Come visit the UK. We have fluid ounces too, but only for baking. Your drink will be served by the millilitre, unless it’s beer in a pub, or milk in a home, in which case it will be served by the pint.
A shot? An eighth of a cup? Sixteenth of a pint? I mean, I get it. Metric is standard, but of all the units to pick on, the fluid ounce is probably one of our more reasonable measurements. We have acres of less-intuitive units.
Their US customary units. What even is a fluid ounce, and what is it doing in my drink?
They’re Florida Ounces
Come visit the UK. We have fluid ounces too, but only for baking. Your drink will be served by the millilitre, unless it’s beer in a pub, or milk in a home, in which case it will be served by the pint.
And here’s me hoping to be served by the bartender.
oh and British imperial pints are different than US customary pints just for the extra fun
Oh that’s true. American pints are a disappointment.
That sounds like slang term for a boger.
A shot? An eighth of a cup? Sixteenth of a pint? I mean, I get it. Metric is standard, but of all the units to pick on, the fluid ounce is probably one of our more reasonable measurements. We have acres of less-intuitive units.
It doesn’t really matter, does it? Just look at the mL.