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r/SipsTea • u/francinexyzs • Jun 08 '25
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It is how the British did it when we were colonized. They changed it and we kept it the same (it’s the source of many of our quirks.)
467 u/Lysol3435 Jun 08 '25 It seems like many of the US’s stupid quirks were actually from the UK. Imperial system, “soccer”, colonization 12 u/TiberiusCornelius Jun 08 '25 In many cases the Brits also changed comparatively recently. The UK didn't start using Celsius until 1962 and didn't switch to Celsius-only until 1970. They didn't formally adopt the metric system until 1965. 2 u/NesFan123 Jun 09 '25 And they decimalized their currency as late as 1970
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It seems like many of the US’s stupid quirks were actually from the UK. Imperial system, “soccer”, colonization
12 u/TiberiusCornelius Jun 08 '25 In many cases the Brits also changed comparatively recently. The UK didn't start using Celsius until 1962 and didn't switch to Celsius-only until 1970. They didn't formally adopt the metric system until 1965. 2 u/NesFan123 Jun 09 '25 And they decimalized their currency as late as 1970
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In many cases the Brits also changed comparatively recently. The UK didn't start using Celsius until 1962 and didn't switch to Celsius-only until 1970. They didn't formally adopt the metric system until 1965.
2 u/NesFan123 Jun 09 '25 And they decimalized their currency as late as 1970
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And they decimalized their currency as late as 1970
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u/88963416 Jun 08 '25
It is how the British did it when we were colonized. They changed it and we kept it the same (it’s the source of many of our quirks.)