| Holidays In USA |
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Things You should Know |
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| Holidays In USA | |||
Some of the dates you should know while planning your trip and while you are in USA when most of the shops and places are closed. The follwing are only some of the holidays which may affect your trip. Everything is closed especially on thanksgiving and Chirstmas. So, keep in mind while making your plans to go shopping or site seeing. |
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| January 1 | NEW YEAR'S DAY | ||
| Third Monday in Feb | PRESIDENTS' DAY | ||
| A Sunday in April | EASTER SUNDAY | ||
| Last Monday in May | MEMORIAL DAY | ||
| July 4 | INDEPENDENCE DAY | ||
| First Monday in Sept | LABOR DAY | ||
| Last Thursday in Nov | THANKS GIVING | ||
| December 25 | CHRISTMAS DAY | ||
| December 31 | NEW YEAR'S EVE | ||
| Time Zones | |||
The United States is larger geographically than India and it is spread across various time zones. There are four main time zones, they are Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific in step of one hour. When you pass across these time zones to the west, time in the clock will read one hour earlier. Time-Zone Map graphically shows which time zone any part of the planet falls into, and instantly find the time difference between any two points on the globe. Time Zone can the local time and date, as well as the current Greenwich Mean Time (and date) for comparison. |
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| Shopping hours | |||
Departmental stores are opened 24 hours a day. Shopping Malls generally open at 10:00am and close down at 9:00pm. On weekends and on holidays, these timings may change. Generally, on weekends malls close down at 6:00pm. |
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| Size and Weight Conversions | |||
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to shop clothes, shoes etc. you should know that sizes
are different in USA as compared to India. The American
system of sizes and measurement is different from
that in India. Even the distance is measured
in miles, not in kilometers!! Gas (Petrol) prices you
will find per gallon and not per liter! So, get to know
all the conversions. Metric Conversion Chart: |
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| millimeters
x 0.04 = inches(in) centimeters x 0.4 = inches meters x 3.3 = feet kilometers x 1.1 = yards |
inches x 2.5 =
centimeters feet x 30 = centimeters yards x 0.9 = meters miles x 1.6 = kilometers grams x 0.035 = ounces kilograms x 2.2 = pounds ounces x 28 = grams |
milliliters
x 0.3 = fluid ounces liters x 1.06 = quarts liters x 0.26 = gallons fluid ounces x 30 = milliliters |
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| Temperature:
Everywhere in USA you will see temperature in Fahrenheit. So, if you are shivering and wondering that the temperature is 30 degrees, it shouldn't be so cold....well, the temperature is in Fahrenheit and if you convert it to centigrade the temperature is around 0 deg!!
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