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> On 7/4/2013 1:06 PM, Pico Rico wrote:
> > well, obviously, in other countries. I can't imagine it is called a New
> > York steak the world over.
> >
> >
> I used to live in the New York Metro area. They called it a "shell
> steak" There was also a chuck steak or roast called "California".
> There is no such cut in California.
>
> I wonder if they sell "Boston" butts in Boston.

You know one of the things that annoys me is no standardized terms for
cuts of meat. But then I realize - most of the world now runs on the
metric system EXCEPT the U.S. But even that isn't' true as we've long
been metric here, just not where it counts.

For example, look at the tires on your car. All in milimeters. Then look
at the bolts - same thing.

Look at that bottle of soda or water - it too is now in mililiters.

But our roadways are still marked in miles. And our weights still for
the most part in pounds.