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Wow! I came here to tell about the time I had a discussion with an American about exactly this. And your arguments where the same as hers. I guess it simply is about what you are used to. For me Celsius is just fine and an accurate enough measurement. I know that I like my shower water to be exactly 37,3° C (98,6°F). And I can adjust my AC with decimals as well. But for the weather forcast: nobody cares if it's 27,2° or 27,7° C (81° or 82°). The forecast isn't as accurate anyway. So noone is talking in decimals when discussing weather.
Also: 32F (0 C) is still literally freezing cold! And even your "halfway" mark of 50F (10C) is still cold in my books.
There will always and forever be arguments about it and it all comes down to this: What ever you grew up with you are intuitive with and probably like it better. Celsius is subjectively more logical and Fahrenheit seems to "feel" more right for some.