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Re: Look at this stupid americans

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:09 pm
by mitte90
shows grafts without context... think hes smartXD thats gay

Re: Look at this stupid americans

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:15 pm
by mitte90
im not here to derail;) i was asking for context

Re: Look at this stupid americans

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:29 pm
by mitte90
just give a context and stop acting gay

Re: Look at this stupid americans

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:05 pm
by Yukar9
Sorry, I can't hear you.

Re: Look at this stupid americans

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:14 pm
by LoneSoldier55
Fixed that for you.
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Re: Look at this stupid americans

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:02 pm
by worldruler086
I understand that it may be confusing to a Non-Native, but if you grew up using these units, they are pretty easy to remember. Also, I haven't seen Americans use yards to miles so much as feet to miles (that being 5280 feet per mile). Also, I have trouble thinking in Metric units. It's not the converting (that's simple, of course...), it's putting it in units I can think of. Tell me about an object being 10 km wide and I'll sort of understand the length, but if you instead said "it's about 6 miles" I'd understand completely. We do, however, almost universally use metric in scientific ventures. Again, not just because of the conversions, but things like Volts or other complicated units are represented in metric.

Also, lyser, why are you so gay for bashing Americans?

Re: Look at this stupid americans

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:22 pm
by LoneSoldier55
Stupid jews.
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Re: Look at this stupid americans

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:10 pm
by SilasOfBorg
Canada is "officially" metric. But having grown up here, the reality is that we measure:

* height and weight in feet+inches and pounds
* food in the store in kilos and liquid in mL
* speed in km/h
* recipes in tsp, tbsp, and cups
* temperature in Celsius
* beer in pints (nobody says, "hey, want to go grab 0.47 litres at the bar?")

Most school children can convert between Celsius and Farenheit, kilos and pounds, and miles and km, because otherwise nothing coming from the USA makes any goddamn sense.

Re: Look at this stupid americans

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:55 pm
by LoneSoldier55
you also have autism.

Re: Look at this stupid americans

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:29 pm
by LoneSoldier55
My mistake you have assburgers syndrome.