Australian Adventure: Metric System... You B.

I remember why I hate the metric system.

I was terrible at it in school, and only by the grace of iPhone and I'm managing to barely get by as an adult.

Barely.

Everything here is metric.

This poses more challenges then one would expect...

WEATHER
The locals have said that the rain we've been getting is really unusual for this time of year. Thanks Mother Nature... I feel so special. Now that I feel special, can you bring on the sun?

We're shooting in a few days and we've got an outdoor scene - I need sun for my scene!!

I've been watching the weather and they've predicted rain. They've predicted rain in millimeters. This means nothing to me. All I can tell is that, yes, rain is in my future... how much?? No. Idea. 

So, I'll continue to internally panic until the scenes we need are shot and done.


FOOD CONSUMPTION
I went out for coffee, and they asked what size I wanted... millimeters.

Me: "uh... the big one."

Probably what the waitress was thinking: "Stupid American."


SIGHTSEEING
Google knows I'm not in the US.

And when we've had a little downtime, I've Googled places to explore. Google tells me the distance in kilometers.

Me: "So... is that far?"

I learned the hard way on one Google-induced trek... Yes. Yes it is.


The metric system... so not brilliant.