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by itsthejb 1296 days ago
It pains me to see other Brits of my generation using Imperial as the norm
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Sorry for disappointing you!

It's weird, but I always use metric for 'small' measurements (a number of metres, for example), but for distances on the road it'll be miles. And I've used miles per hour for so long that I just can't get my head around how fast something's moving if it's quoted in km/h. (Of course, the fact that road signs are miles and MPH over here kind of drums that in somewhat...)

Likewise, when I'm cooking I'll work in grams and litres, but for body weight it's always been stones.

(Was born in 1970, by the way.)