<<Many do, and despite the BWMA propaganda, it is perfectly legal to display prices per pound both here and in the UK (it is only illegal to display prices per pound *without* a corresponding metric value).>>
I'm talking about shops *only* showing the per lb price. <<But this really misses the point. People will use whatever they are used to using, and whatever they hear. That doesn't mean they are in favor of it staying that way. For example, immediately before or after the euro changeover here, most people would have a good understanding of punts and hardly any of euro. If you conducted a poll along the lines of "which are you more familiar with, punts or euro?", you would have got a 99%+ result for the punt. But it would be wrong to conclude that most people didn't therefore support the *change* to the euro (they affirmed it in an earlier referendum, and polls showed us as one of the most supportive of the move). Similarly, taking polls such as "are you more fluent in feet than meters" should not be assumed to be the same as "do you think we should halt and reverse the change from feet to meters", which the BWMA has certainly done.>> The BWMA wants parity between units - there's no issue if people want to choose metres, or feet. The issue is with coercion. BWMA has supported a pro-metric business before. <<"Irish Government admits no consultation held on metric signs" screams the headline.>> How did it "scream" it, exaclty? <<The truth is that that this move received widespread support, as part of an ongoing process of metrication that is not in the least bit controversial over here.>> I entirely agree with you on that point
