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Originally Posted by kayleigh.
Oh, we're special then  ...  |
Well, you and the US
The metric system is used here for the most part. The metric system is taught in math class up until grade 8 here and then in a high school math class they teach both systems. We measure long distances in kilometres and not miles. Gas is priced in litres and not gallons and car odometers are also in kilometres, not miles. But if you go into a hardware store or are measuring things for building or repairs, everything's in the imperial system. For cooking and baking, the imperial system is used. But when we measure temperature, we use Celcius instead of Farenheit. I used to have fun fooling my cousins and their friends in California when they would ask how cold or hot it can get in Canada. I would just give a number (ie, the average summer temp is about 35 degrees in Toronto) and they would just assume it's in degrees Farenheit. So by saying our summers can get as hot as 35 degrees, they'd be thinking, "wow that's pretty f
ucking cold!" But then I would tell them it's in Celcius
Now I have a question - why do some Americans think it snows here all the time? Today it's 25 C/77 F, with a little humidity. Not terribly hot (here with humidity the temps can reach almost 110 F), but WAY too hot for snow!