Do Your Math!
A-ha! I remember this! In Asia, kids are forced/ taught to do simple mathematics without a calculator. From a very young age, we learn this multiplication table like a poem. It goes like this (in Chinese)...
1 times 1 = 1
1 times 2 = 2
...
...
6 times 8 = 48
6 times 9 = 54
6 times 10 = 60
...
9 times 2 = 18
9 times 3 = 27
...
Well, let's put it this way, when I go shopping with my friends, and the shop has a 30% discount, my friends always ask me... "so... how much is it exactly... $80 less 30%?"
And my nature would immediately says "$56 after discount" faster than anyone can even begin to reach into their pocket for the mobile phone!
Do Your Math!
A-ha! I remember this! In Asia, kids are forced/ taught to do simple mathematics without a calculator. From a very young age, we learn this multiplication table like a poem. It goes like this (in Chinese)...
1 times 1 = 1
1 times 2 = 2
...
...
6 times 8 = 48
6 times 9 = 54
6 times 10 = 60
...
9 times 2 = 18
9 times 3 = 27
...
Well, let's put it this way, when I go shopping with my friends, and the shop has a 30% discount, my friends always ask me... "so... how much is it exactly... $80 less 30%?"
And my nature would immediately says "$56 after discount" faster than anyone can even begin to reach into their pocket for the mobile phone!