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I dont think that's true. I see imperial much more than metric. Measures are much more common in inches, foot and miles than metric. Volumes are much more comm

I dont think that's true. I see imperial much more than metric. Measures are much more common in inches, foot and miles than metric. Volumes are much more common in cups, gallons, pints than metric. Weights are more common in pounds and ounces than metric. That's in almost all domains, not just "a few high-profile holdouts" (even cooking, where it kills me that quantities of solids are in "cups" rather than grams...)

anonymous_sorry 4y ago
> Measures are much more common in inches, foot and miles than metric. I think this is partially true, particularly with the older generation. People often talk about their height in feet and inches, and their weight in stone and pounds. > Volumes are much more common in cups, gallons, pints than metric. Weights are more common in pounds and ounces than metric. Your experience seems to be very different to mine. To be honest I have no idea what a gallon even is, and no intuitive concept of an ounce. The only place I have ever seen measurements in "cups" is one chicken biryani recipe I found on an American website. (I agree it's bizarre: half a cup of mint leaves - wtf?!). Any recipe published in the UK in the last couple of decades tends to be in grams and millilitres. Example picked at random: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chocolate-courgette-cake https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chocolate-courgette-cake
barnabee 4y ago
Seems like this must vary a lot as my experience is very different. I rarely see/hear/use imperial outside pints and road signs, or for “sizes” like screen or clothing waist sizes, unless I’m talking to people a generation older than me (I’m 40). Every recipe site I use either has both or is entirely metric, and I only ever use metric. I’d probably look elsewhere if a search turned up a recipe in imperial only. Even distances are in KM outside of driving (because of the road signs). Pretty much everyone I know talks about their weight in KG. Heights do seem pretty split between cm and ft/inches but everyone understands both. Most liquids except beer and cider (including other alcohol like wine and spirits) are in litres and ml. It’s very obvious to me how metric-first life is for me because visiting America involves constant conversion and thinking whereas everything in other European countries (which are generally entirely metric) comes easily.

anonymous_sorry 4y ago

> Measures are much more common in inches, foot and miles than metric. I think this is partially true, particularly with the older generation. People often talk about their height in feet and inches, and their weight in stone and pounds. > Volumes are much more common in cups, gallons, pints than metric. Weights are more common in pounds and ounces than metric. Your experience seems to be very different to mine. To be honest I have no idea what a gallon even is, and no intuitive concept of an ounce. The only place I have ever seen measurements in "cups" is one chicken biryani recipe I found on an American website. (I agree it's bizarre: half a cup of mint leaves - wtf?!). Any recipe published in the UK in the last couple of decades tends to be in grams and millilitres. Example picked at random: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chocolate-courgette-cake https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chocolate-courgette-cake

barnabee 4y ago

Seems like this must vary a lot as my experience is very different. I rarely see/hear/use imperial outside pints and road signs, or for “sizes” like screen or clothing waist sizes, unless I’m talking to people a generation older than me (I’m 40). Every recipe site I use either has both or is entirely metric, and I only ever use metric. I’d probably look elsewhere if a search turned up a recipe in imperial only. Even distances are in KM outside of driving (because of the road signs). Pretty much everyone I know talks about their weight in KG. Heights do seem pretty split between cm and ft/inches but everyone understands both. Most liquids except beer and cider (including other alcohol like wine and spirits) are in litres and ml. It’s very obvious to me how metric-first life is for me because visiting America involves constant conversion and thinking whereas everything in other European countries (which are generally entirely metric) comes easily.