2000-11-27
This sounds like BWMA and UKIP babble and propaganda. Either this kid is
active in those movements or he is regurgitating their propaganda to see how
you respond.
John
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Sent: Monday, 2000-11-27 17:34
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:9391] (fwd) Metrication...Why?
I thought I'd forward a message I've just received. Your comments are
welcome!
>As a 19 year old student, I am baffled by the ridiculous way in
which the country is
>being forced into metrication. Why are we changing when it is
quite obvious that the
>vast majority of people in this country (72%) are opposed to it.
>
>Why is there such an urge to 'come into line' with other
countries, when to many people
>our national identity is defined by our difference to others.
When will it stop? People
>who 'have made several complaints to my local TSD about store
signs displaying milk
>prices...in pints', will be in the front line once again when it
comes to forcing the
>British public to drive on the wrong side of the road. Why should
we change. In an extreme
>view, why can't other countries change to our system. It is about
time that Britain was
>left to make some of its own decisions. If a referendum were
held, then the public would
>not choose any of the changes that you have proposed in your pages.
>
>You say 96% of the world's population already use the metric
system? Really? Surely America
>and Britain make up over 4% of the world's population, and both
use Inches, Pounds etc.
>
>One of the members of my family is a midwife, and finds herself
forced by legislation to tell
>the mothers their baby's weight in metric, invariably meeting
with a request for lb and oz.
>
>Imperial numeracy is more convenient, when using inches etc. 12
can be divided into by 1,2,3,4 & 6,
>whereas 10 has a meagre 1,2 and 5.
>
>You say that it is ridiculous that we use miles, when we buy
petrol in litres, but you appear
> not to have considered changing the volume rather than the road
system. The government pushes
>the public into these situations by changing one thing, and then
attempting to justify other
>changes in relation to that first one. Rather Domino-esque.
>
>I am not trying to advocate the abolition of Metrication for
business purposes. I think that
>the public should be able to make a decision without being
pressured into changing.
>
>Also, from a student's point of view, how are we supposed to
order beer in your future. 'Can I
>have a 568ml glass of your finest brew please Landlord' A pint is
the perfect size. Not too much,
>and not too small.
>
>Yours Perplexedly,
>
>Tim May
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Chris KEENAN
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