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Can confirm. Moved from the US to Canada and maybe a year of using Celcius revealed to me just how fucking stupid and convoluted Fahrenheit is. My dad spent three weeks out here and started using Celcius on his phone. Now I only use Fahrenheit when dealing with fevers or temping cases of suspiciously overripe produce.

Fellow Americans. Celcius is superior and more intuitive for those who take a moment to adjust to it. It is okay to accept this as fact without developing an inferiority complex. USA not always #1. USA quite often not #1 and that is okay. It is okay for USA to not be #1 without developing an inferiority complex.

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Fahrenheit is European.

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*was

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I use it and I am not European.

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Fahrenheit has a fine granularity that is lost in cold climates. It’s why the Bahamas/Belize use it as well.

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Well you know that you can use the decimals?

How is - 40.000001°F more fine than - 40.00000000001°C?

23°C is a nice room temperature.

18°C is a bit chilly but still a comfortable temperature.

If you want to go for a finer destinction then we cann say 18.5°C is warmer but I personally can’t feel the difference.

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Our bodies are mostly water why not use a system that reflects this?

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Slightly off topic, but 23°C is a nice room temperature? We have our thermostats at 20°C and I find it quite warm. In the sleeping room we have 18°C and so do I have in my office, which I find quite comfortable. I hate visiting my parents, they always have 22.5°C which I find uncomfortably warm.

Well it’s all subjective after all, I’ll be happy about chilly 23°C inside when summer comes.

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I can feel the difference between 71 and 73 in my house.

At 73, my kids room is uncomfortably hot. At 71, it has a perfect chill for sleeping.

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I would argue it’s because of historical usage, familiarity, and resistance to change. Most countries and most people living in hot climates use Celsius.

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Save yourself before it’s too late.

Do not say anything positive about Fahrenheit in this thread… the Temperature Scale Inquisition is watching closely for any dissent from the party line.

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