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Diber27 wrote: 1927ad wrote: Sadly in the rest of the world (outside US and UK) we use useful units like Centimeters, Meters and Kilometers so I have no clue about what 40 yards are ;-)

Even though the US/UK and a few other countries don't the system that makes more sense (metric), we have internet so we know what a meter (etc..) is.

Besides, if you're going to generalize and stereotype whole countries like that, then it must be true that everyone else plays soccer/football and is familiar with the game to know what a goalkeeper box is, which is coincidentally called an 18-yard box. Now imagine both of those boxes back to back and you have about 40 yards. A yard is the one imperial unit I expect the rest of the world to be familiar with.

Ps, with that said, I will say that the imperial system is absolutely stupid and the only reason those countries still have it because the people in power are highly against change.

That escalated quickly... My post wasn‘t meant as harsh as you might think. That‘s why I added a smiley in the end. I think I‘m far away from generalizing and even as a German I don‘t like football at all. So easy going and don’t feel offended by me.