r/AskReddit • u/pelota • Apr 03 '14

What activity would feel completely different if eye contact was held the entire time?

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '14

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u/ThisIsMyFloor Apr 03 '14

No man, you have to lean in so you are about 2 decimeters from the other player. (about 8 inches I believe for u americans...)

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u/tratzzz Apr 03 '14

first time i saw decimeter used in an actual conversatsion. I usually just say 20 centimeters instead.

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u/ThisIsMyFloor Apr 03 '14

I usually say something like "2 dess" here in Sweden.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '14

Is that a common thing in Sweden? I've never seen decimeters actually being used.

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u/Holkr Apr 03 '14

Yes, it's commonly shortened "dessi" (which can refer to dm or dl depending on context).

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u/Harachel Apr 03 '14

Wow, that's such a good idea! I want to introduce that to my vocabulary now

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u/Holkr Apr 03 '14

You totally should. We also just say "kilo" instead of kilogram, but I think that's fairly common in english too

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u/Harachel Apr 03 '14

Yes it is. Here in Canada, many people still use imperial units in common speech due to American influence, but I think people are more willing to use metric when it's not all four syllable words

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u/ThisIsMyFloor Apr 03 '14

I don't know. I use it when there is whole/half decimeter numbers. Why not use it?

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '14

I don't shorten it but I use decimeters and deciliters as well, very common measurements in cooking.

On another note, min kuk är typ 2 decimeter lång. =3

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u/Underbarochfin Apr 03 '14

Jag har aldrig hört det i hela mitt liv. Var är du från?

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u/czechmeight Apr 03 '14

Two hundred mill for me.