When I was in germany (Cologne) I was very surprised to get measured for trousers using an inches tape
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:47405] Bespoke tailoring Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 15:44:38 +1000 Dear All, It is interesting how an apprentice bespoke tailor simply dismisses all of the old pre-metric measures when he writes: But as most English literature is written using the Imperial system, instead of themetric system, we "mainland european tailors" will almost always use German literature, or literature available in our own language … I have no doubt that this tailor will not only never import anything in to the Netherlands from the UK or the USA, he won't even think to do so! A small loss for exports from the UK or the USA but I suspect that there are many more like him in this all-metric world. You can see this in context at: http://rbakkerkleermaker.blogspot.com/2010/05/patterns-cloth-marking-pattern-drafting.html Cheers, Pat NaughtinAuthor of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, that you can obtain from http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,Geelong, AustraliaPhone: 61 3 5241 2008Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe. _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/
