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How "metric" are you.

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By *ushroom7 OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

It's often said that people under a certain age have only been taught and think in "metric" units.

But how true is it? Have a rough guess as to how much of evryday stuff you think, and speak, in metric and/or imperial?

As a starter, i'll estimate 4/5ths imperial, 20% metric.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1/5 imperial, 80% metric.

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over a year ago

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

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Percentages have been used for years, in pie graphs

But I do think in inches, feet etc

and love my temperatures over 70 degrees

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

I'll go the whole nine yards and say..........imperial. Any chance of 4oz jelly babies anyone???

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By *ornyHorwichCpl aka HHCCouple
over a year ago

horwich

Pounds, shilling, and pence here all the way.

1/4 of sweets is still how we request them though get some strange looks by the kids behind the counter

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By *ushroom7 OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

The other thought is How easily can you convert from one to the other?

eg most jet airliners cruise at say 35-37,000 feet.

Can you readily convert this to miles, metres or kilometres.

Does it matter as long as it lands safely and you get yer bags within the hour?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm Bi

As a 60s/70s schoolboy I'm fully conversant with imperial and metric

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

well I measure distance and cock size in imperial

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By *ushroom7 OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford


"well I measure distance and cock size in imperial "

But cock quantities in metric

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"well I measure distance and cock size in imperial

But cock quantities in metric "

...... no, just in bulk

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

metric user here

although if it wasnt for cock id not know what an inch is lol..

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

All imperial at work, at home a mixture of both... Driving all imperial of course, except for fuel being in litres! Strange how a car's ecomony is still expressed in Miles per gallon, yet we were forced to accept metric fuel measures!

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By *andKCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

I've just been trying to convert litres in to gallons, think I got it right in the end 4.54609 litres = 1 imperial gallon (not forgetting a U S Gallon is different) Have to say my brain hurts now though

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By *ushroom7 OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Anyone up for going into McDonalds and asking for a 113.5 grammer with Cheese, fries and chocolate shake?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If I'm measuring pipe ta cut it

I can say to myself

2" three millimetres lol

But I can use both properly too xx

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By *histler21Man
over a year ago

Ipswich

Imperial here in the main - but I can convert on the fly. And I can still convert back into proper money...

My sixth-of-a-yard ... sounds much more impressive than the metric equivalent...

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

SW1A1AA

My class where the first year to be taught "new" money. Apart from that im still feet and inches and old temperatures although i can convert lbs to kilograms lol. I know im 155cm tall cause it told me somewhere lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am a bit messed up and confused. I know cms and inches, feet, metres not yards, stones and lbs not kilos, litres not gallons, miles not kilometres. I must have been learning during the changeover.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

going into a pub and asking for "568ml of bitter" is just going to wrong.... soooo wrong!!!

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By *ushroom7 OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford


"going into a pub and asking for "568ml of bitter" is just going to wrong.... soooo wrong!!! "

It is actually. It's one of the statutory exceptions. Beer and cider must be sold in pints. Wussy halves are permissible.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As I convert everything that's metric into Imperial, I would say 95% Imperial and 5% metric

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By *U1966Man
over a year ago

Devon

Use both equally cooking its metric and at work but doing diy its imperial temperature has to be celcius

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Imperial all the time.I convert millimetres into inches in my head but thats about it. I'm always moaning about the price of petrol but i actually have no idea how many litres in gallon. kilometres? ain't got a scooby

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My extra inches make all the difference

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I go into B&Q and ask for a metre of 4x2 timber

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

At work its all in Miles and Chains..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I grew up in Canada they changed over to the metric system when i was 12 very confusing!!! i do use both now 50/50

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My penis is 8 inches x 5.08 Centimetre(s)maybe a few mill either way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am proud to say I am not 1mm metric

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Imperial for me!

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By *emima_puddlefuckCouple
over a year ago

hexham

all numbers confuddle me...i just guess

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By *ushroom7 OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

If you got lucky and shagged Kate or Pippa would that be Imperial?

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By *arnayguyMan
over a year ago

N London

I used to have a back yard but I converted it to metric

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