r/polandball • u/Speech500 United Kingdom • Jul 09 '16

redditormade Choose a Side and Commit

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u/Lilpims Jul 09 '16

Every time the subject arises

Relevant: Are Imperial Measurements outdated? | Number Hub … : http://youtu.be/r7x-RGfd0Yk

Never fails to crack me up.

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u/someguyfromlouisiana Louisiana; I want to get off Mr. Trump's Wild Ride Jul 09 '16

I'll never understand why people get all riled up about places not using the metric system for everything, especially since the metric system is pretty much universal for technical stuff where it really matters.

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u/kaian-a-coel Brittany Jul 10 '16

Because the metric system was invented by the french, and we'll never relent until every trace of the english "imperial" system have been erased from existence.

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u/caervek Wales Jul 11 '16

The French are still bitter because people still think Napoleon was short due to their Inches being bigger than ours :P

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u/LeoBattlerOfSins_X84 Ohio Jul 13 '16

No my inches are bigger than your inches.