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Will you switch to the Metric System? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 years ago by 79luca79@lemm.ee to c/askacanadian@lemmy.ca

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Hello from Europa 🇪🇺💪🏻🇨🇦 :)

Afaik you are using both Imperial (inbe4 us-americans think its the american Imperium x_x) and Metric?

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What size is a Canadian glass of beer? A British pint (568ml) or even fraction thereof, the same but with an American pint (about 470ml), or an even number of decilitres as in continental Europe?

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[–] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Generally, we use imperial, not US customary units, though there are exceptions. Weights and Measures act has a pint at 568ml, but I swear I've also seen both us pints and 5dL depending on country of origin.

It's a mess of mixed units all over the place, some by proxy, other by legacy.

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago

I can order a pint of beer or a 12oz glass of wine

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