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Old 08-05-2009, 04:08 PM   #6
glatt
 
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I've lived in countries that are fully metric, and it's very easy to adjust to it. With one exception. It was hard to get an intuitive feel about temperature. Do I need to wear a sweater if it's 20 degrees celsius? I know 30 is hot and 0 is freezing, but how bad is 20? Jacket, sweater, long sleeves? I never got used to it. Ordering cold cuts in grams was easy. Distances were easy. Liters are easy.

But I prefer Farenheit for weather reports.
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