At this stage, I am back in Australia with sun shining and crickets chirping; however, I did want to make some final comments about the world's only superpower:
1. What is with the imperial measurements? What is a quart, gallon or fluid ounce?
I think they are just being obtuse to hang onto these antiquated ways when the rest of the world has moved onto kilos and liters.
2. Who is in charge of the beer production?
Surely when beers were being handed out, the Americans must have been in the "john". It tastes alright but they seem to have forgotten to put any booze in. I think the average is about 2.4%.
3. What's with the 110v power?
Is this the only country in the world that uses 110v power? - I needed converters for everything that didn't have dual voltage transformers.
4. Why make all your money look the same?
You can't tell a one from a hundred, a Washington from a Franklin - it's bloody annoying. It's also one of the only countries I have been to that still has a one dollar bill.
5. Who died and left all these guys the cheap fuel?
$2.20 a gallon (four liters) or something like that. Istanbul is was over $2 a litre and Turkey is right next to all the oil. I am pretty sure they even pump it across the border and refine the the stuff.
1. What is with the imperial measurements? What is a quart, gallon or fluid ounce?
I think they are just being obtuse to hang onto these antiquated ways when the rest of the world has moved onto kilos and liters.
2. Who is in charge of the beer production?
Surely when beers were being handed out, the Americans must have been in the "john". It tastes alright but they seem to have forgotten to put any booze in. I think the average is about 2.4%.
3. What's with the 110v power?
Is this the only country in the world that uses 110v power? - I needed converters for everything that didn't have dual voltage transformers.
4. Why make all your money look the same?
You can't tell a one from a hundred, a Washington from a Franklin - it's bloody annoying. It's also one of the only countries I have been to that still has a one dollar bill.
5. Who died and left all these guys the cheap fuel?
$2.20 a gallon (four liters) or something like that. Istanbul is was over $2 a litre and Turkey is right next to all the oil. I am pretty sure they even pump it across the border and refine the the stuff.
The USA can send it across the world and still have it cheaper at the pump than milk.
That shits me. You take this rare commodity from deep within the ground, run it through a highly sophisticated refining process, ship it around the world and sell it at a pump. You get a cow, milk it and boil the crap out of it; and it is still more expensive than oil.
Anyway, that is a few things that have been on my mind about the USA.
In conclusion, it is a vast country with an unusual culture which intrigues me. I would like to go back one day to visit my family and all those places that have been made famous... next time.
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