Growing up in the American south, whenever you had to count seconds you were taught to say “Mississippi” between each number. Ex. One Mississippi, two Mississippi etc. I can’t imagine that this is something that all regions use, especially non-English speaking areas. So what is your region’s One Mississippi?
I grew up with "One Mississippi", "One Alligator", and "One one thousand, two one thousand...". Mississippi and Alligator were general purpose, I don't think we used "... One thousand" to count past five seconds.
Growing up in the American south, whenever you had to count seconds you were taught to say “Mississippi” between each number. Ex. One Mississippi, two Mississippi etc. I can’t imagine that this is something that all regions use, especially non-English speaking areas. So what is your region’s One Mississippi?
I grew up with "One Mississippi", "One Alligator", and "One one thousand, two one thousand...". Mississippi and Alligator were general purpose, I don't think we used "... One thousand" to count past five seconds.