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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I know they use mph. Do they use km for distance or miles? I think they use meters for shorter distances so I've no clue.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

MPH for speed, liters for fuel, MPG for efficiency...

Some road signs are still in yards and feet as is height but length of cars/buses are often described in meters.

Weight is flat out weird, very few places sell by the pound nowadays, it's usually by the kilo or half kilo. But most people are more familiar with Stones... even if they're not quite sure how that breaks down into the smaller weights.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Road distances are in miles, speed in mph, heights in feet & inches, anything else is a hot mess generally trending towards metric the younger you are (or if you're in STEM)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I'm starting to hear people talk in km but nothing official

We use lb and stone at home for weight but medical its kg

Personally I was taught in the 80s and early 90s they trued to teach us both metric and imperial. I also did an apprenticeship in metric on imperial lathes and mills

I have no clue how less than an inch works past 40, thou being 1mm I struggle with my weight in kg. Miles might as well be a unit of time as beyond telling you how long it takes to get somewhere miles are useless

Bonus anecdot

When I moved out of my parents I had to ask for help buying minced beef because growing up I learned I needed 1/2 lb of minced beef but it was packaged I'm 500 grams