Hi all!

We’re very excited to move to Denmark soon as lifelong Americans. I have a good job lined up, and we’re set on a place to live for a while.

Any advice from people who have done it, looked it up, had friends who have done it, etc? Just in general :)

      • deranger@sh.itjust.works
        47·
        2 years ago

        American here, got stationed in Italy for a few years. Learning Celsius was easy with this in mind:

        0 freezing
        10 cool
        20 nice
        30 hot
        40 sweltering

        If you need to do the actual calculation, double the celsius value, subtract the tens digit (i.e. -10%), add 32. For example:

        Double it: 20 * 2 = 40
        Subtract the tens digit: 40 - 4 = 36
        Add 32: 36+32 = 68

        • 200ok@lemmy.world
          5·
          2 years ago

          Cool!!

          Or a “good enough” rough estimate is: double (the Celsius number) + 30

          (0 * 2) + 30 = 30F freezing

          (10 * 2) + 30 = 50F cool

          (20 * 2) + 30 = 70F nice

          (30 * 2) + 30 = 90F hot

          (40 * 2) + 30 = 110F sweltering

          In reverse: subtract 30 (from the Fahrenheit number), and divide by 2

          (30F - 30) / 2 = 0 C freezing

          (40F - 30) / 2 = 5 C freezing

          (50F - 30) / 2 = 10 C cool

          (60F - 30) / 2 = 15 C cool

          (70F - 30) / 2 = 20 C nice

          (80F - 30) / 2 = 25 C nice

          (90F - 30) / 2 = 30 C hot

          (100F - 30) / 2 = 35 C hot

          (110F - 30) / 2 = 40 C sweltering

          (120F - 30) / 2 = 45 C start praying

        • Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml
          3·
          2 years ago

          It’s easier to just remember a few key values and estimate based on those. I know the conversions for every ten degrees Celsius from -10 to 30

    • SurpriZe@lemm.ee
      3·
      2 years ago

      Never met an American who wants to “talk about work” out here. They all prefer to keep their free time work-discussion free.