i hate the metric system
Actually I just think it is really stupid that we don't use the metric system in the US. I’ve traveled a good amount outside the US but what I I'm still not accustomed to is the metric system. I know 0 degrees celsius is freezing and 40 degrees is roughly 100 fahrenheit but everything in between… I know I learned how to convert the temperatures a million years ago but that still doesn’t mean I can internalize it. What should I wear if it’s 12 C? The US weather apps are really off on local Chinese weather so I use the Chinese forecasts and then use google to convert C to F. Yes, I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit this, so recently I've gone cold turkey- no conversions.
"Go 200 meters and turn left." Not helpful to a person like me! I have no idea! Because Chinese people like to ask, I’ve figured out my height and weight in the metric system. I also know 23kg is about 50 pounds because that’s the weight limit for your suitcase on international flights.
For funsies the Chinese also have a weight measurement of jin. I avoid it at all costs for fear of buying 20 bananas at once. Actually I think the problem here is that I’m not used to buying food by weight at all, except cold cuts, half pound of american yellow cheese and a pound of turkey- but there are no cold cuts here and the pound is another one of those fun American measurements that no one else in the world uses!