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Originally Posted by Claymores
When I was a wee kiddie, the UK decimalised the monetary system (1971 was it?!). For a 6 year old who had only just got a grasp of the value of money, that was a bit of a shocker to have to learn again.
I had imagined that most younger people would be almost totally metric - hence know their height/weight in cms/kgs rather than feet n inches/stones n pounds.
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I learnt metric in school but in the real world I was used to imperial because of the older people around me who probably couldn't be bothered learning the (then) new system.
I honestly couldn't tell you might height in metric without using a converter, I know some measurements e.g. 30cm to a foot etc. But weight is a bit of a weird one. I couldn't tell you how much I weigh in metric, but I couldn't go to a shop and ask for half a pound of something. For smaller measurements I tend to use metric but bigger ones I use imperial.
another weird one of using both is I'll always ask for a pint of beer or go for a pint of milk, but for petrol measurements I always use metric, I couldn't tell you how much a gallon is. I also work in ml and litres when I'm measuring stuff