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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (9 children)

But the UK still uses imperial. I remember playing euro truck sim and being annoyed that the road signs don't match the speed limit shown in the GPS. I first thought this was a bug. Then I remembered that I was in UK and not the Netherlands where I picked up the delivery.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (8 children)

UK is a conplete chaos between the two. You buy liters of milk but gallons of gas. Speeds are in miles per hour. Close distances are in meters, longer ones in miles. I have seen weight both in grams and in pounds. And then the currency is even called pound.

"How many pounds does one pound of apples cost, sir?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Nah, you buy petrol in litres, but mileage is calculated in miles per gallon. Which is much worse

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