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[Chac]

Sorry to reveal my ignorance but do you mean you have a metric hour or something ????

Well we don´t use "A.M." or "P.M.". After twelve we just keep on counting till 24, which would be midnight. e.g. 3:00 PM would be 15:00 Uhr.
In the eastern part of Germany we don´t say " quarter to..." or "quarter past..." (but we understand what is meant whith it) We used to say " quarter ten " which means quarter past nine or " three quarters ten" that means quarter to ten. The people from Westgermany don´t understand this. They believe quarter ten means quarter past ten so they will be one hour to late

[Charles.C]

Well we don´t use "A.M." or "P.M.". After twelve we just keep on counting till 24, which would be midnight. e.g. 3:00 PM would be 15:00 Uhr.

OK, this one's clear, usually called the 24hr clock, or airport time, ( although I looked up "Uhr" in google which gave it = to "o'clock" in English just to help confuse things, perhaps even google is not perfect )


In the eastern part of Germany we don´t say " quarter to..." or "quarter past..." (but we understand what is meant whith it) We used to say " quarter ten " which means quarter past nine or " three quarters ten" that means quarter to ten. The people from Westgermany don´t understand this. They believe quarter ten means quarter past ten so they will be one hour to late

That is some kind of a system ! There is a nice English saying, "Better Late than Never" although I guess you maybe reverse it (although the famed German work ethic is looking a bit shaky these days).

Rgds / Charles.C

[ralph]

Good morning to all
Or of course afternoon, evening, night etc
I am joining the Forums so I can find out more opinions about my favourite subject... (yes, I know its quite sad) Private Standards!
I spent quite a few years at a retailer and sat on a lot of committees
Now I'm an independent consultant and part of what I do is write about Private Standards

I always like the quote from US writer, Max Beerbaum

"There is much to be said for failure. It is more interesting than success"

[Simon]

Good morning to all
Or of course afternoon, evening, night etc
I am joining the Forums so I can find out more opinions about my favourite subject... (yes, I know its quite sad) Private Standards!
I spent quite a few years at a retailer and sat on a lot of committees
Now I'm an independent consultant and part of what I do is write about Private Standards

I always like the quote from US writer, Max Beerbaum

"There is much to be said for failure. It is more interesting than success"

Hello Ralph, At last you made it through the entrance. Now you're in you are very welcome and we look forward to your input on the discussions. When you say you write about private standards; I'm intrigued to find out more. If you want to tell.

Regards,
Simon

[TanQinJi]

Wow...many from Malaysia...Please to meet you all...

And of course Please to meet all of you...from all around the world!

Tan Qin Ji

[victoria]

Hello,
I am from Russia. Nice to meet all of you

[Simon]

Hello,
I am from Russia. Nice to meet all of you

Welcome Victoria, nice to meet you too. Please feel free to join in the discussions.



Regards,
Simon

[a_andhika]

Dear Simon,

When I lookin' for some 'off-topic' materials at the forum, I found this topic. And I realize that how rude I am, coz not involved on the vote and say hello on this thread.

Well, as someone always said, better too late than nothing. Then: I am from Indonesia, too bad not listed on the vote:( , I born, lived, work, eat, sleep on Java Island, please come visit us. We will be pleased to welcome all of you:)


Regards,


Arya

BTW Simon, are you still wondering about NKOTB? It was New Kids On The Block. A boys band at 90's era (ah.. that time...). But ocassionally it used to call a newbie (of course, literally)... As for the band, well I admit I am a great fan of them at that time:) What I like the most is: Tonight and She is My Cover Girl. (Oh.. how embarrasing, I cant believe sayin that on this respectful forum...:P)

[Simon]

BTW Simon, are you still wondering about NKOTB? It was New Kids On The Block. A boys band at 90's era (ah.. that time...). But ocassionally it used to call a newbie (of course, literally)... As for the band, well I admit I am a great fan of them at that time:) What I like the most is: Tonight and She is My Cover Girl. (Oh.. how embarrasing, I cant believe sayin that on this respectful forum...:P)

Oh yes err thanks Arya. I've never yet had to use the warn system for bad behaviour but your last admission is testing my resolve.

[Marco]

Hello everybody,

I am an Italian born living in UK.

This forum has been a great resource of information.
Thanks to you all for your useful posts.

Regards,
Marco

[Simon]

Hello everybody,

I am an Italian born living in UK.

This forum has been a great resource of information.
Thanks to you all for your useful posts.

Regards,
Marco

Welcome to the forums Marco I'm glad you are finding them useful.

Regards,
Simon

[MRios]

Hello everyone!
I work in QA at a flour mill in Guatemala. On this forum, I´ve found lots of valuable information that´ll help me support our HACCP.
So thanks for the info. I hope to pay the favor back soon.
Mónica

[4W?]

Hi,

I'm Portuguese, live in Wales and work in England
An international forum was just what I needed!

And as Food safety and Quality are my main interest...
I feel like a fish in the water .

Thank you,

Vera x

[Charles.C]

Dear Vera,

Maybe someone did it already, but just in case not, Welcome to the forum !

Are you saying that you live on the England / Wales border (if there is one ?) or you just like to hear singing at home all the time ?

Best Rgds / Charles.C

[4W?]

Hi Charles,

Yes, I do live in Wrexham which is on the "border" ,

but maybe thats because I like hear singing (though I did not totally get it , I'm in slow motion today)...

Thank you for the warm welcome,

Vera

[Saviour]

Hi!! All

I am from India.

Regards
Monika

[Biss]

Hi monika,

where in india ?

i belongs to cochin, kerala

[Saviour]

Well I am located at the Heart of India. i.e. N. delhi

Seen U online after long time.

Regards
Monika

[Biss]

ok monika

[Kay]

Hi everybody,

I'm from Indonesia and working in an Oleochemical factory. We're going for ISO 22000 this year and I find this forum really help me a lot.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the forum

This is a very good forum and really helpful.

Rgds,
Kay

[Simon]

Hi everybody,

I'm from Indonesia and working in an Oleochemical factory. We're going for ISO 22000 this year and I find this forum really help me a lot.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the forum

This is a very good forum and really helpful.

Rgds,
Kay

Thanks for the kind feedback Kay, I appreciate it and distribute it amongst the generous members who provide their time and knowledge so freely helping others. They are the ones who deserve the praise.

Please feel free to ask any questions you may have as you work towards ISO 22000.

Regards,
Simon

[Abdul Qudoos]

Greetings for the day

I was born and studied in South India and working in Dubai, U.A.E. since 8 years in the food manufacturing company.

to know more about me, just visit my member page.

Welcome to everyone.
Abdul Qudoos

[sleg]

Hi everybody from Russia with love

[Simon]

Hi everybody from Russia with love

Don't tell me your name is James.



Regards,
Simon

[muffin]

Im from asia, particularly Philippines