r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • Mar 08 '18

This lady watching a beach wedding.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '18

Nearly six thousand people get married in the US every day. I would say it’s pretty common, yeah.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '18 edited Mar 08 '18

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u/Kisaoda Mar 08 '18

year

He said 'day'. Times that number by 365 and we're getting closer to 2.2 million people.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '18 edited Mar 08 '18

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u/Kisaoda Mar 08 '18

You're off a couple of decimals. It's actually .7%. Not to be pedantic, but that makes a bit of a difference when we're dealing in the realm of millions. :)

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u/Kisaoda Mar 08 '18

No problem, friend! Cheers. :D

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u/hahanoob Mar 08 '18

Yes. In this context even a small percentage of a massive population does something frequently then it's common. If all weddings happened on public beaches you would be almost guaranteed to see a wedding every time you went to the beach.