But if you look out of the aircraft window, you will notice that most, if
not all the height signs that are airside are in metric units - it is a
matter of one system of measure for the professionals and another for the
peasants.

 

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Stephen Humphreys
Sent: 07 April 2010 22:31
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:47072] RE: The "Europeanization" of the U.S.? --was Re: BBC
debate about road signs

 

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On a return to the UK the first sight I usually see at Heathrow or Gatwick
is the 'feet and inches' red triangle on the low hanging stuff on the
taxi/gate areas :-)

 

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