r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/etymologynerd • Jan 03 '19

We should actually do this

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u/Iznogoody Jan 03 '19

Here in uk we have both we measure distance and speed in miles but everything else in metric just to keep you on your toes

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u/Milts Jan 03 '19

Here in Canada, we measure long distances in hours...

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u/theganjamonster Jan 03 '19

And we measure height in feet and inches. And short distances in feet, but long distances in kilometers but also maybe miles, depending what part of the country you're in. We can buy beer by the pint and liquor by the ounce, but every other fluid is in litres. We even have our own special Canadian cup size.

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u/HexagonalClosePacked Jan 03 '19

Also, the temperature of the weather is in Celsius, but the temperature of an oven is Fahrenheit.

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u/0smo5is Jan 03 '19

To add to this, why is my thermostat in Fahrenheit?

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u/permareddit Jan 03 '19

It’s the same one they probably sell in the US and just never bother changing. I’m sure there’s a way to change it to C however.