Actually, other regions of this country feel more like outside USA because of the levels of generational poverty, income inequality, obesity, hopelessness, etc !
Sorry for the rabbit hole chase.
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Are you Canadian? Here in USA we still use the Imperial system even thought we left the Empire a long time ago and before we were allowed to even ask to do it.
Yesterday it felt like 111' F in DC, I had to run an errand nearby at 1 PM and later at 8 PM, the first time outside was extremely hot, the 2nd time was way more comfortable.