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Originally Posted by Tom.
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
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I quite like going to bars in Germany you have never been to before - when you insist on ordering "grosse bier" it can be any size just depending on which glasses the have in any given bar. A woman I know owns a bar in Duesseldorf.............for the Scottish Claymores fans coming regularly (few times each year) she bought pint glasses especially for us and put the price per pint on the chalkboard as a joke - the locals couldn't figure-out what was going on
