What is called paraffin in England is called kerosene in the USA, petroleum
(!) in Denmark, fotogen (or sometimes nafta) in Sweden, and perhaps erdöl
or kerosene in Germany......I bet that there are a lot of other names.
Roger Key
Chris Barker wrote:
I don't think that it's the same Lama. I am no expert, but paraffin and
kerosene smell completely different. I see paraffin at garages, and
kerosene is jet fuel, or heating oil. Unless of course they make
paraffin smell different on purpose. My heating oil tank has kerosene
written on it.
My diesel Mercedes is allowed to have kerosene mixed with diesel for
the winter, apparently. All clear now? ;-)
Chris
On Wednesday, Jul 23, 2003, at 05:39 Europe/London, Lama-Jim
L'Hommedieu wrote:
> I've heard that kerosene in the USA mystically becomes paraffin on the
> voyage to the UK.
>
> Why can't the British learn to speak a common language? :)
>
> Lama
>
<|_:-)_|>
C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
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