----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2001-03-14 13:48 Subject: [ukma] American Products > On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 22:56:52 -0000, "Phil Durden" wrote: > > >There are many products which are designed and made in the USA, which are > >sadly just not available in the UK, or indeed the rest of the world in > >general. It's obvious to us it's because they're made to imperial spec., and > >are therefore incompatible with our markets. Products which need replacement > >parts are not viable here as most parts would have to be made in the USA, > >rather than here or elsewhere in Europe/Asia. > > > >American companies don't want to go metric because they think it'll cost > >them a lot of money, but manufacturing industries in every other nation > >(even the UK) have gone metric, to their advantage. If only the Americans > >could look beyond their noses and their wallets, they would realise that the > >short-term-pain (the initial cost of converting to metric) would be far > >outweighed by the long-term-gain (of suddenly opening up their export market > >to the rest of the world). > > > >I'd love to be able to buy some of the things they have across the pond if > >they were available here - there's some great ideas - but who wants them > >while the're still made to imperial spec.? > > > >The Americans need to be made to realise that going metric would be in their > >best interest - however powerful and influencial that country is, it's not > >going to be able to persuade the other 5.72 billion citizens of the world to > >start using feet/inches/pounds, etc., so it might as well concede to the > >fact that its 4% of the world population is fairly insignificant, despite > >its wealth. > > > >Wake up, America and smell the coffee!! > > > >Phil D > > > >The latest US president should not beat around the 'Bush' in implementing > >metrication in America, but it's even less likely to happen under him than > >it was under Clinton.
