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> all the former commonwealth people who call Americans backwards […] yet still quote things in pints, miles, or, heaven forbid, stones. Only Brits seem to do
by zapzupnz 6y ago
> all the former commonwealth people who call Americans backwards […] yet still quote things in pints, miles, or, heaven forbid, stones.
Only Brits seem to do that. The rest of the Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations have fully transitioned.
- ferzul 6y agoCanada seems to use a lot of traditional measures. Australians from the country seem to measure in feet and inches - not just peoples heights. And a foreigner might think an Australian asking for a pint of beer is asking for a measure of beer, although a pint is just the name of a size of glass (like a schooner or pot).