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if you see an American (me) whining about it being -8 degrees just know that -8C is warm in comparison

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[–] aebletrae@hexbear.net 26 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Typical supremacist indoctrination, treating integers as if they're the only real numbers, and decimal places as if they aren't significant at all.

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have never needed decimals in Celsius for weather. I don't know who needs that kind of granularity, but it's certainly not me

[–] Andrzej3K@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Going from the arguments I always hear in favor of farenheit, I can only assume that the average American owns ≈100 coats of varying thickness

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

you think it's to decide how clothed to be but actually it's too determine how naked is appropriate, typical European just not getting it

[–] Andrzej3K@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago

Die nudity ist always appropriate ja

[–] microfiche@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago

decimals shmecimals whole numbers or bust.

as far as i'm concerned, if you need a decimal point, you've designed your system wrong. except if they're powers of 2