Thanks, Kae - yes, that's exactly what I was thinking when I wrote that line. I'm absolutely sure that Lois has heard of kilometres, and she probably even has a rough idea of the ratio between kilometres and miles. But it's exactly as Kae suggests: she's grumpy and not inclined to cut this weird country any slack at all - or perhaps, not inclined to let Clark have an easy life right at the moment.
Actually, rather than portraying Americans as in any way 'stupid', what I was really doing in this silly little piece was satirising many of the stereotypes about Ireland - more of that later, when I respond to comments.
Wendy
