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09-14-21, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Schlafen

And I don't want to take that away from you mate, but, for the rest of the world I actually stated my weight in kg as well.

To be clear, I really do like reading it because it isnt common so its not like i have to google it frequently. And in your example, you added kg which helps give me a general idea(i double it then cut a bit to get my pounds estimate) so it really does work fine.
It sounds snarky, but I do get a kick out of seeing 'stone' because in my mind its such a dead unit of weight. Obviously its very much alive elsewhere though.
This reminds me of when I was younger and would hear someone say 'it cost 4 quid' and I would have 0 idea what that translates to. It meant as much as if someone said 'it cost 4 maroon'. But then once I realized thats just slang for 'pound', I got all sorts of confused again since 'pound' meant currency and not weight!

Good stuff.

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