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A completely unrelated observation, but some countries actually fine based on a person's net worth. Here is an example from Finland where someone received a 54
by haasted 4y ago
A completely unrelated observation, but some countries actually fine based on a person's net worth.
Here is an example from Finland where someone received a 54.000 Euro speeding ticket: https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31709454 https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31709454
- Brajeshwar 4y agoOff-topic & genuinely curious: How would you have typed/displayed if the amount was 54,000.42?
- haasted 4y ago54.000,42 https://www.languageediting.com/number-formatting-europe-vs-us/ https://www.languageediting.com/number-formatting-europe-vs-...
- Ekaros 4y ago54 000,42 is also not unreasonable alternative.
- jaclaz 4y agoYep, it is actually the recommended way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator#Digit_grouping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator#Digit_groupi... It has been "ruined" by typewriters and computers, in hand writing the normal way here was to use a "high" dot to separate thousands and the comma for decimals.
- Brajeshwar 4y agoAh! Nice. So, all the mathematicians walked into a bar and got into a fight.