DirtyDawg Posted December 4, 2014 #51 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Well, we do have our quirks, but remember we are not the ONLY holdouts on the metric system - Liberia and Myanmar are keeping us company. I do find it interesting that US citizens who couldn't figure out with a calculator how many inches there are in a mile and insist that the metric system is way too difficult to understand, still manage to buy liquor (liquor and wine are, I think, the only items in the US that have to be sold in metric units). Thom Especially when they are looking to buy Liquor.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YubaSutter Posted December 4, 2014 #52 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Well, we do have our quirks, but remember we are not the ONLY holdouts on the metric system - Liberia and Myanmar are keeping us company. I do find it interesting that US citizens who couldn't figure out with a calculator how many inches there are in a mile and insist that the metric system is way too difficult to understand, still manage to buy liquor (liquor and wine are, I think, the only items in the US that have to be sold in metric units). Thom Some soda is also using the metric system. Americans can't live without their 2 liter sodas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Turgidson Posted December 4, 2014 #53 Share Posted December 4, 2014 When I go ashore I take about 80 to 100 dollars in my wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grand isle joe Posted December 4, 2014 #54 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Some soda is also using the metric system. Americans can't live without their 2 liter sodas. ......but they can never get rid of the good old 40 ouncer........a working man's standard....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerThom Posted December 4, 2014 #55 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Some soda is also using the metric system. Americans can't live without their 2 liter sodas.Oh, many metric items are sold in the US (eg it is easy to find metric wrenches [otherwise we could not fix our foreign made toys]). But liquor and wine are the only two I can think of that by law can ONLY be sold in metric units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDawg Posted December 4, 2014 #56 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) Oh, many metric items are sold in the US (eg it is easy to find metric wrenches [otherwise we could not fix our foreign made toys]). But liquor and wine are the only two I can think of that by law can ONLY be sold in metric units. Thom, you're coming over to the 'Dark Side', aren't you? :D And when the cruises line start selling that gold by the centimetre my DW might but some. Edited December 4, 2014 by DirtyDawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylight Posted December 5, 2014 #57 Share Posted December 5, 2014 We use Ozforex travel cards and use the ATM on board it's worth paying the fee for feeling safe. If we are in the Med the ship ATM is in Euros. Then we don't carry to much cash when travelling to the cruise.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted December 5, 2014 #58 Share Posted December 5, 2014 When I go ashore I take about 80 to 100 dollars in my wallet. Hear you! It's always best to have some "walking around" money with you! :D LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted December 6, 2014 #59 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Hear you! It's always best to have some "walking around" money with you! :DLuLu Agree,especially in a Port away from home, you just never know when you'll need a service that doesn't take a card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grand isle joe Posted December 6, 2014 #60 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Agree,especially in a Port away from home, you just never know when you'll need a service that doesn't take a card. In Europe you can get some pretty sweet deals on items if you offer cash (in Euros) .....there is a whole underground economy.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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