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I was just going to say this. Working in many countries (especially non-Western), I've found that even in countries that have been "metric" for generations, the
by wrp 6y ago
I was just going to say this. Working in many countries (especially non-Western), I've found that even in countries that have been "metric" for generations, the traditional measurements still dominate in everyday use.
- el-salvador 6y agoWhere I am from: - Mostly US paper sizes - Pounds for human weight - Ounces and pounds for weight,cheese and meat cuts in the supermarket. - But metric for pre packaged products(they usually come in sizes similar to imperial though, like 450 grams) - Gallons for gas and large sized bottled water - But liters and millilitres for small bottles of water... - And quarts for motor oil. - Liters for duty free alcohol and spirits,but "bottles" for locally sold alcohol. - US units for clothing and shoes - But yards for fabrics/textiles - Metric units for construction areas - Colonial units for land areas and agricultute