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I found your story interesting. I think there is a
viewpoint in the English speaking US and UK that despite the metric system
being used everywhere (most people think it is only used in Europe), all people
understand and use FFU. Part of the BWMA propaganda is that one can still
find FFU used in metric countries and people understanding it. That the
real people prefer "common" measures to metric. This may have been the
impression of the man from the UK.
Refusing to use FFU may be seen as knowing it, but not
wanting to use it. Maybe for political reasons. The best way to
react is to act ignorant of FFU, like it never existed. If someone asks
for something in FFU, ask back what the word means. Look puzzled. If
they start to explain that it is a measuring system used in the US or maybe the
UK, then say you are not in the US nor UK and I have never heard of it
before. Make them realise that FFU is not widespread used or popular as
they may believe. If need be, show them examples of total SI use and
explain that this is all you encounter as far as measurements are concerned and
all you have a feel for.
When travelling to the UK, I would not even use FFU
there. I'd speak only metric. Remember, the UK is suppose to be a
metric country, so there is no reason or excuse to use FFU there. Those
who claim to be ignorant of SI in the UK are pretending not to understand
it. They do indeed, as they are exposed to it daily. You would do
them no service if you did. If foreigners come to the UK using FFU, then
what incentive is there for them to learn and accept the universality of
SI? With enough examples of SI usage in the UK, there should be no reason
to justify using FFU there. The same goes for Ireland.
Euric
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- [USMA:29703] A tale by a colleague Han Maenen
- MightyChimp
