I thought there was a provision under the NAFTA trade agreement that requested the US to adopt the metric system. It is in that forum that I could see a request having the largest impact, especially if Mexico added their voice to Canada's. greg >>> Andy Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2001-03-28 19:48:24 >>> You know, Americans like to think of ourselves as being great pals with Canada. If Canada were to do something which constituted a request that we convert, it might have huge impact. If there some totally nonbinding resolution from the parliament urging the U.S. to get on with it, it just might have a lot of value in the hands of pro-metric folks down here, like me. Andy Johnson --- Gregory Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Alfred, > > I've been trying to wake them up, but they keep > hitting the snooze button! > > The Canadian public only sees American weather, > American commercials, American advertisements, > American government, American web sites, American > highway signs, American sports, etc., all apparently > using 99.999% "imperial" units. If the US was to > commit to converting just one public aspect of > American society (i.e. weather, highways, grocery > stores, or house construction) to metric that might > make not only Canada, but the rest of the world sit > up and notice. > > greg > > > >>> "Hu, Alfred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2001-03-28 15:20:39 > >>> > I think people need to wake up to reality. The > perception below cannot be > further from the truth. > > alfred > > -----Original Message----- > There is a perception in Canada that the United > States is this steadfast > island of "imperial" measure; not a millilitre, > millimetre, nor milligram > exist south of the 49th Parallel. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text
