Edumacated

[elfs]

This afternoon Omaha and I and the girls did our weekly grocery shopping. I went up to the deli and said, "I'd like eight ounces of sliced roast beef, please."

The girl behind the counter looked at me with a puzzled expression for a moment and then said, "How much is that? I'm not very good with ounces."

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[elfs.livejournal.com]

I am surprised that someone behind a deli counter can't do the basic mathematics. And this isn't a matter of the measuring cup, this is a basic principle of weight: even my kids know that there are 16 ounces in a pound. The whole feathers-versus-gold thing is old hat to them. But maybe that's just because I care.

[redhipple.livejournal.com]

But, my point is, how many people know there are sixteen ounces in a pound? I didn't until my preteen years. It was something I found out on my own. Could be this girl is just as ignorant as I was.

Or maybe she was just having a 'duh' moment.