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Pimpsy G. · 12-14-2012

I found this hidden in the burrows of the internet and thought it was funny, because its so true. Along with our AM/PM clock. Its so annoying, but no one here uses the 24 hour clocks or has a good grasp on the metric system. (EDIT: Everyone is taught it of course, but not many ever use it and that sort of defeats the point.) I have to use my calculator to convert miles to feet, and feet to inches, etc. (EDIT: I know how to use the metric system) Oh well I guess I'll just have to learn to deal with it.

DOUBLE EDIT: This isn't about if it is taught or not. Its about the culture. Here you can't walk up to somebody and say, "Oh, yeah I'll meet you there at 17:00." They'll just give you a blank stare. Same goes for the metric system, they know how to use it usually, but not many can grasp distances in their head, say "oh its just a few kilometers from here". People almost always use the imperial system for casual use instead (Feet, yards, inches, etc.)... Hell the comic explains what I'm trying to say way better.

Discuss, or something.

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Pimpsy G. Professional Burger Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: McDonalds Posts: 2,564	Metric system. I found this hidden in the burrows of the internet and thought it was funny, because its so true. Along with our AM/PM clock. Its so annoying, but no one here uses the 24 hour clocks or has a good grasp on the metric system. (EDIT: Everyone is taught it of course, but not many ever use it and that sort of defeats the point.) I have to use my calculator to convert miles to feet, and feet to inches, etc. (EDIT: I know how to use the metric system) Oh well I guess I'll just have to learn to deal with it. DOUBLE EDIT: This isn't about if it is taught or not. Its about the culture. Here you can't walk up to somebody and say, "Oh, yeah I'll meet you there at 17:00." They'll just give you a blank stare. Same goes for the metric system, they know how to use it usually, but not many can grasp distances in their head, say "oh its just a few kilometers from here". People almost always use the imperial system for casual use instead (Feet, yards, inches, etc.)... Hell the comic explains what I'm trying to say way better. Discuss, or something. http://s3.amazonaws.com/theoatmeal-img/comics/senior_year/science.png (Unsupported image host) Last edited by Pimpsy G.; 12-14-2012 at 03:27 AM.