Beverage size in the EU

[e24ohm]

Folks – my company is sending me to the EU for about a month, and I am reading up on the metric system. I understand the Liter and Milliliter increments; however, what is the most common beverage size? I have found information that says 330ml for can beverages. I will be in Germany, Holland and Sweden.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

[azkehmm]

330 ml and 500 ml for cans. Bottles come in pretty much any size from 250 ml to 2 litres.

Come to think of it, there might be some beverages that come in 250 ml cans. Mostly "energy" drinks like Red Bull or whatever it's called.

[LowSky]

330 ml is just shy of being a 12ounce can you will find in the US.

Can I ask why beverage size is such a big deal?

[slakkie]

In Fast food chains your small is our large.

[e24ohm]

330 ml is just shy of being a 12ounce can you will find in the US.

Can I ask why beverage size is such a big deal?Not a big deal, was just a common item that I could use a example that everone in the US knows, while eveyrone in the EU knows.

[e24ohm]

In Fast food chains your small is our large. Does this go for meals as well? when I order a 1/4 lbs in the States, would that be on the 250 gram scale in EU? or how does the scale run in EU?

[wojox]

Pulp Fiction:

Jules (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000168/): You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France?
Brett (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001844/): No.
Jules (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000168/): Tell 'em, Vincent.
Vincent (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000237/): A Royale with cheese.
Jules (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000168/): A Royale with cheese! You know why they call it that?
Brett (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001844/): Because of the metric system?
Jules (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000168/): Check out the big brain on Brett! You're a smart mother******. That's right. The metric system.

[BslBryan]

Pulp Fiction:

Jules (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000168/): You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France?
Brett (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001844/): No.
Jules (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000168/): Tell 'em, Vincent.
Vincent (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000237/): A Royale with cheese.
Jules (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000168/): A Royale with cheese! You know why they call it that?
Brett (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001844/): Because of the metric system?
Jules (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000168/): Check out the big brain on Brett! You're a smart mother******. That's right. The metric system.

Props. :-)

[schauerlich]

In Fast food chains your small is our large.

I was in Europe and Malaysia for 5 weeks this summer, and got used to the whole "you get one small can and no refills" thing. My first big meal back in the US was at one of those 50's-diner type places, and I got a 24oz glass with endless refills. It was really odd.

The sizes of drinks at fast food restaurants have gone up a lot in the past few years. Most places have a 20oz small, 32oz medium and 44oz large. Ironically, McDonalds is one of the ONLY places where a medium is still 20oz, and they get the most flak for food portioning. Of the big restaurant chains, they're actually probably the best.

[ulfj]

You beat me by 1 hour on the pulp fiction reference,great movie!

[MadCow108]

in Germany cans a pretty unusual. You mostly buy bottles which come in all kind of sizes.
But there are also differences in the country itself. For example in Bavaria you nearly always get 500ml beer bottles whereas in most other parts you get 330ml or less.
There is no unification.

[slakkie]

Does this go for meals as well? when I order a 1/4 lbs in the States, would that be on the 250 gram scale in EU? or how does the scale run in EU?
Ahh, good one. The meal itself is probably the same. Although I think in restaurants this might be different.
Haven't been in the US lately (because of all the laws you have), but things like all you can eat dinners is something we don't have. The only all you can eat stuff here, are spare rib slabs.

A quarter pounder is a quarter pounder last time I checked. I don't have a scale with me when I visit the local MacDonalds though :) And their website gives me all kinds of information about the burger except how much meat is used.. But 1/4 lbs = 113,40 grams. So I'm assuming you get 113 grams of meat on your quarter pounder.

Regarding the 500ml beercans, we have them too in .nl, pretty common. Any supermarket sells them.

[diskotek]

this thread remind the movie "supersize me"
330ml is cool :)

[e24ohm]

Ahh, good one. The meal itself is probably the same. Although I think in restaurants this might be different.
Haven't been in the US lately (because of all the laws you have), but things like all you can eat dinners is something we don't have. The only all you can eat stuff here, are spare rib slabs.

A quarter pounder is a quarter pounder last time I checked. I don't have a scale with me when I visit the local MacDonalds though :) And their website gives me all kinds of information about the burger except how much meat is used.. But 1/4 lbs = 113,40 grams. So I'm assuming you get 113 grams of meat on your quarter pounder.

Regarding the 500ml beercans, we have them too in .nl, pretty common. Any supermarket sells them.thanks for all the help.

[e24ohm]

this thread remind the movie "supersize me"
330ml is cool :)
Yes ....I understand. I did some calculations. 12 fl. oz is roughly 355 ml. 150 calories in a can. 150/355 = 0.4225 (roughly). so 330*0.4225=139.44 cal per 330ml. On average we drink 3 cans of soda per day, roughly 33 calories saved.

[Jesus_Valdez]

Here in Mexico a 1/4 lbs is call 1/4 lb. I wonder how do they call it on France...

Wait one day late. dammit!

On a side note, I'll more worry about the mile-kilometer convertion that the beverage size.

[e24ohm]

Here in Mexico a 1/4 lbs is call 1/4 lb. I wonder how do they call it on France...

Wait one day late. dammit!

On a side note, I'll more worry about the mile-kilometer convertion that the beverage size.so true; however, I think i'm ok with that becuase of the speedometer in my car. It has both units, so I know roughly what KM to miles and miles to km.