Hey - that's why the smiley face was there! Of course I fully understand what you meant in relation to "world players" in this context. Maybe I was doing my bit for a Commonwealth brother :-)
You drop the hint about the 'other two'. You'll note I never comment on their 'metricness' because I have never been there. For all I know they could be far more metric than the UK or US but without seeing for myself I feel I cannot comment much (and it's why I'm thankful to Ezra for those pictures posted here). I've been to the US, and St Lucia and -of course - here in the UK so I have practical knowledge of those things. It's why I've never 'bought' the only three-nations are metric (US, Burma, Liberia) 'thing' (unless you call 'miles' and 'yards' metric!) . Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 04:04:37 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:46837] RE: Replacement of metric signs on I-19 (Arizona) deferred To: [email protected] I believe you missed my point. All those other countries managed to agree on an International system (SI). Had they not, there would have been hundreds, as they each had their own before adopting metric. There are two holdouts of major significance. I'm sure St Lucia is significant to St Lucians. However, I suspect that they would acknowledge that they are less of an economic powerhouse or world power than either the US or UK. Only the US and UK are arrogant enough to each demand their little differences (gallon, bushels, and all related measures, stones, hundredweights, and tons, US Survey feet). Those island nations that have not converted to metric use either Cutomary or Imperial because they really can't afford to develop their own weight and measure system and they just go with whichever world power they are a "client" of. If the US and UK metricated, it would certainly end the debate for those other island nations. Hint. hint: You forgot Liberia and Burma. However, except for not being islands, they wouldn't invalidate the argument much. I'm sure we would both acknowledge they are not major players on the world stage. From: Stephen Humphreys <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Fri, March 5, 2010 5:16:03 AM Subject: RE: [USMA:46829] RE: Replacement of metric signs on I-19 (Arizona) deferred Let me come back on that one with some brief answers: 1) "Hundreds of systems" - We know that in reality and in practice there are 2 systems known/used internationally. That's just 2. 3) I'm sure St Lucia don't regard themselves as of less significance ;-) _________________________________________________________________ Send us your Hotmail stories and be featured in our newsletter http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/
