On Friday, September 23, 2016 at 9:38:39 AM UTC-10, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 9/23/2016 3:04 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
> > I am intrigued. Why would you not weigh the salt?
> >
> He's American.

You are correct about that. Would Daniel Boone or Wyatt Earp weight their salt? Heck no! OTOH, my guess is that Alfred Hitchcock or Stanley Kubrick certainly would. They're Brits!