I just had a look at www.australia.com and found the
USA version contained much metric. Look however at
www.southaustralia.com and you will see that our tourist commission have not only used
only US Customary measurements, but also used US Customary spelling too.
Below is taken from http://www.southoz.com/adventure/adelaide/index.html which
links from www.southaustralia.com
Adelaide, South Australia's capital city, is
renowned for its compact size and accessibility. Colonel William Light's vision
in 1836 saw the city streets designed in a gridpattern surrounded by parklands.
This safe and clean city is only one square
mile, yet boasts many distinctive attractions. Within 20 minutes
of the city center, you can be in
the hills, by the ocean, or in the wine country. The airport is merely 3.75 miles from the city center, which takes approximately 10
minutes.
I wrote to the our South Australian Tourist
Commission and explained that Canadians are also likely to click on the USA flag
for information about our state. Since they use metric, like us,
it should also state that the airport is 6 kms from the
city centre. Any one looking the US version of the
page could believe we are indeed not a metric country or even use Australian
English. "They did not provide the courtesy of a reply
back."
Regards,
Brenton Conway
Adelaide, Australia.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ezra Steinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 10:30 AM
Subject: [USMA:26656] Australian Tourist Commission
Web Site
> (http://www.australia.com). Quite attractive and well laid out.
>
> They give you the opportunity to pick your language and your country. I
> was pleased to discover (insofar as I looked) that the English language
> versions for Canada and the UK use metric units only. However, I was
> disappointed to see that the USA version appears to use US Customary
> Units only.
>
> I took the opportunity to send them feedback suggesting that they switch
> the version for the USA to a "metric (US Customary)" format. I proposed
> to them that the USA is converting (albeit slowly and voluntarily) and
> that such a format sends the appropriate message to expect to find a
> metric country when visiting Australia.
>
> I'll let y'all know if I get some sort of reply.
>
> Cheers,
> Ezra
>
>
