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[–] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 12 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Tf is a mile, bruv? Don't come in 'ere with these nonsensical made up freedom units

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 1 points 11 minutes ago

Miles originated in Britain, so talk to them about their made-up nonsense.

At least they were eventually willing to give up the imperial system. I still don't understand why Americans never got on board with metric; it's so much easier.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 4 points 1 hour ago

If I remember my conversions right then a mile is 5280 kilometers. I hope that helps explain why Europeans would fear such a distance!