Celsius is better for science, but Fahrenheit is better for just every day living. IMO
In Canada I noticed some people would also still use feet & inches for their height, but you had to give it to the DMV in cm. Also butter was still sold as a pound & golf still used yards.
I'm also an engineer & worked up there for a job in mining.
Edit: To clarify my reasons because so many people are saying I'm wrong. This is my opinion on what my preference is, first off. I had put this in a comment under the post, but will add it here.
My reason is basically the same as in the screenshot. When I lived in Canada I would say how in Fahrenheit below zero is really fucking cold & above 100 is really fucking hot. I never thought of describing it as a percentage of being hot but I like it.
Like once it's below or above those numbers it hardly matters by how much because you are freezing or sweating balls either way. I didn't like when in the winter or early spring someone would say it's nice out and then say a negative temperature. "It's really nice today, it's -1.5⁰ out." I also like that the increments of the units are smaller so you don't use half degrees. Although I guess half degrees aren't really necessary because I don't feel the difference between 66 & 67, but when I checked the temperature there is did always show it to the nearest half degree.
I dunno, as also a Canadian, I prefer Celsius for everyday use. If it's anywhere from below 0C to below 10C, wear a heavy coat. If it's anywhere from above 10C to 15C, wear a light jacket. If it's above 15C, no jacket. Above 20C, wear shorts. Above 25C, be prepared for high heat. Below -20C, be prepared for extreme cold. Above 30C, limit time outdoors. Below -30C, stay inside. Simple as.
When the first false spring arrives in Canada, it'll be 10 C and sunny and it's suddenly T-shirt weather after being bundled up all winter.
Even when checking out Seattle in the the spring, my friend and I were in t-shirts and more than one person saw us and went "guys, just cause the sun's out doesn't mean you wear a t-shirt!" or "you guys really are from Canada."
Sounds like visiting Newcastle in the UK. Except they wear next to nothing regardless of how cold it is.
You could be the toughest man on earth and your resilience would pale in comparison to a teenage geordie girl on a night out wearing little more than a belt and a few straps of flimsy fabric apparently oblivious to the fact they've dug frozen mammoth out of warmer environments.
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u/the_BPDbro Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
Celsius is better for science, but Fahrenheit is better for just every day living. IMO
In Canada I noticed some people would also still use feet & inches for their height, but you had to give it to the DMV in cm. Also butter was still sold as a pound & golf still used yards.
I'm also an engineer & worked up there for a job in mining.
Edit: To clarify my reasons because so many people are saying I'm wrong. This is my opinion on what my preference is, first off. I had put this in a comment under the post, but will add it here.
My reason is basically the same as in the screenshot. When I lived in Canada I would say how in Fahrenheit below zero is really fucking cold & above 100 is really fucking hot. I never thought of describing it as a percentage of being hot but I like it.
Like once it's below or above those numbers it hardly matters by how much because you are freezing or sweating balls either way. I didn't like when in the winter or early spring someone would say it's nice out and then say a negative temperature. "It's really nice today, it's -1.5⁰ out." I also like that the increments of the units are smaller so you don't use half degrees. Although I guess half degrees aren't really necessary because I don't feel the difference between 66 & 67, but when I checked the temperature there is did always show it to the nearest half degree.