Chris, Carleton and all, You have to remember that many Britons are still paranoid about Germany taking over Britain.
Those who were bombed as a child in W.W.II (and my ex-wife is one) still have nightmares. These are the LAST people in the world who want a German (or Austrian) person opening up a bier-keller in their country and using their measures to sell to their kin-folk, i.e. litres. Younger people might be a little more tolerant. Hence the resistance to metricate in the UK. Regards Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:05 AM Subject: [USMA:22589] Re: UK beer - challenge | In a message dated 2002-10-09 15:58:56 Eastern Daylight Time, | [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: | | | > An Austrian woman running a pub in Britain has been told to stop using | > litres: | > | > http://www.ananova.com/business/story/sm_686659.html?menu= | > | > Chris | | The bigger question is why this crazy exception remains. | | cm |
