Very true, Bermuda is a land of metric/imperial hodgepodge. As mentioned by the previous poster, most of the packaged goods are imported from the States, Britain, Canada, and to a lesser extent various Caribbean islands. >From my last visit to the island in 2002, I can offer the following >observations: --The taxicab driver who shuttled us from the airport to hotel referred to a speed limit in miles per hour although the road signs and his speedometer (Volkswagen Eurovan) were listed in kilometres per hour. Shorter distances (non-road) were generally expressed in yards and feet. --Packaged food items produced in Bermuda primarily used pounds/ounces. For example: Bermuda's only dairy processor (Dunkley's Dairy Ltd) listed milk in terms "ONE PINT", "ONE QUART", etc. John Barritt & Son Ltd, Bermuda's major beverage bottler used plastic bottles and cans indistinguishable from those in the U.S. for Coca-Cola and other major brands hence content labels marked as "12 FL OZ (355 mL)", etc. Local honey was labeled by in ounces only. --Restaurant menu items used imperial measures: "12 oz. Steak", "16 oz. Coca-Cola", "16 inch Pizza", etc. --Gasoline/Petrol, as best as I can recall was being sold by the litre. --Temperatures were expressed in degrees Fahrenheit. --Building materials and related terms were expressed in feet/inches. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael J. Barnes Massachusetts USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- On Thu, 9/11/08, Jon Saxton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Jon Saxton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:41674] Bermuda To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 7:08 AM Dodged the hurricanes a few days ago and spent a couple of days in Bermuda. I didn't get a close-up look at a fuel pump so I don't know how gasoline is sold but I did note that all signposts show distances in km whereas in the shops all fresh produce is priced by the lb. (Packeted goods are different and the units depend on the country of origin. No prize for guessing where the pints and pounds come from.)
