That's because Brits, despite what they might claim, feel inferior to French and want to copy them. It's clearly from the time when William the Bastard, or William of Normandy as he was otherwise known, conquered England.
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Besides if you ask the Brits, most of them say that they feel closer to their Anglo-Saxon cousins in their old colonies like US.I just wonder why you mention the Brits to me.
I've never even set foot there.
So?
Peace
If someone tells me it's 25, I'm not going out. Way too cold. If they're using C they're way too far away to be even asking, or just weird.
As he said, it takes place in the US. Nobody would be giving the outside temperature in Celsius.I mean, of course it's your right to use illogical measurements if you want just as it is our right as non-US citizens to chuckle at your expense.
Also in that specific example most people would just round it to be 38º in Celsius, since it's close enough that you won't notice difference between 37.7778 and 38.
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Because they're my only frame of reference for people who use census that I'm actually close friends with. I'm not mentioning it to you per say, just in general airing my thoughts on the topic. Nothing personal at all.I just wonder why you mention the Brits to me.
I've never even set foot there.
So?
Peace
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The tail end of my paramedic career they started making input body temperatures in Celsius but gave us only thermometers that measured in Fahrenheit and the computer program we entered it into could not convert it like it could pounds to kilograms. I was constantly using my phone to make the calculations. The week I retired they finally updated the computer program to convert it for us. Fuck I hated that last year I worked.I mean, of course it's your right to use illogical measurements if you want just as it is our right as non-US citizens to chuckle at your expense.
Also in that specific example most people would just round it to be 38º in Celsius, since it's close enough that you won't notice difference between 37.7778 and 38.
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I was there for 2 years in the 1980's. Good beer, horrible food.I just wonder why you mention the Brits to me.
I've never even set foot there.
So?
Peace
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The majority of people from the states think of one name when they hear the word Portugal. What do you think that name is?Ok. Now you have Portugal as another reference... LOL
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I feel for you. That sounds like SUCH a pain in the ass!
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Well it is kind of true. Few years back that group of Japanese scientists counted, and by their count about half of everything invented ever was Britain. A tiny island inventing as much as the rest of the world put together ain't bad.Please never mention that the Brits invented something, because we all know they think they invented everything! Yet another running joke Cenc and I have.
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Zoey Raven: "The majority of people from the states think of one name when they hear the word Portugal. What do you think that name is?"
For me, it's not Cristiano Ronaldo.
Let's kick this up a notch! Are you feeling the love!?
For me, it's not Cristiano Ronaldo.
Let's kick this up a notch! Are you feeling the love!?
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Ronaldo? Nelly Furtado? Katy Perry? Tom Hanks? Colombo? Brazil? Port Wine? Peri-Peri? Magellan?
I dunno... we made so many things...
Pre-Paid Sim Cards? Pastel de Nata?
I give up...
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It's Ronaldo and there's not even really a close second. Not saying great things don't come from your country, that's just the first thing people will think of off the top of their head, in the states anyway. Men think of him because he's your most known world class athlete to us, and women, well I'll let you guess that.
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Look, he may be famous for you guys, we don't know who the fuck he is... at least I don't... Never seen that face before.If you really are a 'fat' giant, I shouldn't have to tell you!