To bad the clothing industry didn't accept the metric size recommendations made years ago so baby's and people's physical dimensions would match the SI clothing sizes. The main impediment is women's current clothing sizes are made to mislead or hid real dimensions. Stan Doore . ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 12:25 PM Subject: [USMA:28619] Re: Australian Birth Announcements
> The mothers insist on it, so they can compare baby sizes. Think of it as a legacy application that no one wants to stop using. > > Carleton > > My dad's cousin, in Australia just mailed us > > a birth announcement for her great-grandson, > > from their local newspaper. > > > > It was interesting that the announcement > > listed the baby's weight in pounds and ounces, > > and the height in inches. There was no metric > > used at all. > > > > Is this one of the few instances, in Australia, > > where people still cling to the old system? > > > > Stephen Gallagher > > > > 1 > > >
