At 14:36 +0800 30/07/2002, Mike Joy wrote:
>The reason mother England is struggling is the very reason I left
>that country in 1968. I wanted to
>live in a country with a young, dynamic and youthful approach. Those
>folk that choose to stay there
>are happier with the original ways and tend to resist change. Those
>that like to be a part of change
>for the better prefer to emigrate with their young family to young
>Commonwealth countries such as
>Canada, New Zealand or Australia.
Excellent analysis, Mike
It just happened that I recently published a book (in French) under
the title "La grande m�trication" in which I describe how the metric
system was generated and spread all over the world - with some
resistance in some countries...
Of course there is a chapter on UK, one on Commonwealth countries
(including Australia) and one on the USA. A part of the content of
the book comes from contributions from USMA members' list.
You may see some excerpts (in French and English) of the book on my
personal web site.
BTW, I am 70, and I live back in my home country, France, after a
number of years of international experience. I try to do my best to
help our American colleagues to succeed in the metrication of their
country!
Louis
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Louis JOURDAN
12 rue Francois Menez
F - 35700 RENNES
Tel/fax +33 (0)2 9927 2588
port. 06 8168 8605
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/louis.jourdan/
