Culture Shock! Egypt - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

274 CultureShock! Egypt

scale. This poses no problem for people from Europe or

the UK, but throws Americans into a tizzy trying to fi gure

out what is what. Below are listed a few of the most

common conversions.

Temperature

Centigrade/ Celsius Farenheit

032

541

10 50

15 59

20 68

25 77

30 86

35 95

40 104

45 113

Length

1 metre is

39.4 inches

3.28 feet

1.09 yards

0.001 kilometres

1 foot is

12 inches

0.305 metres

1 yard

0.000305 kilometres

1 mile is 1.61 kilometres

5,280 feet

1 kilometre is

0.621 miles

3,280 feet

Weight

1 pound is

0.454 kilogrammes

16 ounces (avoirdupois)