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height, is another obvious example Strangely enough, whilst I'm fine with lengths and distances in metres, the minute someone tries to tell me how tall they ar
by mootothemax 14y ago
height, is another obvious example
Strangely enough, whilst I'm fine with lengths and distances in metres, the minute someone tries to tell me how tall they are in metres and centimetres, I'm completely thrown. It's the one conversion I pathetically still really struggle with (UK -> Poland in this case).
- nathell 14y agoI had the very same problem, only in the opposite direction, living in Poland for the first 27 years of my life and moving to the UK just over a year ago. Just bear in mind that 6ft is approximately 180 cm, anything above is above, and anything lower is lower. This gives you a first approximation with only remembering one number. Also, 4in is about 10cm and is easy to add/subtract both ways. This might not be very exact, but it will give you a quick idea.
- jamesjguthrie 14y agoOne note I like to remember is that a foot is the length of a school ruler, everybody remembers the size of a school ruler.