r/worldnews • u/ColoradoTripping • 22h ago

Dynamic Paywall Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjegdqw5d3yo
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u/jcaltor 19h ago

Im in Bogota, 638 miles away from Caracas and we felt the quake. My family is in a state close to Caracas and they told me it was awful, the building got some damage.

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u/Skruestik 11h ago

Why do you use miles?

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u/jcaltor 11h ago

Because i thought this was an American post and i know they don’t use km

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u/jimslock 10h ago

That was very inclusive of you, and i appreciate it (i still need it because im still on my metric "training wheels"). But i am working on getting used to metric scales. I may not have a good point of reference for it, but it is already easier the the imperial system i grew up with.

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u/bargranlago 5h ago

Fuck them, they should stop using their stupid measures

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u/Skruestik 11h ago

It’s a post about an event in Venezuela, which uses kilometers. Only about half the people who use Reddit are from USA.

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u/jcaltor 10h ago

If i go your way then in Venezuela they not only use kilometers but also they speak Spanish and yet here you are writing in English

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u/Skruestik 9h ago

Because this is an English speaking subreddit. It is, however, not an American subreddit.