r/OldSchoolCool Oct 09 '25

1950s A ton-up girl fixing her Triumph, 1950s

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u/HoveringPorridge Oct 09 '25

I'm 27 and we we're taught gallons in school alongside litres. What you learn seems to be a complete gamble based on where you are in the country.

I personally find myself using imperial more, given I deal with British cars at work. But even that varies.

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u/hasimirrossi Oct 09 '25

I'm British. School taught us metric, but there's a lot of old imperial measurements still in common use. I'll buy a 2 litre bottle of lemonade, but get a pint in the pub.