On Thu, 5 Sep 1996, Caroline Ann Seawright wrote:

Thanks for the info. Thats better than I could have hoped for. 
Now, one last question, Eastern Standard Time is about 14 hours behind Tokyo time, is that right?

Urrr.  *American* Eastern Standard Time is about 14 hours behind Tokyo
time...  *Australian* Eastern Standard Time is about nil hours behind
Tokyo time. 

It's really funny when they say "Are you on the east/west coast?" to me.
I say, "Yep, on the east coast. Though more south-east." They don't seem
to understand that there is more than one east/west coast in the world.
When I eventually tell them what the time here is, they stop and blink at
me as if I said the sky was pink or something. It's not like America's the
center of the world or anything... :p

That's because to most merkens, the world is bounded by Canada, Mexico, 
the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. As far as most are concerned, 
there's nothing out beyond Hawaii. Blame their media and education for 
being so insular.

P-word.

- A citizen of the global village. {I wish I was a citizen of the 
                                    Joketsuzoku village mind you! ;) }