I usually use a phrase that gets everybody going: "Are you discriminating against people that do not use (whatever ifp measurement)?" If they mention something about American measurements, I ask them if they know of any US law that makes it mandatory for US citizens to use ifp? I did that in a CVS Pharmacy when I bought a Braun IR thermometer. I wanted Celsius and he said that it displays only F. After I used the phrase he became friendly and took the time to document himself and find out that it is perfetly switchable to Celsius. Since you are in Canada the US law part doesn't apply A. -----Original Message----- From: Gregory Peterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday 19 February 2001 10:08 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:11131] measurement ignorance I was at a local restaurant on the weekend and was faced with a perfect example of how the continued use of two distinctly different measurement systems have impacted on the understanding of measurement in general. I asked our server: "How many grams is the 10 ounce steak? I really don't understand all this ounce stuff." She replied "I don't know... hmmm.... ahh... there's about 8 ounces in two cups isn't there? I don't know." She eventually held up her hands demonstrating a 25 cm diameter circle and said "It's big". I replied "Well 'big' is relative, isn't it? I'll have the chicken." greg
