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Beer and cider is sold in pubs in imperial pints (bigger than US pints), but wines and spirits are sold in milliliters.

See https://www.gov.uk/weights-measures-and-packaging-the-law

Good point, I’d forgotten wine and beer were different. I wonder what further examples of mixed up units the UK has?

Well there is a tendency to still use Fahrenheit during summer like "it's in the 80s", and "it's in the 90s" this month, but most use Celcius for winters when it gets below freezing. There must be a grey area in the 50s and 60s F. Both approaches often seen in headlines. :)

I'm a physicist and I still feel compelled to die on the following hill, re: Fahrenheit---it just maps better to human perception:

30s: Wear a heavy coat

40s: Wear a light coat

50s: Wear a jacket

60s: Wear a hoodie

70s: Wear a t-shirt

80s: Wear shorts

Works in C too:

-ve Don't go outside

0s Wear a coat

10s Wear a jacket

20s Wear a t-shirt

30s Don't go outside

What a brilliant comment! In fact, I'd even say it's over 9E+3 photons/s/mm^2/mrad^2/(0.001*Δλ)

-40s too cold

-30s cold

-20s February

-10s beanie optional

-0s can't store non-alcoholic drinks on the balcony

+0s wear waterproof boots

+10s no need to wear a jacket

+20s don't wear more than a t-shirt

+30s can't sleep since my apt. has no AC

Fixed that for northeners you insensitive clod.

c is just easy because 0 is the freezing point.

Miles per Imperial gallon.

don't some parts of Europe also use decilitres for beverage packaging? I've seen bottles that are like "75dl", and it took me a few minutes to clue in.

That would be centiliters, for example, wine is most commonly sold in 75cl bottles. Millilitres is also a common unit for smaller quantities in e.g. cosmetics.

Right! I actually meant centiliters - it's been a few years. But a commenter below mentions deciliters are a thing as well. What a crazy world :)

750 Liters would be a very large beverage! A typical keg of beer is only around 59 liters.

1dL = 0.1L

My bad, thought the d was for deca, not deci.

I'm in the US and although I spent some time in Canada I am for the most part not used to seeing the metric system used day to day. My metric system knowledge basically is what I remember from elementary and middle school.

At least in some parts of central Europe it is common to buy beverages per decilitre and meat by dekagrams.

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