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Just goes to show that it's not easy to match location to measurement standard: you would be wrong if you picked Imperial measurements for the UK, unless the pe
by holygoat 18y ago
Just goes to show that it's not easy to match location to measurement standard: you would be wrong if you picked Imperial measurements for the UK, unless the person viewing the page is of a certain mindset and born before about 1975.
I was raised in the UK, and used celsius. Now I live in the US and have learned to use Fahrenheit.
On a related note, I was very annoyed that Yahoo Weather will allow you to either choose centigrade and kilometers per hour, or Fahrenheit and MPH, but not to mix and match. Insane.
- axod 18y agoIMHO The UK is slightly more complex than that. When it's hot, we use Fahrenheit - "It's almost 100℉ out there!. When it's cold we use Celsius - "Brrr! -7℃" Probably best to show both.
- DougBTX 18y agoLiving in the UK, can't say I've ever seen that. Celsius all the way!
- swombat 18y agoMore importantly, the UK is far simpler than all the others. The answer to "is it going to rain?" here is always "Who knows? Probably... can't really say. It looks sunny outside, but it was raining this morning so it might rain again later today."
- pwoods 18y agoHow fast is your temperature in the UK?