Free Talk Friday #523

[u/CutOnBumInBandHere9]

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[u/Wide-Reflection-6696]

Tried to post this and it got deleted so I post it here.

Issues with 9

Hello y’all, English isn’t my first language and in my country we use a different metric system so apologies, apologies. With that being said, I’ve been practicing very hard at counting with little success. I know 1-8 like the back of my hand, but issues arise around 9. Once I get to 9, I struggle to understand what comes after. I googled it and it said 10 but that just doesn’t seem right, seems too soon. We should still be in the single digits for a bit longer, yes? In my country we don’t get to the double digits so quickly, you Americans are so impatient. But that’s besides the point. I’m living in America now and I really need to get this cuz now I’m a cashier at store. And don’t even get me started on money numbers, it just doesn’t make sense to me. Most measurements finish off at 100 and reset, but money finishes at 60 and it’s just upsetting to me. 60 cents make a dollar? 60 dollars make a Ben Franklin? That doesn’t make a single sense to me. Any tips on memorizing numbers? Maybe a mnemonic device of sorts? Like 1 stands for otter, 2 stands for timber, 3 stands for throat, etc. But then that seems like just a lot of words and what the hell would we do past 9. So how’d y’all make the magic happen and how is it on the other side??? What is in store for me in this life