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There are very few imperial holdovers left in the UK, outside of colloquial use. Distance on road signs, car speed, engine fuel efficiency, beer pints (though

There are very few imperial holdovers left in the UK, outside of colloquial use. Distance on road signs, car speed, engine fuel efficiency, beer pints (though I don't mind this since it means our average drink is larger, easier to say than 568ml as well), and that's it as far as I can recall

nikanj 4y ago
My UK friends never talk in metric. They weigh 16 stones and are 6 feet 4 inches. The next town over is about 25 miles, etc.
- bearmode 4y ago
  Yeah, I said outside of colloquial use. People still use it colloquially because it's what they know, but they'll also know metric.