Comment on Are metric measurements like decameters and hectometers ever used?
Nerd02@lemmy.basedcount.com 2 years ago
In Italy we use hectograms (“ettogrammi”, “etti” for short) in day to day life when buying groceries. You don’t ask for 200 grams of ham, you just ask for 2 etti.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 2 years ago
Thinking how I always order deli meat in units of 100 grams, feels dumb we don’t do that in Canada too
Nerd02@lemmy.basedcount.com 2 years ago
Yeah I don’t think it’s very common elsewhere. Right over the border with France they were already saying “200 grams de jambon”.
But I think it’s convenient. Small number make brain hurt less, brain no need to think.