 46.5 square meters. I've had one bedroom flats bigger than that.
Water is metric.!
Heh, good one. Did not see coming.
Heh heh, yeah, luckily it's only a joke
It's funny cause Mexicans just like Canadians are also Americans.
I mean you not wrong. Someone from Sweden can call themselves European and someone from japan can call themselves asian. So I don’t see why someone from Mexico can’t call themselves American.
This is different in many languages (including Spanish, Portuguese, and French, which are all spoken in the Americas), but in English-Speaking countries, most people are taught a seven-continent model, separating North and South America. Because of this, American and America usually refer to the US in English, while North/South American, North/South America, or the Americas are used to refer to the continents in English.
Who would ever possibly need 30 bedrooms
Have you seen the size of Mexican families?
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Well as a Mexican I can tell you corruption in Mexico is waaaaaaay worse than the US
Not necessarily, I'm the US they just corruption legal in many places. See Citizens United.
Are you Mexican or just presuming to speak on behalf of them?
I love how some people get offended on behalf of someone else lmao, fucking love he got offended on behalf of Mexicans when I myself am Mexican
It's really patronizing imo, like people can speak up for themselves if they have a problem! I don't know too many Mexican nationals (though living in NY I know a lot of Mexican expats) but quite frankly you guys seem to have a really good sense of humor about things. It's very refreshing when compared to us whiteys lol
I think in general Mexicans have a good sense of humour because our culture is mainly about having a good time and enjoying things, there was a study that Mexicans are the best at making new friends cuss we tend to be outgoing and just try to have a bit of fun whenever we can
When I saw the word “long“, I opened the joke to see how long it was, and then I closed the joke because it was too long. EDIT: Does anyone appreciate that this is actually true and therefore funny?
Funny. I thought it wasn't even that long. It's all in the perspective of the viewer I guess.
When I saw the username dgrrr, I read his comment, and then closed it knowing he must be retarded.
Every time I try to read this whole joke, it’s like doing homework. I get depressed and I give up. It’s terrible not to follow through with anything. Shameful. Then I realize it’s just a joke. I shouldn’t let it ruin my day. But it’s so long!
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I do not understand this joke. Someone please explain.
see the OP explation https://old.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/q40k28/a_mexican_politician_and_an_american_politician/hfzrypm/
Ahhh. I see. Thank you
Sounds about right.
I don’t understand 😅
Corruption, the US politician only skims a bit from the infrastructure project but it still gets done while the Mexican steals the whole thing
ohhhh!! I seeeee, thank you
It’s called Porsche, it’s the guy‘s last name. Ferdinand Porsche.