kilopascal wrote:
Note the use of Gaelic at the end. This person is definitely anti-British.
Thus anything the British oppose, such as metric and the Euro, he supports.
These Irish support the EU because they feel the EU can protect them from
the British. Ireland can never be truly free. They are either linked to
Britain or to Europe. And if you are anti-British, then Europe it is!
I agree on your metric sentiments, John, but your thinking that the use of Gaelic on
the end of that particular letter denotes anti-Britishness is something I think needs
challenging!!
In Southern Ireland, they routinely have road signs written in both English and Gaelic
and car number plates written in exclusively Gaelic!!
Baile Atha Cliath (Dublin) is often found on car number plates and on road signs along
with it's English equivalent!!
Southern Ireland is essentially a free State in its own right!! Most British
occupation, which for the most part was wrong in my opinion, was centred in Northern
Ireland after the start of the troubles in the late '60's!!
Though it would be stupid of me to pretend there is no anti-British feeling in
Ireland, there is a lot less than you would imagine!!
Regards,
Steve.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 3:48 PM
Subject: [USMA:18223] Re: Letter in to-day's Irish Times
2002-02-16
If I were to guess, I'd say there are 3 types of people living in Ireland
when it comes to their views on metric/Europe: Those who want to be
strongly connected with Britain and its traditions are
anti-metric/anti-Europe, those who want to break free completely are
pro-metric/pro-Europe and everyone else is somewhere in-between.
The Irish Anti-Metric League is in the first group and the author of the
piece below is in the second and members of the Properties Supplement are
somewhere in the middle.
Note the use of Gaelic at the end. This person is definitely anti-British.
Thus anything the British oppose, such as metric and the Euro, he supports.
These Irish support the EU because they feel the EU can protect them from
the British. Ireland can never be truly free. They are either linked to
Britain or to Europe. And if you are anti-British, then Europe it is!
BTW, 10.7 sq yards is equal to 9 m^2 and 7 ft - 2 in is about 2.2 m. The 9
m^2 area can easily be divided into a room 3 m x 3 m.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, 2002-02-16 03:59
Subject: [USMA:18221] Letter in to-day's Irish Times
> The Irish Anti-Metric League won't asppreciate this letter in to-day's
Irish
> Times. The writer criticizes the conversion of metric regulations to PMU
and
> asks why the Property Supplement of that paper does not accept metric,
while
> it readily accepted the euro.
>
> Han
>
> GOODBYE TO THE GARRET
>
> Sir, - An item in the Around the Block column of your Property Supplement
> (February 7th) bids "Goodbye to the garret, adieu to the attic". I do not
> understand why the writer feels sad "that the Parisian garret, where
> countless writers shivered while they wrote, has become an endangered
> space". Surely this should be welcomed.
>
> Your columnist explains that according to the new regulations, the attic
> spaces cannot be rented out to impoverished artists, or to anyone else for
> that matter. Minimum standards have been laid down for property intended
for
> the rental market.
>
> The writer states that "rooms must be 10.7 square yards and 7ft 2ins
high",
> although I am sure that in the regulations measurements are given in
metric
> units. Why has the Property Supplement been so reluctant to adopt the
metric
> system? This contrasts with the rapid adoption of the euro.
>
> Your columnist concluded his report by quoting France's Secretary of State
> for Housing, Marie-Noelle Lienenam.
>
> "There will be regular tests on rented housing the same way that any old
car
> has to pass its MoT." It is more likely that she referred to the CTA
> (Control Technique d'Automobile).
>
> There is no need to say goodbye to the car or the garret if they comply
with
> the regulations which are in the public interest. - Yours, etc.,
>
> AODHAGÁN BRIOSCÚ,
>
> Páirc Gleann Mheara,
>
> Cnoc Liamhna,
>
> Baile Átha Cliath 16.
>
>
>
