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fastballyesterday at 11:15 PM2 repliesview on HN

Yeah, in Indonesia (and other parts of the world), the 5-gallon jug you would stick in e.g. a water cooler is called a "water gallon".


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treetalkeryesterday at 11:26 PM

TIL! Not the first time I've made a mistake on account of failing to detect that a different English was being used.

SoftTalkeryesterday at 11:23 PM

I assume it's a local/informal unit of measure? DDG doesn't know what a "plastic gallon" unit is.

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