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I'm learning the metric system by grocery shopping in Canada. It's 200 grams of sliced turkey breast that I want. Not 1/4 pound. (And no, they aren't equal. But who really cares?)
Also, a big FU to the government that made us learn the metric system in elementary school and then never implemented it. Not only are we the only nation not using it, but those of us who were forced to learn it have all forgotten it.
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