My apologies for not understanding John (Kilopascal's) origins. I am force to conclude we live in very different countries, even though we both live in America.
(1) In my America we use lots of ISO standards. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of USA-origin standards that we also use. (2) In my America, many USA-origin standards are SI based, and many (if not most) new standards are SI based. On my own shelf with about 50 standards, I find the following solidly-SI based: FM3610 (intrinsically safe from Factory Mutual), NEMA 250 (enclosures, National Electrical Manufacturers Association), and several others that are metric-first, although may have been originally in colloquial units. (3) In my America, immigrants are delighted to find that we have some SI, with which they are familiar. I have three immigrants at my company, all who are proud to help others learn metric. (4) In my America, a company is entitled to produce products as it pleases, and if it wishes to provide a "testy" response to consumers asking for something different, then it gets to suffer the consequences, whatever they may be. Big deal. If you don't like a response, don't buy from the company. (5) In my America, some of my (non-work) friends have a bit of an interest in learning metric, some don't care about it, and some think it is too hard. I don't try to stereotype them into any one category. (6) And your gratuitous slam about leaving my "mansion" is as wrong, and far less innocent, than my presumption of your origins. Jim Elwell
