We just learned (via fotointern.ch) that the Tsunami hit the Sony factory in Tagajyo. All 1.200 Sony employees (+100 refugees) managed it to escape on the roof of the building. All people have been saved by Helicopters and nobody was injured.
Tagajyo currenlty produces Blue ray discs. Sony had to close seven factories (none of them is producing cameras or lenses).
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By 1.200 I assume you mean 1,200/1200, rather than 1 and 1/5 employees. 🙂
Dude shut up… why would you even take the time to comment on that????
Why not? It was amusing.
That’s how its spelled in Europe.
Not everybody lives in USA, y’know.
The thousand separator is a function of the language, not the region. Since this site is in English, “1.200” is incorrect.
Actually, not all English uses the dot for decimal separator. Europe uses the comma. And quite a few Asian countries too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_mark
US tends to be the odd one out usually for measurements
That’s why they say Metric and US. US just happens to be the odd one out.
Since when is the U.K. not part of Europe?
Look at the map in the Wikipedia article that you yourself posted, and you’ll see that all countries where English is the official or primary language, except South Africa to an extent, use a decimal point.
Canada is a perfect example of what I was trying to convey: English-speaking Canada uses a decimal point, whereas French-speaking Canada uses a decimal comma.
BTW, I didn’t express myself correctly in my original message–sorry about that. I was referring specifically to English; not all languages and regions.
Being from a Spanish-speaking country myself, I am well aware of the regional differences regarding decimal separators across different countries that speak the same language.
However, when it comes to English, you should use a decimal point whether you live in Spain, Hong Kong, or the U.S.
Ah makes sense. It is quite confusing sometimes because I’ve seen English text using decimal commas, and I’ve been thinking it’s more regional. Europe ever confuses me because I always associate it with English more than the America o.o
Sorry, to enforce it, thousand separator is function of the region, not the language.
Check out your Regional and Language Settings 🙂
No it isn’t. 1,200 is correct and I still think it was amusing.
Wonderful news. Thanks for telling us Andrea.
Imagine the logistical problems of transporting 1,300 people off a roof by helicopter. Amazing.
Yeah….1,200 people…and maybe 20 or so at most to a big chopper?
That’s a lot of helicopter flights.
Probably better than what FEMA could have done, though. 400 canoe trips? 🙂
LOL They would have to be ocean capable canoes though.