One of the reasons I hate living in the US (2 Viewers)

[VillageIdiot]

Also this thread seems very much written from the perspective of a European trying to understand American culture
You ain't slick Vikki

 

[Ahsoka]

Also this thread seems very much written from the perspective of a European trying to understand American culture
You ain't slick Vikki

Shhh the others don't know

 

[blueberries]

Lol we didn't have that problem with halves here
The keyword is "past" so half past five is after 5 aka 5:30 while half five might be 4:30 lol. Although I've never heard someone use half five, that would make me think it's 2.5

Oh but I think it will actually be harder to say big numbers without commas. Like 546000000 by itself makes me pause and take time to see how much it actually is. But 546,000,000 makes it simpler to say it's 546 million just by looking at it.

Spaces though

 

[Darkseid]

Spaces though

Spaces make them look like different numbers tho

 

[blueberries]

Spaces make them look like different numbers tho

why would you divide different numbers just by spaces though

 

[Darkseid]

why would you divide different numbers just by spaces though

Why would you put spaces within the same number tho

 

[blueberries]

Why would you put spaces within the same number tho

so you can read it without needing commas

 

[Darkseid]

so you can read it without needing commas

Or you could read it with commas and have an easier time

 

[blueberries]

Or you could read it with commas and have an easier time

How do you know when the decimals start then

Like if you have number of 1,20 how do you know if it's 120 euros or 1 euro 20 cents?

 

[Ahsoka]

How do you know when the decimals start then

Like if you have number of 1,20 how do you know if it's 120 euros or 1 euro 20 cents?

1,205 is one thousand two hundred and five
1.205 is one point two oh five

 

[blueberries]

1,205 is one thousand two hundred and five
1.205 is one point two oh five

Oh so you use dots as decimals instead of commas like we do. Well that does clear some things up

 

[Ahsoka]

Oh so you use dots as decimals instead of commas like we do. Well that does clear some things up

Yeah we do, honestly I think commas and dots is easier than commas and spaces