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In Germany, the only things I can think of off the top of my head is bicycles(wheels) and screens, which we measure in inches instead of cm. But I couldn't eve
by iforgotpassword 4y ago
In Germany, the only things I can think of off the top of my head is bicycles(wheels) and screens, which we measure in inches instead of cm.
But I couldn't even tell you how many cm to an inch. I just know how big a 40" TV or a 28" bike is.
- zajio1am 4y agoHere in Czechia, TV screens are in cm, but computer monitors are in inches.
- iforgotpassword 4y agoFunnily enough, about ~15 years ago TVs were still in cm, but somehow when flat screens came along (and people generally bought much bigger TVs) we switched to using inches. Computer screens have always been inches afaict.
- bitwize 4y agoIn Japan if you buy, say, a 65" TV, it will be labeled a "65 style" with a note that it's about 160 cm diagonal (panel inch sizes are never exact). The main exception? MacBooks. Those will be labeled e.g. "14 inch" (14インチ).