Question for the non-U.S. folks
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Forogar wrote:
despite trying to use kilometers
Since when? All speed limits are in MPH; all signs with distances show miles; speedometers show both, but emphasise MPH. Where are we trying to use kilometers? :confused:
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When I still lived in Blighty I noticed that the road construction signs that said things like "Road Works 300 yds" occasionally said "Road Works 300m" as they tried to go metric, a bit - although it failed to get traction - which is why I said "trying to use". ;P
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When I still lived in Blighty I noticed that the road construction signs that said things like "Road Works 300 yds" occasionally said "Road Works 300m" as they tried to go metric, a bit - although it failed to get traction - which is why I said "trying to use". ;P
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Metres we can just about cope with. Kilometres will still get you burned as a witch in most places. :) Although I still wonder why nobody ever seems to use megametres, gigametres, etc. Even in sci-fi, short distances in space are given in "million kilometres".
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In the context of automobiles, countries that use "mile" will say something like, "What is the mileage of that car?" For countries that use "kilometer," what do they say in this regard?
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I could speak for Australia, India, and New Zealand. It's called mileage as well, even though kilometer is the official unit used in all 3 places.
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In New Zealand we just use mileage. Due to our history we used to have imperial measurement and hence this was the term that become ingrained in the language to mean a cars consumption. So the term does not really mean anything to do with miles anymore but just a term to refer to a car consumption. The answer would be in liters per 100 kilometers
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RossMW wrote:
liters per 100 kilometers
Perhaps the dumbest unit of measure ever thought up. :doh:
I, for one, like Roman Numerals.
Can't disagree... But, its what you get used to. Coming from imperial usage in the dark ages, there are a number of these inconsistencies where both can be used. Particularly for us old farts. e.g. Tyre pressures is still more commonly defined in psi rather than bars.
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In the context of automobiles, countries that use "mile" will say something like, "What is the mileage of that car?" For countries that use "kilometer," what do they say in this regard?
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I think the last time I asked it was "What is the economy (of the car) like?"
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In the context of automobiles, countries that use "mile" will say something like, "What is the mileage of that car?" For countries that use "kilometer," what do they say in this regard?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
For the "fuel consumption per distance"-measure there is no direct equivalent (in the sense of being somehow related to kilometers) in Dutch. We use "verbruik" which means 'usage' but with the specific connotation that it's a consuming type of usage (the related word "gebruik" is the normal not-necessarily-consuming type of usage). The word for "what the odometer measures" is kilometerstand.
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Yeah, but we stick to miles-per-hour for speed limits, and miles-to-town for direction signage. I suspect we have never (and will never) switch to KPH or Km-to-go because of the sheer cost and time involved in switching over all the aluminium signage!
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I don't think it has anything to do with money. It's just a part of your national schizophrenia pride. On one side you're the most inventive people on the earth, there's no coincidence industrialisation started in the UK. But at the same time you can be extremely averse to anything "not invented here", and having a non functional management culture, which together explains the death of the British car industry (and brexit, but let's not go there :) ).
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In the context of automobiles, countries that use "mile" will say something like, "What is the mileage of that car?" For countries that use "kilometer," what do they say in this regard?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
fuel consumption. in litres per 100km
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In the context of automobiles, countries that use "mile" will say something like, "What is the mileage of that car?" For countries that use "kilometer," what do they say in this regard?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
David Crow wrote:
What is the mileage of that car?"
Since when did US folks start getting concerned about mileage? The last time I went there about nine years ago, nobody spoke about mileage, and they said that only people in lesser countries bothered about mileage.
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In the context of automobiles, countries that use "mile" will say something like, "What is the mileage of that car?" For countries that use "kilometer," what do they say in this regard?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
In New Zealand its kilometers if your refer to the distance the car has traveled... for fuel consumption its kilometers per litre...
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In the context of automobiles, countries that use "mile" will say something like, "What is the mileage of that car?" For countries that use "kilometer," what do they say in this regard?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
In New Zealand its kilometers if your refer to the distance the car has traveled... for fuel consumption its kilometers per litre...
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In the context of automobiles, countries that use "mile" will say something like, "What is the mileage of that car?" For countries that use "kilometer," what do they say in this regard?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
In India, it is, What's an "Average" of that car. No pun intended, but almost every Indian checks for this aspect whenever they go to purchase a car, Milage/Average is the first priority, safety and features are secondary.
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In India, it is, What's an "Average" of that car. No pun intended, but almost every Indian checks for this aspect whenever they go to purchase a car, Milage/Average is the first priority, safety and features are secondary.
You can have all the tools in the world but if you don't genuinely believe in yourself, it's useless.
Gandalf_TheWhite wrote:
...safety and features are secondary.
Given the way I've seen them drive, I can believe it.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Metres we can just about cope with. Kilometres will still get you burned as a witch in most places. :) Although I still wonder why nobody ever seems to use megametres, gigametres, etc. Even in sci-fi, short distances in space are given in "million kilometres".
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we use kilométrage.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Interesting. I live right across the Ottawa river (eastern Ontario) and have heard plenty of Quebecers say "millage". Must be a regional thing. Are you closer to Quebec City perhaps? :-) (as in, "comment de millage qu'y a, ton ostie d'bazou?")
nope, in Montréal. Maybe a cultural thing or usage; it is not a word I use often as I don't have a car. I might say mileage in casual "speaking", but most often will say kilométrage.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I could speak for Australia, India, and New Zealand. It's called mileage as well, even though kilometer is the official unit used in all 3 places.
Yeah, but in Commonwealth countries mileage refers to fuel efficiency. In the States it refers to miles on the odometer.
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Gandalf_TheWhite wrote:
...safety and features are secondary.
Given the way I've seen them drive, I can believe it.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
In India or Indian origin drivers here?
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David Crow wrote:
What is the mileage of that car?"
Since when did US folks start getting concerned about mileage? The last time I went there about nine years ago, nobody spoke about mileage, and they said that only people in lesser countries bothered about mileage.
Mileage here refers to the odometer reading. Not fuel efficiency.
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