2000-10-16
How do we know it is a "he"? It could just as well be a "she". The
"letter" is signed as Ad. I think women are more opposed to metric then
men. Does anyone have any statistical data on the breakdown of pro and anti
metric by sex?
John
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Behalf Of Bill Potts
Sent: Monday, 2000-10-16 14:32
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:8607] RE: UK: the arguments developed more fully ;-)
His literary, grammatical, syntactical and spelling skills tell it all. <g>
To quote Bugs Bunny, "What a Maroon!"
Bill Potts, CMS
San Jose, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: October 16, 2000 10:04
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:8600] UK: the arguments developed more fully ;-)
>
>
> I've just received the following e-mail:
>
> >You are so pathetic.
> >why do you not just let people use the system they want?
> >
> >What have it got to do with you, what people use, i use imperial
> and so do millions of people in this country.
> >
> >If you want to use Metric, then use it, but do not force other people.
> >
> >My Father used Metric in the building trade for years, now he
> has retired, he is using imperial, which proves what system he prefers.
> >
> >This is E.U fault again poking thier noses into own business,
> and our goverment to scared to tell them where to go.
> >
> >Where will it end?,
> >
> >Many people find it difficult to imagine a weight or measurment
> in metric,
> >I am glad that Tesco have decided to go back to imperial, but
> saying that, i have not gone into a shop that forces me to buy in Metric.
> >
> >Even if they convert it to metric, that is up to them, but if i
> ask for 4oz of roast ham, then I expect 4oz of roast ham.
> >
> >My recipes are still in impreial, and most T.V cooery programs
> are still in imperial.
> >
> >I foyu do not like the system, then that is just tough on your
> part, if you like Metric so much, then bog of to a country that uses it.
> >
> >In other words, mid your own dam business.
> >
> >Ad
>
> Perhaps the clinic still hasn't started those remedial English classes
> yet ;-)
>
> Chris
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