No need to name names or sources.

Mine has to be some dude that insisted that advertising is a “30,000 year old technology”

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    “Fahrenheit describes the level of comfort for a human. From coldest to warmest that you may experience outside.”

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      As an American I used to use a variation of this phrase.

      Then I decided to experimentally switch to using Celsius. Took a few weeks/months to really internalize it and stop having to do on-the-fly conversions, but honestly I love it.

      It’s remarkable how useful having 0 be freezing is for weather. It makes understanding sub-freezing temperatures much easier. Which also helps reinforce what a degree Celsius means.

      I wish other Americans would try it. I haven’t gone back, all my devices are still on Celsius over five years later.

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      Europeans shaking and crying at the realization that the difference between 70° and 75° is more obvious and meaningful than 21.11° and 23.88°

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        Americans shaking that 20-25C is more obvious than 68-77

        Above 30 you just complain 25-30 you wear shorts 20-25 you wear whatever 15-20 you wear a t shirt and jeans 10-15 you consider a light jacket or a long sleeve 5-10 you firmly wear the light jacket or long sleeve 0-5 you bring a heavier coat Below 0 you complain

        Beautiful 5 degree increments that perfectly describe what to wear in C Where with Fahrenheit you end up with weird numbers like 86 degrees

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        I don’t understand why the difference between 70 ad 75 is more obvious than 21 and 24. Can you explain it?

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        *Europeans, Asians, Africans, southamericans, australiaandoceanians and 23/24 of northamericans

        *21.11°