I have a question for people that use the metric system (AKA most of humanity that’s sane and normal)
What generic distances do y’all use?
By “generic distance” I mean something commonly used to indicate a generic idea rather than something intended to be accurate.
An example we both might use is “5 minutes”. People who say something will take 5 minutes often don’t literally mean that they just mean “really fast” as opposed to “10 or 15 minutes” which means “it’ll be fast but you’ll have to wait a bit.”
So here if something is really really close we’ll say “an inch”. Like if you’re arguing with someone and said “the other person was like an inch from my face yelling”.
And “6 inches” means “not *that* close but not that far either” so what do people say in the metric system?
By “generic distance” I mean something commonly used to indicate a generic idea rather than something intended to be accurate.
An example we both might use is “5 minutes”. People who say something will take 5 minutes often don’t literally mean that they just mean “really fast” as opposed to “10 or 15 minutes” which means “it’ll be fast but you’ll have to wait a bit.”
So here if something is really really close we’ll say “an inch”. Like if you’re arguing with someone and said “the other person was like an inch from my face yelling”.
And “6 inches” means “not *that* close but not that far either” so what do people say in the metric system?
36-40, T
