Why do the Brits say 10x8 and 5x4?

[bbjorkum]

The Swedes say 9x12, as they are metric ...

[John Kasaian]

We like our beer warm because it brings out the delicate flavours of a blend of English hops and fine English malt.

I thought it was because you have Lucas refrigerators! Pity the bloke who has a Lucas pacemaker!

A Lucas Enlarger would truly be the personification of the "Prints of Darkness!"

~all in good fun!

[Rob Champagne]

American beer = weak and gassy. says it all.

[jetcode]

jetcode, fantastic, you must have been reading up on our history, far more interesting than yours innit?

I'm particularly fond of Oliver Cromwell's passion for the Irish, Scottish head butting in Paisley, and of course the Hooligans, those lovely chaps who make any party or sporting event a pleasure.

Then again Haggis and Spotted Dick followed by pint after pint of bitter Ale would be enough for any sane man or woman to take a coffin ship to other shores.

[jetcode]

Why do the yanks always change everything and then delude themselves by thinking it was their idea in the first place?

like thermonuclear warfare for example ...

[uniB]

And our football team is a pile of hopeless muck, not our soccer team!

[Steve Clark]

Alan,
That`s hilarious!

[Steve Clark]

American beer = weak and gassy. says it all.

Rob,
There are a few really fine American beers, just far to few.

[BradS]

but, I'm not saying one is right or wrong...
and I realise that we mangle the language
Our behaviour is not always right and proper
we don't speak english you see.
we speak American.

but back to the point...why is it so?

(I gotta take my kit down under some day to check out that ground glass image reversal thing).

[Rob Champagne]

like thermonuclear warfare for example ...

Well I think most of the theoretical science was european but it took the specialisms of the USA to use the science for weapons making (with the aid of the europeans).