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My fellow 'Muricans, do you prefer metric or standard measurements? (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 17 points 7 months ago* (4 children)

Be thankful you at least stick to one system.

I'm British so we use some weird mash up of everything.

Weight - imperial when weighing people, fruit and veg (from a market), metric when weighing everything else.

Height - imperial when measuring people, metric with everything else.

Distance - imperial when walking or driving. Metric when running.

Fluids - imperial for milk and beer. Metric for wine and soft drinks. We fill our cars with litres of petrol but calculate fuel economy in miles per gallon.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    This is the way.

    I was raised needing a yardstick with inches on one edge and centimeters on the other, and the words "'Merika, Great Britain fuck yeah!" scrawled along the center.

    (Edit: I crossed out 'Merika, so now you can borrow my yardstick.)

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Weight - imperial when weighing people, fruit and veg (from a market)

    ... wait... What about stones (as a unit of weight)? Or is this just a Scotland thing? (People were asking my weight. I had kilos, I had pounds, but they were wanting stones. .... Like really?!?)

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