JA2340 16 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Talking Brits - why surprised? They still have an hereditary monarchy. Hey, kiddin' OK? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 So do Aussies The BBC still says "Burma" Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 and still use Fahrenheit Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 UK uses Fahrenheit? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 and the NHS Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Really? My UK relatives all post their holy hell it's hot and shite I am freezing to death Facebook updates in Celsius... Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I've never seen or heard anyone use Fahrenheit Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 nah, not Celsius, it's centigrade. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Miles per hour instead of the much fasterr km/H Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 a pint is 20 fluid ounces, the yank one is 16? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 yeah we do use miles instead of kilometres and we do use pints instead of millilitres but the UK doesn't use Fahrenheit instead of Centigrade. All the weather reports are always in degrees C and I can't remember it ever being in degrees F Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I can remember weather forecasts in F. You young spring chicken, you! Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 So do Aussies The BBC still says "Burma" Yep, and I voted for the referendum to change that - Dumb-assed way the question was put guaranteed failure. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I've never seen or heard anyone use Fahrenheit Yanks do! Backward mob they are! Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 nah, not Celsius, it's centigrade. Sorry, International Standard is Celsius. Centigrade is what it used to be waaay back when I was a kid (and before someone else gets in and has a dig - yep, years and years ago!) Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 like, last century, dood. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 nah, not Celsius, it's centigrade. Sorry, International Standard is Celsius. Centigrade is what it used to be waaay back when I was a kid (and before someone else gets in and has a dig - yep, years and years ago!) nah, grandad, I woz referring to the brits who call it centigrade while the rest of th world call it Celsius. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I've never seen or heard anyone use Fahrenheit Yanks do! Backward mob they are! But Yanks aren't British Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I can remember weather forecasts in F. You young spring chicken, you! really?! I can't.....I'm sure my grandad and dad will probably remember too Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I've never seen or heard anyone use Fahrenheit Yanks do! Backward mob they are! But Yanks aren't British Yeah ... noticed that, I did! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 A lot of Yanks are Irish Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 and jewish, and italian, and russian, and mexican.......................etc Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 No....they are just yanks. I'm sure there some actual Irish/ Armenian/ German etc people who have emigrated and are living in the US, but 99.9999999999% were born n brought up there and are just Americans with ancestors who were from another country Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 by 2026 there will be more coloured yanks than white yanks. The WASPs are panicking. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 but not breeding fast enough! Link to post Share on other sites
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