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> I'm not as sanguine about this as you, Jim. I cite again the fact that
> pint-size milk cartons are still the norm in supermarkets here
> (smaller stores use litres because they are smaller) and that most
> ground coffee is still in 227 g packs rather than 250 g.
Yes, but we've gone for how long here with juice and water containers
in disguised floozie sizes. Now they are migrating smartly to 0.6 L and
1.0 L sizes, just to name two. As time goes by memories will fade and
the new units will become more everyday. Then the 227 g size will look
like a package that couldn't make up its mind and people will have to
work to recall the reason behind it.
I'm impressed with how smoothly metrication has gone in the U.K. Wish
it were here..... sigh.
Jim
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