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And the US ‘small’ LLMs will actually be slightly larger than the ‘large’ LLMs in the UK.
by xanderlewis 2y ago
And the US ‘small’ LLMs will actually be slightly larger than the ‘large’ LLMs in the UK.
- aziaziazi 2y agoI wonder how does the skinnies get dressed oversea: I wear European S which translate to XXS in the US, but there’s many people skinnier than me, still within a “normal" BMI. Do they have to find XXXS? Do they wear oversized clothes? Choosing trousers is way easier because the system of cm/inches of length+perimeter correspond to real values.
- Spivak 2y agoIt's a crazy experience being just physically larger than most of the world. Especially when the size on the label carries some implicit shame/judgement. Like I'm skinny, I'm pretty much the lowest weight I can be and not look emaciated / worrying. But when shopping for a skirt in Asian sizes I was a 4XL, and usually an or L-2XL in European sizes. Having to shift my mental space that a US M is the "right" size for me was hard for many years. But like I guess this is how sizing was always kinda supposed to work.
- krageon 2y agoThe shame you feel is yours, it's not inherent to the sizing.
- Spivak 2y agoThe shame is inherent to the crushing expectations put on women's appearances and the pressure to be small. It manifests in clothing sizing for the same reason it manifests standing on a scale, it's a measure of your smallness. And what makes it insidious is that the measures are juuust comparable enough across different people to make people feel bad for not having the same numbers as someone 5" shorter than you. And my experience isn't unique in any way here and it's really hard to not see it pervasive through our culture.
- rcbdev 2y agoShort men also tend to voice the same complaints you have. They tend to have the added strain of absolute helplessness in their situation.
- Foobar8568 2y agoUniqlo sizing looks pretty standard to what we have in Europe...
- tbrownaw 2y ago> Choosing trousers is way easier because the system of cm/inches of length+perimeter correspond to real values. They're not merely real values, they're also rational.
- vintermann 2y agoI'm not so sure, there's pi involved here!
- vintermann 2y agoI worked at a Norwegian hospital once which had sizes from xxl (ekstra ekstra liten) to xxs (ekstra ekstra stor). So it's simple, you cross the ocean, you go from size xxl to xxs without having to do anything at all... I should say though, that's the only place I've seen this particular localization.
- deepsun 2y agoWe ordered swag T-shirts for a conference from two providers, but EU provider L's were actually larger than US L!
- jgalt212 2y agoIt's funny you say that, but when travelling abroad I wondered how Europeans and Japanese stay sufficiently hydrated.
- jdietrich 2y agoFor healthy adults, thirst is a perfectly adequate guide to hydration needs. Historically normal patterns of drinking - e.g. water with meals and a few cups of tea or coffee in between - are perfectly sufficient unless you're doing hard physical labour or spending long periods of time outdoors in hot weather. The modern American preoccupation with constantly drinking water is a peculiar cultural phenomenon with no scientific basis.
- kccqzy 2y agoI've always understood constantly drinking water as a ruse to use the bathroom more often, which is helpful for Americans with sedentary lifestyles.
- droidist2 2y agoDon't many medications dehydrate you though? And Americans are on a lot of medications.
- brian-armstrong 2y agoDiabetes causes dehydration
- Horffupolde 2y agoIf you are thirsty you are already dehydrated.
- VectorLock 2y agoTry getting a kidney stone and then find out if adequate hydration is what you want to squeak by with.
- floriannn 2y agoIs this a thing about how restaurants in some European countries charge for water?
- miki123211 2y ago> The UK You mean the EU, right? The UK isn't covered by the AI act. /s