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Re:230 years since British pirates robbed the US of the metr... by BerislavLopac on Sunday January 22, 2023 @06:58AM (#34476519)
Oh they do, in everyday life:

  * Road distances are measured in miles.
  * Drinks are ordered in pints.
  * People measure height in feet/inches and weight in stones.
But yes, pretty much everything else is metric.
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Re:230 years since British pirates robbed the US of the metr... by beardyw on Sunday January 22, 2023 @08:59AM (#34477449)
I have been measuring my weight in kilos for a long time. Height though, well that doesn't change so it has been pre-metric up to my recent age related shrinkage! I had to declare both my new height and weight on a form, so now I have a metric height!
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