Oh..so that explains it. Michael has never even been to the UK? How about the US?
It's easy to generalize about places you've never been Michael. I say go out and travel, then you'll learn a little. ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Michael-O" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 21:11:09 +0200 Subject: [USMA:26573] Re: M$ > I was talking about the coins only, I've never seen the bills and I > hope I *will* never see them! > > ok ok, the Imperial System has been invented in England? > > bye > > Terry Simpson wrote: > > Michael-O wrote: > >> CONCLUSION: > >> French were always more sophisticated than English. > >> > >> Have you ever seen English money, then you undersand why only > >> this nation could have invented the FFU. > > > > English notes are not as colourful as French Franc notes. In that > > respect, the French love of beauty triumphs over the anglo-saxon. > > However, I enjoyed Dutch guilder notes more than the French ones. > > > > Incidentally, British coin designs were considered seriously as a > > model for some of the euro coins. This was not for their beauty, but > > for their pragmatism. The mix of circular and many sided coins (20p, > > 50p) is an added dimension of shape that increases discriminability. > > Several other countries inside and outside the EU had highly > > discriminable coins, including the Spanish coin with a central hole. > > > > Unfortunately the conservatives won and euro coin are all flat discs. > > Apparently the vending machine industry was set against non-circular > > shape. The compromise was a variety of edge effects. It is odd that > > this pressure does not have effect on the British coins which have > > the useful property of being many sided but also constant diameter. > > > > www.money.org/0204friedbergarteuro.pdf > > > > www.euro.fee.be/Europapers/europaper37.pdf > > > > > > The British did not invent FFU, so we cannot be blamed for the > > stupidity of it. However, we stubbornly have retained it too long and > > that is not good. Since Britain is an island, we are also > > (unfortunately) isolationist in outlook. The joke British headline > > says: "Storms in the English Channel, Europe cut off!" ------- End of Original Message -------
