Hi John, In France, the old unit for pound (livre) was redefined long ago as 500 g. I get the impression that older people tend to buy food by the "livre," while younger people are more likely to buy by the kilogram. This seems kind of strange, given that France metricated about 200 years ago! My mother in law one day got a real laugh when a young store clerk didn't know what "3 livres" of apples meant.
John On Monday 12 January 2004 12:12, john mercer wrote: > Hello i have an idea it may sound crazy but i'm going to say it anyway. > What do you think of the idea of calling 500 g of food 1 lb? i am thinking > of the U K and even in Canada it would make things easier if people are > going to continue asking for things by the lb. Especially when customers > ask for halves and quarters. All the store clerk would have to do is weigh > 250 g or 125. I believe China did this with one of their old measurements > for mass they kept the same name but metricated it. I wonder how that has > worked. John.
