I spent a couple months in a village in Ethiopia a couple years ago teaching English and fixing the broken computers at a school run by a couple of Catholic nuns.

You can use English units, metric units, paces - they all measure length.

Years ago I had a problem like that and spent 45 minutes on the phone with someone overseas.The English was limited and I knew more than they did about how to fix it.I don't call anymore as it's a waste of time.I usually go on the net and find the solution right away.

Could be a small line surge passing through a faulty limit or curcit switch.....I once had a car radio that came on by itself, we joked about it being the goastbuster mobileElectrical gremlins lived in english cars as well.....

Actually, truth be told, this thing I saw got me thinking:Too long to translate into English, but very interesting indeed.

This is consistent with both those states that take their real property laws directly from English Common law as well as those in western states, like CA, where I sort out attorneys' and government agencies' title and liquidity matters. 

"New South Wales" is in some other English speaking country, not the USA.

The French Spanish Portguese Irish English and many others also did including the Quakers.

James 1:27Main Entry: re·li·gion Pronunciation: \ri-ˈli-jən\Function: nounEtymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back — more at relyDate: 13th century1 a : the state of a religious b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith— re·li·gion·less adjectiveSpirituality, on the other hand, is debatable mainly because it is made up of our values system and our relationship with our "significant higher power".

Haaretz and Aljazeera(english) are the two best sources for anything regarding the middle east.