Fun fact about A4 paper is if you fold it in half it keeps the same aspect ratio (1:sqrt(2)). Any fun facts about letter paper?
KochiTuskers on
🙄 Americans and their freedom units
Fancy-Sherbet8787 on
Surprised the UK is on board for once
gatosaurio on
A4 is closer to the golden ratio, clearly the superior ratio
maroonmartian9 on
Philippines LOL. Stick like a sore thumb in Asia.
To be fair, we have A4 papers and some offices uses it. But Letter is more common. Also, Legal Size is what US called long paper.
Traditional-Idea1409 on
It’s actually mostly because many office buildings (and thus office equipment) were destroyed in Europe/ other parts of the world during World War II. The USA was largely fine, and didnt need new equipment, so didn’t adopt the new A4 standard that had been developed during the 1920s. Previous to the war, most places used 8.5×11
broke-n-notfunny on
Liberty son.
Omomon on
Of course America would have a different standard.
PROINSIAS62 on
American paper sizes piss me off big time. All there software especially Adobe defaults to the shit they use over there.
Any_Froyo2301 on
Is this why American textbooks are so awkward in size?
shadow_irradiant on
US and some random countries: One Standard
The entire rest of the world: Another Standard
Every f-ing time
fire-starterer on
Oh wow, as a European immigrant living in America I just now realized why Americans look at me funny when I say “I would like to buy A4 paper”
Extension_Course_833 on
My blood laptop defaults to American letter, such a pain.
problemateo on
I used to work at IBM back in Brazil and they only used letter papers in the office… They used to import paper and office stuff from India wtf
Delduthling on
Super interesting, why the heck is the Norwegian/Scottish/Irish coast on North American paper?
Ok-Push9899 on
How I felt when the printer told me PC LOAD LETTER
GdinutPTY on
Here in Panama we use both. For legal purposes we use A4
Famous-Ad-289 on
People in Eu: why it doesn’t print properly, oh it’s “letter”.
next time: damn thing resets to letter size every other time.
poopylarceny on
Notice The Phillipines? Where Manilla folders came from? Coincidence?
gretchenich on
so basically americans wanting to be original for no reason yet again?
Ok-Bird6823 on
A4 is actually more common in the Philippines compared to the latter. It’s just us letter paper size is still being used but rarely nowadays.
Cimexus on
This is so annoying. I live in the US (currently, I’m not from here originally) and brought several reams of A4 with me when I moved here, since I still do a lot that requires it, and all the paperwork etc. I have to submit to my home consulate still has to be on A4. You can’t find A4 locally at all. If you want some you have to order it off Amazon or other online retailer at some ridiculous price.
Plus sorry but A4 just looks so much nicer, proportionally. American paper looks weirdly fat and short.
Emily_Postal on
Paper? People still use paper?
Random_182f2565 on
This is false, in Chile we use oficio chileno 8,5 x 13, the USA use 8,5 x 14, completely different!
RR321 on
I wish we had A4 in Canada…
Enough with that Imperial crap that’s never thought out in context.
Junior_Stretch_2413 on
The world: Wow nice standard, Germany, can we have this?
USA: We just take 17 feathers of a bald eagle, make a rectangle out of it and call it a paper measuring system.
Colonel1836 on
What kind of animal uses 8.27 x 11.69?
That is worse than the metric system.
ZETH_27 on
Paper “Divide”
It’s the US being incessantly different for the sake of it, while the rest of the world agrees to standardize.
concentrated-amazing on
I was thinking about the letter vs. A4 thing a couple days ago. Was thinking that we Canadians should take this opportunity of, shall we say this period or American decoupling, and make the switch in the near future.
NatureLovingDad89 on
It’s crazy that so much of the world uses the wrong type of paper
CoolSeedling on
ITT people are getting absolutely triggered by paper sizes. Guys, calm down.
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Fun fact about A4 paper is if you fold it in half it keeps the same aspect ratio (1:sqrt(2)). Any fun facts about letter paper?
🙄 Americans and their freedom units
Surprised the UK is on board for once
A4 is closer to the golden ratio, clearly the superior ratio
Philippines LOL. Stick like a sore thumb in Asia.
To be fair, we have A4 papers and some offices uses it. But Letter is more common. Also, Legal Size is what US called long paper.
It’s actually mostly because many office buildings (and thus office equipment) were destroyed in Europe/ other parts of the world during World War II. The USA was largely fine, and didnt need new equipment, so didn’t adopt the new A4 standard that had been developed during the 1920s. Previous to the war, most places used 8.5×11
Liberty son.
Of course America would have a different standard.
American paper sizes piss me off big time. All there software especially Adobe defaults to the shit they use over there.
Is this why American textbooks are so awkward in size?
US and some random countries: One Standard
The entire rest of the world: Another Standard
Every f-ing time
Oh wow, as a European immigrant living in America I just now realized why Americans look at me funny when I say “I would like to buy A4 paper”
My blood laptop defaults to American letter, such a pain.
I used to work at IBM back in Brazil and they only used letter papers in the office… They used to import paper and office stuff from India wtf
Super interesting, why the heck is the Norwegian/Scottish/Irish coast on North American paper?
How I felt when the printer told me PC LOAD LETTER
Here in Panama we use both. For legal purposes we use A4
People in Eu: why it doesn’t print properly, oh it’s “letter”.
next time: damn thing resets to letter size every other time.
Notice The Phillipines? Where Manilla folders came from? Coincidence?
so basically americans wanting to be original for no reason yet again?
A4 is actually more common in the Philippines compared to the latter. It’s just us letter paper size is still being used but rarely nowadays.
This is so annoying. I live in the US (currently, I’m not from here originally) and brought several reams of A4 with me when I moved here, since I still do a lot that requires it, and all the paperwork etc. I have to submit to my home consulate still has to be on A4. You can’t find A4 locally at all. If you want some you have to order it off Amazon or other online retailer at some ridiculous price.
Plus sorry but A4 just looks so much nicer, proportionally. American paper looks weirdly fat and short.
Paper? People still use paper?
This is false, in Chile we use oficio chileno 8,5 x 13, the USA use 8,5 x 14, completely different!
I wish we had A4 in Canada…
Enough with that Imperial crap that’s never thought out in context.
The world: Wow nice standard, Germany, can we have this?
USA: We just take 17 feathers of a bald eagle, make a rectangle out of it and call it a paper measuring system.
What kind of animal uses 8.27 x 11.69?
That is worse than the metric system.
Paper “Divide”
It’s the US being incessantly different for the sake of it, while the rest of the world agrees to standardize.
I was thinking about the letter vs. A4 thing a couple days ago. Was thinking that we Canadians should take this opportunity of, shall we say this period or American decoupling, and make the switch in the near future.
It’s crazy that so much of the world uses the wrong type of paper
ITT people are getting absolutely triggered by paper sizes. Guys, calm down.
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