on 2002-12-29 11.52, Brenton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: <snip> > What frustrates me today, is > that rule is either very relaxed or no longer law, as I come across some > products in the 'cheap imports' stores that have only inch measurements. > The assistant told me when that they were designed for the US market.
Dear Brenton, In my opinion this is one of the major retrograde forces away from metric measures in Australia. A lot of the 'cheap imports' products that arrive in Australia are made for the USA markets and any surplus products or 'seconds' are dumped in countries such as Australia. This problem should gradually disappear as the USA goes more and more metric. On the issue of wall paper, I discussed this with a friend, who is a painter and decorator, and he says that he doesn't use either millimetres or centimetres because all of the wallpapers he uses are imported from England. These come in a 'standard' 2 1/4 ft width. Because of this he says there is no point in talking about metric measures when you are hanging wallpaper. He still uses the cutting board he inherited from his father. Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia
