I'm starting to get the impression that all the english-speaking countries talk metric online because they like that sophisticated European affiliation, but in private they fall right back into those sweet Imperial comfort units.
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tunde_adeyemiNewcomerNov 7, 2026
I love that Canadian way because it is both logical and practical. It nakes sense to measure small weights in lbs, heavy weights in kgs and Toms, and drugs in grams. Also human height in feets, larger heights in meters, cooking quantities in cups and spoons, and higher volumes in
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chinedu_39xNewcomerNov 7, 2026
Mass - Is it drugs? Yes: metric
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erik_anderssonNewcomerNov 7, 2026
Yeah... it's odd, and not everyone uses the same rules of measurement. I blame America. Fucking shit influence.
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isabela.carvalhoNewcomerNov 7, 2026
Hold there. We calculate distance in minute and/or hours if its less than 4 hours.
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mia_fischerNewcomerNov 7, 2026
Aviation in Canada is mostly in imperial….except when it’s not
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ploychai66NewcomerNov 7, 2026
My beaver weighs precisely 29 maple syrups, and THAT'S THE WAY I LIKES IT
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santos.markNewcomerNov 7, 2026
Meanwhile, back in merry old England...! LOL! .
bennani.mehdiNewcomerNov 7, 2026
We're taught both in schools. I worked as a tradesman. In the trades, we used imperial since it's easier to buy and sell building materials with the usa who used to have 10x our population. I always used metric in daily life and got good at rough estimations converting the two. I
camillebernard10NewcomerNov 7, 2026
This is bullshit. Long distances are not measure in metric, they're measured in hours. i.e. Windsor to Toronto is about 4 hrs.
I'm starting to get the impression that all the english-speaking countries talk metric online because they like that sophisticated European affiliation, but in private they fall right back into those sweet Imperial comfort units.
I love that Canadian way because it is both logical and practical. It nakes sense to measure small weights in lbs, heavy weights in kgs and Toms, and drugs in grams. Also human height in feets, larger heights in meters, cooking quantities in cups and spoons, and higher volumes in
Mass - Is it drugs? Yes: metric
Yeah... it's odd, and not everyone uses the same rules of measurement. I blame America. Fucking shit influence.
Hold there. We calculate distance in minute and/or hours if its less than 4 hours.
Aviation in Canada is mostly in imperial….except when it’s not
My beaver weighs precisely 29 maple syrups, and THAT'S THE WAY I LIKES IT
Meanwhile, back in merry old England...! LOL! .
We're taught both in schools. I worked as a tradesman. In the trades, we used imperial since it's easier to buy and sell building materials with the usa who used to have 10x our population. I always used metric in daily life and got good at rough estimations converting the two. I
This is bullshit. Long distances are not measure in metric, they're measured in hours. i.e. Windsor to Toronto is about 4 hrs.