[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Does anyone over there know the stated reason for hanging onto >old measures for road distance, beer, and milk?
Roads = metres and kilometres would probably be accepted. The difficulty is transition. Beer = banning the pint would almost certainly not be tolerated. Pub drinkers are influential voters but might not be the most open to reason. Permitting the litre might be tolerated. Milk = affection for doorstep deliveries
