That depends on what you mean by "trouble", I suppose, Han. There was
definite opposition in the UK to the one-pound coin. People there, too,
grumbled about them wearing holes in their pockets, making them walk
lopsided, and so forth. They were often called "Maggie Thatchers" --
partly because her party brought them in, but partly (the wags put it)
because both were thick and heavy, rough around the edges, and not worth
a whole lot.
People protested and swore they would never turn their one-pound notes
in to the banks. The matter was settled when the banks said, "Fine, but
after (some certain date) their only value will be their use as
bookmarks as we will no longer redeem them."
Now if the U.S. could do the same thing with non-SI units...... "Fine,
you can label your products as containing any number of quarts, acres,
inches, snails, slugs, or calories that you wish to after this certain
date; from then on, those units will no longer be defined by law and
only SI units will be legally binding for contractual purposes,
including retail sales." Guess which units the careful shopper will care
to see!
Jim
Han Maenen wrote:
>
> Nothing but a load of rubbish. The British and the Irish adopted pound coins
> not so long ago without trouble. Yes, I recognize the 'humour' too, the
> equivalent of "Give him 2.54 cm and he will take 1609.344 m and a "Miss is
> as good as 1.609344 km."
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