EU gives up on 'metric Britain'

I think metric makes more sense and I use it for most things.

Although, I'll generally use: nm->um->mm->cm->inches->feet->metres->miles .... what the hell is that about?

I don't use imperial for weights, except for bodyweight (stone). Odd!
 
Duff-Man said:
The EU must learn to recognise the bloody-mindedness of the British population :)
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and thats what makes us great, unlike the bend over and take it french

i like our old system, because we all know it, although i have very little problem between the two, i just like using what we always have.


Sweetloaf said:
Thank god for that, I currently travel 25 miles to work, 40km would be way too far:eek:
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hahahaha excellent :D
 
There is nothing wrong with using our most common units of measurement, Miles, Feet, Pints, Double Decker buses and Football pitches.

Keep it simple.
 
Now, what about quashing and overturning those convictions that the 'Metric martyrs' received for the heinous crimes of selling fruit & Veg in pounds and ounces? Incidentally, one of the guys died from a heart attack, most probably brought on through stress from being convicted of this non-crime!
 
I don't really see much point in enforcing a change from Imperial to Metric in such a draconian way to be honest; it'll just make people more resistant to change. What really needs to be done is a gradual shift to Metric simply by discouraging the use of Imperial measurements.

I personally use a mixture of metric and Imperial units, though mainly metric (and the Imperial measurements I do use are simply because they're what I've grown up using). The metric system is far more sensible than Imperial as it's designed to be easy to remember and use, whereas the Imperial system is a complete mess of almost completely arbitrary conversion ratios and nonsensical unit names that makes it a complete pain to use in anything but simple situations :)
 
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Damn shame that we've not moved fully onto metric by now, but at least we're further along than the USA.

Imperial measurements should be dead and buried by now. Ok so most people can work easily in feet and inches, but how many people knew (without researching) how many feet there were in a mile, yards to a mile, pints to a gallon?

This mis-placed 'pride' in our inability to move with the times is embarrassing.
 
Has anyone noticed in Britain that when its hot, we use the Fahrenheit scale to measure the temp and when its cold, we use Centigrade/Celsius? "Oh its hot today, 90 degrees!", "It was so cold last night, minus 5!" etc.
 
howiepoohs said:
Has anyone noticed in Britain that when its hot, we use the Fahrenheit scale to measure the temp and when its cold, we use Centigrade/Celsius? "Oh its hot today, 90 degrees!", "It was so cold last night, minus 5!" etc.
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No, if its hot i say, wow its 28!

but i do notice that people say it about other countries "wow its 104 in egypt"

Imperial for the win, Europe can go to hell, up with the commonwealth!
 
penski said:
I work on a basis of scale...

If it's too big to pick up or hold then it's measured in feet or yards.

Fiddly things are metric.

Fluids are metric.

*n
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jdickerson said:
I think metric makes more sense and I use it for most things.

Although, I'll generally use: nm->um->mm->cm->inches->feet->metres->miles .... what the hell is that about?

I don't use imperial for weights, except for bodyweight (stone). Odd!
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NathanE said:
As long as we always keep MPH and Pints, I don't care :)
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As the old guy said in 1984 (book), the half litres are too small, and the litres are too big (beer related).

I use a mixture of these things. See no problem with it :)
 
howiepoohs said:
Has anyone noticed in Britain that when its hot, we use the Fahrenheit scale to measure the temp and when its cold, we use Centigrade/Celsius? "Oh its hot today, 90 degrees!", "It was so cold last night, minus 5!" etc.
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That's generally because when describing how hot the weather is, saying it in Fahrenheit makes it sound hotter due to it being a larger number. Likewise with when the weather is cold, saying it in Celsius makes it sound colder what with is being the smaller number.
 
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