[323]

UK is a confused place.

I still don't know whats the "official" temperature scale - F or C.

In the same paper, I would see the weather map with C, but the title with F (heatwave of xx F). Or the reverse, or both.

Or in the same shop you can buy milk in liters, or in pints.

[stoobs]

The temperature thing is complete nonsense, nobody uses Fahrenheit here unless we're translating for Americans.

The others are a fairer point, although we do actually sell liquids in litres or millilitres, but for some things it just happens to be some multiple of 568..

Weight is KG, unless it's a person, in which case it's Stones and Pounds.

Distance is fun, It's Miles on journeys, but metric for everything else, unless you're talking about people's height, then it's feet and inches.

It sounds confusing, but when you live here it's not something you really have to think about, you just switch rather effortlessly.

[bitcharmer]

I feel like you're making this up. No one here uses Fahrenheit.

[323]

This summer, DailyMail, one of the biggest newspapers:

> Title: Britain goes into meltdown over 106F hottest day EVER that is set to hit on Monday and Tuesday

> Subtitle: Parts of London set to hit 41C (106F) next Monday and Tuesday - smashing all-time UK record of 38.7C (101.6F)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11019683/Britain-en...

> Summer is officially here! North East braces for sweltering 96F heatwave after Memorial Day as revelers flock to the beaches and parks to cool down

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10868043/North-East...

[stoobs]

The Daily Mail online has been branching out into the US for a while, hence covering things in language catering for an American audience.

Temperature measurement in the UK is measured in Celcius, Fahrenheit is not a thing here.

[323]

Except that I was reading these news articles about London on the DailyMail front-page while accessing it from London.

[atdrummond]

I lived in London and Castletown (IoM) for years and only ever felt like C was used. I remember distinctly because of how often I had to force myself to make the the calculation for conversion between the two whenever any topic of temperature came up early in my time there.

[daveoc64]

They use Farenheit in the headline when it's hot to make it sound shocking (usually 100+ F).

When it's cold they can instead say the temperatures have plummeted below zero (C).

They just use whatever adds the most drama.

[antihero]

Anyone that isn’t ancient uses Celsius.