Portions

Your boyfriend will absolutely hate my grandma's recipe for cookies. In the beginning, things like eggs and teaspoon of vanilla are measured. But then you add flour. And the answer is. Just keep dumping in a few spoonful of flour and mix. See if it's the right stickiness. If not, then add more spoonful of flour

In Finland you shouldn’t be.

Jessica

The Imperial system was designed for trade. You might notice how often the number12 shows up (divisible by 2, 3, 4, 6... compare to 10, divisible only by 2 and 5), or how many measures are halves/doubles/powers of 2 (a gallon is 4 quarts/8 pints, a pound is 16 ounces, etc.). Recipes are volumetric rather than weight, therefore not requiring a scale. If you can scoop and count, you're good. The metric system, on the other hand, was designed for science and math, by people with access to more complex equipment. You can do more intricate things at scales far larger or smaller than human-scale, but it takes more calculation-effort. Two different problems. Times have changed, but both exist for reasons that were extremely practical at the time of their invention.

Caerdwyn

I am not surprised by the 6.25 measurement. I am however rather surprised that people still eat porridge.

Ian R

As an American, I really wish we would adopt the metric system, but knowing Americans, it will never happen.

Terra the Lioness

Our measurements are confusing to us too sometimes lol

Melina

Having a family of four I don't know what full load is. There is only huge, overflowing, and motherload. My washer runs all the time and I never know how much laundry detergent to put in. 😆

Wolvesofthnight

The worst, the 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭, is laundry detergents. "Add one scoop to a regular load" Okay, so you give me the scoop, but there's a little line below the top, is that a full "scoop"? Also, how much is a "regular load"? Is a full load in a 5.5kg washer a "regular load"? What about a full load in a 7.5kg washer? I 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬!

Damaged