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<blockquote data-quote="Of the Kingdom" data-source="post: 74498022" data-attributes="member: 414990"><p>The wikipedia article <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">Metrication in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia</a> has pretty good info on the patchwork nature of metric vs imperial use in commerce and public use. UK made a lot of changes in the 1970's and 1980's, so I'm quite surprised if personal usage is as "old style" as suggested in the video.</p><p></p><p> I would have expected a person's height and temperature to be metric by now. I remember discussions of pints vs half-liters for beer; I has assumed that was long settled in favor of metric.</p><p></p><p> Weight in stones should certainly be a preserved historic artifact, though not for everyday use. As an American, where stones are normally never used, I enjoy someone quoting their weight in stones occasionally.</p><p></p><p>I</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Of the Kingdom, post: 74498022, member: 414990"] The wikipedia article [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_Kingdom"]Metrication in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia[/URL] has pretty good info on the patchwork nature of metric vs imperial use in commerce and public use. UK made a lot of changes in the 1970's and 1980's, so I'm quite surprised if personal usage is as "old style" as suggested in the video. I would have expected a person's height and temperature to be metric by now. I remember discussions of pints vs half-liters for beer; I has assumed that was long settled in favor of metric. Weight in stones should certainly be a preserved historic artifact, though not for everyday use. As an American, where stones are normally never used, I enjoy someone quoting their weight in stones occasionally. I [/QUOTE]
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