On 2009/01/26, at 5:14 AM, Michael Payne wrote:
Many of the people that I know in the UK are world travelers like
me, what does impress me is when one of them built another house and
all the plans were in meters and that's what he talked about. Now if
someone is going to tell me directions to a town or house, they
might phrase it in miles because that is what the odometer displays.
But from my experience, it's metric. Perhaps it's the circle of
people you move in that defines the units you use?
Mike Payne
Dear Mike,
I think you are right about the 'circle of people you move in'. We
don't know enough about peer pressure and social forces that apply
when it comes to planning and conducting a metrication project. At the
end of the day it is the social forces that often make or break a
metrication upgrade. However, that said, there have been so many
successful metrication upgrades all around the world it is relatively
easy to choose an appropriate model to follow for your group or for
your industry.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
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