• Sagifurius@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    you seem to have not noticed, even in Celsius/metric countries, people cooking immediately switch to Fahrenheit, in the same way carpenters immediately switch to standard. most thermostats are in Farenheit also, simply because the celsius degrees are much larger, and i absolutely can feel the difference between 69 and 70.

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      even in Celsius/metric countries, people cooking immediately switch to Fahrenheit

      I’m not sure if you’re joking here but I’ve literally never heard of anyone doing this. Not in my country, not even in any other.

      To me this is like saying “do you know how Yanks switch to metric when they talk about kitten mitten measurements”. Like lmao what

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        11 months ago

        I’m Canadian. Everyone cooks and carpenters in Imperial. The British and Irish i know say the same, countries’ metric but the trades aren’t.

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          11 months ago

          So your examples was about countries that use imperial/mixed system already and not really about metric countries?

          The idea that someone in Finland would switch to Fahrenheit for cooking is just bizarre. Why would anyone do that lol

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            The UK and Ireland don’t either. I dunno where they got that from. Our ovens and everything very obviously use Celsius.

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            11 months ago

            Canada is a metric country. Don’t be a dolt. Fahrenheit is more precise, smaller degrees.

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              Canada and the UK have switched from the imperial system to the metric system relatively recently, and as such it is understandable that the imperial system is still entrenched in some areas (such as possibly cooking).

              Most metric countries have been metric for centuries and use metric for basically everything, and certainly don’t randomly use Fahrenheit of all things.

              If your idea about Metric countries is Canada or the UK, then you don’t really have an idea.

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              I’m starting to feel you don’t really know what you’re talkint about, sorry to say

              While Canada has converted to the metric system for many purposes, there is still significant use of non-metric units and standards in many sectors of the Canadian economy and everyday life today. This is mainly due to historical ties with the United Kingdom, the traditional use of the imperial system of measurement in Canada, proximity to the United States, and strong public opposition to metrication during the transition period.

              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_Canada

              Fahrenheit is more precise, smaller degrees.

              Lmao. Someone needs to learn about decimals. Absolutely nobody here uses Fahrenheit for cooking. You are being silly

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                    Yeah. it’s almost like I told you, the country officially switched. I also told you tradesmen and cooks switch back to imperial automatically. you’re presenting this like it isn’t exactly what i said to you. I was in the trades for years, all the foreigners that do the carpentry work in Vancouver do the exact same thing, Somali, French, Irish, Aussie, NZ, Mexican, Argentinian

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              They absolutely do not. Do you want to see a picture of my oven with its °C units? I’ve worked in multiple kitchens and Fahrenheit has never been used there either. If you say a temperature in Fahrenheit, nobody will have a clue what you’re on about. They’ll look at you like you’re an alien.

              Go to buy timber and other building materials, it’s sold in mm, cm, or m.

              But what do I know, I’ve only lived here since the 80s. I’m sure some random American who almost certainly has never been knows better. That’s sarcasm btw, I know you lot struggle to pick it up.