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peensteen t1_iy9zkqk wrote

Reply to comment by unrealcyberfly in China's 'white paper' protests cause headaches for country's top stationery supplier by ProFoxxxx

Meh, the metric system has no soul. It's something a robot would come up with. Imperial measurements are like a little puzzle to solve, having to remember how many teaspoons are in a pint.

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aishik-10x t1_iya1pkd wrote

I’ve come across many Americans who unironically believe this.

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peensteen t1_iyad1x8 wrote

It's a pain in the ass, but we don't really have many traditions to cling to. We don't have royal weddings, ancient languages, or castles.

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710AlpacaBowl t1_iya6beb wrote

Nice try be we all know the real imperial system uses giraffes, bananas, and beer cans

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