John The word 'force' is such a debatable thing. If I bought a new car, my wife would be 'forced' to ride in it. But I don't think she'd really mind.
This is how the metric system is viewed here. Ask anyone under the age of 40 if they think Australia did a bad thing in 'forcing' the metric system (along with decimal coinage around the same time) and you'd learn some colourful Aussie expressions you've never heard before! It's just a question of time... Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Kenneth S. Butcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "James B McCracken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 11:36 PM Subject: [USMA:21662] Re: Fast Track | 2002-08-11 | | Mike, | | You also have to distinguish those who would be opposed if things were to | change, but for now may appear apathetic, from those who don't care either | way. Not all opposers make a noise. They feel nothing is going to happen | so they don't bother to make any noises. Don't forget, you are forcing | people to change their habits and to learn something new. This in itself is | reason to complain. | | John | | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Cc: "Kenneth S. Butcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "James B McCracken" | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Sent: Saturday, 2002-08-10 20:11 | Subject: [USMA:21657] Re: Fast Track | | | > The point is, Nat, that there must be a heck of a lot of voters in the US | that | > either support the SI system or at least it won't affect their votes if SI | was | > brought in. | > | > Same as here - if everyone was dead against it, it would never have been | brought | > in. | > | > Mike | > Perth, Australia | > | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Cc: "Kenneth S. Butcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "James B McCracken" | > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 2:33 AM | > Subject: [USMA:21637] Re: Fast Track | > | > | > | | > | > > ... who are these 'certain opponents' who are derailing the | > | > > progress of SI in the US? | > | > | > | > Mike, | > | > | > | > Most members of Congress are indifferent to metrication if not openly | > | > opposed. There are only a few on record in support of metrication. | > | > | > | | > | And the "opposed" only stems from their perception of what voters want | to | > | hear. | > | | > | Nat | > | | > | | > | |
