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I love the metric system. I think it's great and easy to use. So why do I still say I need to lose a stone. And not 6 kg

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cakeorwine · 06/11/2022 12:26

I had to Google that as well.
I think metric is great. Easy to calculate with. But it's just ingrained to use stones and fraction of a stone for weight (when talking about body weight) and feet and inches for height.

But I use Kg and cm / metres for other stuff. And I just use miles for distance. But not yards.

Anyone else like this? A metric fan but still uses some Imperial and just in some circumstances?

OP posts:
VitaminX · 12/04/2023 16:13

I've been living outside the UK for over a decade and I still can't remember how tall I am in centimetres. 😣

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