Going metric

glatt · 08-05-2009, 05:08 PM

I've lived in countries that are fully metric, and it's very easy to adjust to it. With one exception. It was hard to get an intuitive feel about temperature. Do I need to wear a sweater if it's 20 degrees celsius? I know 30 is hot and 0 is freezing, but how bad is 20? Jacket, sweater, long sleeves? I never got used to it. Ordering cold cuts in grams was easy. Distances were easy. Liters are easy.

But I prefer Farenheit for weather reports.

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08-05-2009, 05:08 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've lived in countries that are fully metric, and it's very easy to adjust to it. With one exception. It was hard to get an intuitive feel about temperature. Do I need to wear a sweater if it's 20 degrees celsius? I know 30 is hot and 0 is freezing, but how bad is 20? Jacket, sweater, long sleeves? I never got used to it. Ordering cold cuts in grams was easy. Distances were easy. Liters are easy. But I prefer Farenheit for weather reports.

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