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English/Australian people used to (still do?) measure their weight in stones and pounds. The average man was "13 stone" which is 182 pounds. US people measure
by rswail 6y ago
English/Australian people used to (still do?) measure their weight in stones and pounds. The average man was "13 stone" which is 182 pounds.
US people measure their weight in pounds, 182lb
So yes, a USian telling their weight to a UKian would be like saying their height in inches.
- EdwardDiego 6y agoKiwi here, we generally only use pounds for the weight of a newborn, unsure why. We also tend to still refer to height informally in feet and inches. That's about our only remaining usage of imperial units apart from inches in penis size. We refer to a serving of beer between 425mL to 468mL as a pint, but it's only a descriptive term and not a legal measure.