The standard paper size here is half an inch longer than the US eight-and-a-half by eleven.
The binders here use a two-hole puncher with the holes in different locations and close together.
I have no idea why these differences exist or persist.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Office Non-Standardization
Here are a couple of interesting differences I noticed when I moved into my office and was provided with a printer and binders.
The standard paper size here is half an inch longer than the US eight-and-a-half by eleven.
The binders here use a two-hole puncher with the holes in different locations and close together.
I have no idea why these differences exist or persist.
The standard paper size here is half an inch longer than the US eight-and-a-half by eleven.
The binders here use a two-hole puncher with the holes in different locations and close together.
I have no idea why these differences exist or persist.
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A4 paper? This is standard in the UK. Causes drama when you try to print UK-originating documents to standard letter size.
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ReplyDeleteyay! so glad you are blogging!
i can't believe how big your apartment is -- silly biased me, i guess i assumed everything would be super cramped.
I have an unusually large apartment for Hong Kong standards...where most residences are super cramped.
ReplyDeleteI was guessing A4, too.
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