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{{quote|''"'Ark at 'im! Calls 'isself a barman and don't know what a pint is! Why, a pint's the 'alf of a quart, and there's four quarts to the gallon. 'Ave to teach you the A, B, C next."
"Never heard of 'em," said the barman shortly. "Litre and half litre--that's all we serve. There's the glasses on the shelf in front of you."''|'''''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'''''}}
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** Technically, it's set in the distant past, but it is futuristic.
* Like its [[Firefly|originating series]], ''[[Serenity]]'' quietly averts this trope with a single line:
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* ''[[Terra Nova]]''. Justified in that there are people from several different countries in the settlement.
* The ''[[Firefly]]'' episode "War Stories" showcases Wash's [[Improbable Piloting Skills]], simultaneously averting this trope:
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== Web Original ==
* ''[[Civil Protection]]'' implies that Earth's gone metric post-Combine-takeover when Mike gives directions in "Shadow of a Doubt":
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