Inches vs. millimeters

[julianh72 (Julian)]

Originally Posted by Renato1

On another matter, when one goes into a Subway for a roll, does one ask for a foot long roll or a 30.5 cm roll?
And what do they ask for in Europe, I wonder?

In Europe, they sell 15 cm and 30 cm subs.

[raymo]

We seem to have an inbuilt desire to emulate America in every way we
can, so maybe that's why we use foot long subs here, rather than the 30cm
that our use of metric measurement would seem to dictate.
raymo

[JA]

15cm/30cm or 6inch/12inch rolls reminded me of these foot-longs OR NOT, a while back ......

Best
JA

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