tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post293234697739308433..comments2023-09-09T14:46:37.354+02:00Comments on Julien Frisch: EU: UK and Ireland can keep the mile, the pint, and the troy ounceJulien Frischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167141111642456560noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-20389626901447403262008-10-13T00:36:00.000+02:002008-10-13T00:36:00.000+02:00I've been known to tell people my height in metres...I've been known to tell people my height in metres (rather than feet) and weight in kilos (rather than stone) in the UK just to annoy people... But even despite that I'm glad the Council has taken this line. Providing grammes, litres etc. are also stipulated when people are buying things then there's no need to be concerned. It's a generational question after all - anyone born after 1980 in the UK grew up with metric, so the use of these arcane measurements will die out eventually.Jon Worthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657831243573498703noreply@blogger.com