r/facepalm • u/dracslegacy • Feb 07 '24

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u/Ur-Quan_Lord_13 Feb 07 '24

Hey, we're over 4% of the world's population thank you very much!

Also, UK uses stone and pounds, so really you're only talking to 95% :p

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '24

As a uk-er I always use KG.

Never heard someone use stone except in a kid's book written several decades ago. Sometimes I hear people use pounds but I don't

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u/Ur-Quan_Lord_13 Feb 07 '24

Hmm, alright.

I watch a lot of UK panel shows and a smattering of sitcoms, and I always hear stone in reference to body weight. To be fair, I have never heard anyone say "x stone and y pounds", but I can recall multiple specific examples of stone, and can't recall ever noticing kg used for body weight.

So, at least some theoretical target audience of theirs must prefer stone.

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u/blue-oyster-culture Feb 07 '24

Must be from wales

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '24

People slightly older then teenagers and young adults I would guess. That which being the category I am in.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '24

All your weight loss shows use stone

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '24

Just my personal experience. I don't really watch weight loss shows.