Current Events > Wait... do people in the UK sometimes use Fahrenheit?

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Was just watching an episode of An Idiot Abroad, and Ricky told Karl over the phone that it was 60 degrees in London.

@pinky0926

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I'm pretty sure that only happens in TV when they're trying to appeal to an American audience.

I use Fahrenheit in one context only: my meat thermometer. I find the larger range of numbers makes for more precise temperature gauging.

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That makes sense. It's in the second season. After the success of the second season, they wanted to go after our larger population.

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I think my grandparents use it.

If you're over 50, then you'll probably use Fahrenheit.

It baffles me that people use the imperial system still. Might as well still churn your butter.

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Fahrenheit > Kelvin > The rest

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Vicious_Dios posted...

Fahrenheit > Kelvin > The rest

I would like to trade a goat for your daughter's hand in marriage, good ser!

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Celsius seems shitty for telling the temp outside.

"Ahh its gonna be 20 degrees outside today innit? Better grab a jacket"

and

"Bloody 'ell, 30 degrees today? Im gonna burn up!"


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@UnfairRepresent
you can weigh in and also weigh in with Germany's methods since you also lived there for several years apparently

I never heard anyone in Europe use fahrenheit.

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DeadlyNinjaBees posted...

It baffles me that people use the imperial system still. Might as well still churn your butter.

Fahrenheit>>>Celsius
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Celsius absolutely makes sense for medical and scientific measurements. But not using a scale of approx 1 - 100 for the ambient air temperature is really silly.

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I have heard it on rare occasions, usually when it's warm in the summer, e.g. 70+ for us, sometimes the 60s, and sometimes alongside Celsius in weather forecasts. I.don't think I've ever heard it used for winter temps.