Can I assume from this that you think people note and record the 'litres' or
'gallons' number going up and up rather than read the 'dollars' figure going
up and up?
In the UK when the tank becomes full the petrol 'gun' makes a noticable
'clunk' noise to prevent overspill.
I assume the same thing happens on US and Canadian pumps.
When this happens what proportion of people do you think look up at the
money value and what proportion at the volume-of-tank-refilled figure?
I can honestly say that I've never heard people refer to their petrol fill
in litres or gallons. They'll either say something like "I filled her up"
or "I put £20's worth in".
When's the last time you heard someone say that they put 5 gallons in (or 20
litres, etc)?
From: "Daniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [USMA:33382] Re: Where are you from?
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 09:15:34 -0400
US gas is sold in dollars per US gallon. Canadian gas is sold in cents per
litre. There is a noticeable difference in the pump display and the street
ads not to notice. If he wasn't expecting to encounter litres he would
have noticed and been surprised.
Dan
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Subject: [USMA:33379] Re: Where are you from?
I wonder what he must have been thinking when he had to fuel his car in
litres.
Probably nothing considering people *actually* fill their car up in
moneys-worth.
He was more than likely doing a quick conversion in his head between US
and Canadian dollars.
You see, in the real world people fill their cars up with petrol (gas)
rather than measures.
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