Seems like a good way to become proficient in both so that you’re more adaptable.
Comment on everything actually important is already metric
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
When I was young I lived in Puerto Rico for a few years (1980’s). Milk was sold in either one litre cartons or one gallon jugs. Distances in road signs and road markers were in kilometers but speed was in miles per hour. Fuel was sold in litres but fuel usage is in miles per gallon.
BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Nah. People just talked distances in fuel tank fractions or fuel dollars. For example, “how far is the mall?”, ‘about a quarter tank’. Or “how far is San Juan?”, ‘$5 will get you there’.
Jyek@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
The US sells beverages in 2 liter bottles and milk in gallon jugs. Also any food packaging shows the weight of contents in both standard and metric.
Enk1@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I believe Canada and the UK do similarly.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Milk yes, car distance no, fuel usage no
Km and L/km are used in Canada.
Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Gallon jugs aren’t as common as 4L bagged milk here though
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Depends on the province, bags are common in Quebec, Ontario, the Maritimes but not in the provinces west of Ontario and in NFL
Enk1@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Do you say kilometers per litre or miles per gallon?
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
No, liters per 100 km, just as I wrote