An American using the inferior Fahrenheit system and a European using the superior Celsius system which is way easier
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[–] 47 points 5 months ago (14 children)

I had an American explain “well you just know that 68 is long sleeve warm, 80 is shorts” or something, as if people cannot memorize that 18 is chilly and 21/22 is usual room temperature, 26 is shorts.

The only thing I dislike like about Celsius is that my thermostat supports both, but doesn’t allow half degrees Celsius, so it provides less granular control in Celsius than if you set it to Fahrenheit.

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  • [–] 35 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I'm in Québec, -10 is chilly, 14 is shorts :)

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  • [–] 25 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    As you approach 0°F it is getting dangerously cold. As you approach 100°F it's getting dangerously hot. Celsius is obviously better scientifically, but fahrenheit is pretty reasonable for everyday use (unlike other imperial measurements).

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Really my point is you can memorize new numbers when you look at the weather report.

    When I go (went ) to the US it was not obvious to me looking at the weather in Fahrenheit what it would feel like.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    0°F is way colder than 100°F is hot.

    There are hardly any population centers that reach the lower temperature while there's a shitton of them that reach the hotter one. That should say enough about how dangerous and inhospitable each is.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    That’s not true. NYC frequently reaches 0°F and is home to 15 million people. All of northern US, and all of Canada frequently reach 0°F. It’s a fact than anything below 0°F is actively dangerous and anything above 100°F is actively dangerous.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Anything below 10°F is actively dangerous. Anything above 110°F is actively dangerous.

    NYC barely ever reaches 0°F according to this site:

    https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/new-york/lowest-temperatures-by-year

    Seriously, NYC is closer to having regular 100°F weather than 0°F and it is in the Northern US!

    In other terms: -18°C is extremely fucking cold, 38°C is just regular hot.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I grew up in Rochester NY, and there are many days with a zero or subzero windchill. Once it gets below 0°F, it is definitely actively dangerous. I’ve waited for a school bus in 7 to 10°F weather without issues.

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