Dear Amy
It's the term *offcially* metric that is the key here. I'm English and live
in the UK. My country is officially metric. However you might not think so
if you lived here too. Our road signs are still imperial and there are no
formal plans to change them (although there is a long term obligation do so
as a member state of the European Union). The state owned broadcaster, the
BBC, is very poor at consistent metric usage and have no policy on the
issue.
I wish you the very best of luck with your research project Amy, and as you
have already begun to observe it isn't a simple matter.
Regards
Phil Hall
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy Wang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 3:02 AM
Subject: [USMA:35236] liberia and myanmar
Hello,
I am a graduate student researching the status of the metric system in
the U.S. for my thesis, and am hoping for some help. In many sources I've
seen the statistic that only three countries in the world are not yet
officially metric--the U.S., Liberia, and Myanmar. Yet when I looked
quickly on the Lonely Planet travel guide online, it seems there are
other spots that are not metric either, such as Aruba and Bermuda.
They're not considered countries, but neither are they part of
U.S./Liberia/Myanmar, so perhaps someone knows whether and where the
original statement can be verified?
Thank you!
Amy.
