>>28097
>Huh?
Because they mean what they say just how they say it.

You grasped the idea they are out of step with the rest of the world by their reliance on an outdated system. What you fail to grasp is their feel for it.

32'F, like 0'C, is not all that cold. 0'F and below is. The idea being conveyed being, "it's really fucking cold," not, "it's just a bit colder than the point of freezing."