What the hell is this new weight thing? Seven stone, 6 stone? WTF...?!


Question: What the hell is this new weight thing!? Seven stone, 6 stone!? WTF!.!.!.!?
The last times I weighed myself, it was in POUNDS or KILOGRAMS!.!.NOT "STONES"!. Can someone please explain!?!?!? I'm not "hip" enough to understand today's "lingo"!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Todays lingo!? Seriously!? I hope you are joking!.

Stones have been used for measurement for hundreds of years in the UK and Ireland!. A lot of people over here actually claim that the system of imperial measurements such as stones, miles, gallons etc is dated!

I know there are 14lbs in a stone so I am OK working with both!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

thats British Lingo "stones"Www@Answer-Health@Com

"Stones" is British!. 1 stone is 14 lbs!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

actually that is a very old "weight thing", from EnglandWww@Answer-Health@Com

Stones is the scotish weight systemWww@Answer-Health@Com

People are trying to act like they're up with old skool British weights!.

That is amazingly stupid!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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