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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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[–] volcel_olive_oil@hexbear.net 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Celsius is more useful

reason: it's the unit people use

sidenote: a small, disadvantaged 3-4% minority never learned it, because of failures in their education system

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Honestly neither are all that particularly useful, as I have in my old age and Midwestern fashion, come to the conclusion that knowing the humidity matters far more than the actual temperature on a day to day basis.

[–] volcel_olive_oil@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago

freeman-true the "what's it like outside" compass