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[Alex Carver]

More than that.  I'm not talking about wholesale use of the units system
but the use of units on an every day basis similar to my Puerto Rico
example which uses some metric and some US Customary.

For example, the UK still uses the Imperial stone and pound when
referring to body weight.  They also use pints for serving liquor
(nobody goes to the pub and asks for a "half liter" plus it is a legal
requirement (but changing) for selling draught beer).  Speed limits in
the UK are written in MPH and bridge heights are in feet and inches
(metric can be used as long as the Imperial units are also shown).
Distances are shown in miles and yards.

Many countries still weigh precious metals in troy ounces (which is
different from Imperial ounces) instead of kilograms.


On 2016-01-26 15:56, Edward Holcroft wrote:
> "There's also still places that use the current British Imperial system
> (still close enough to the US units) and that would be some of the
> current or former of the Commonwealth realms"
> 
> Correct, Burma and Liberia.
> 
> Edward Holcroft | Madsen Kneppers & Associates Inc.
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> On Jan 26, 2016 5:37 PM, "Alex Carver" <agcarver+ale at acarver.net> wrote:
> 
>> "Standard" is more a recent adjective because it was originally Imperial
>> (and still sometimes is called that) since the measurement system came
>> from England until a redesign of the Imperial system in the 1800's
>> changed a few definitions so now it's the US Customary Units.
>>
>> It's only now "standard" because that's what the US standardized for its
>> own use and is most common here -- if it's not common it's not
>> "standard".  Of course that pretty much applies in any country because
>> it would have no meaning elsewhere, there are "standards" everywhere.
>>
>> There are also many places where the US doesn't use "standard".  Puerto
>> Rico sells gasoline in liters and measures distances in kilometers (but
>> the speed limit is MPH).  The other territories are similar but that's
>> all because of their own histories of colonization.
>>
>> There's also still places that use the current British Imperial system
>> (still close enough to the US units) and that would be some of the
>> current or former of the Commonwealth realms
>>
>> On 2016-01-26 14:12, Edward Holcroft wrote:
>>> I always smile at the thought that "standard" = what America uses, and
>>> "metric" = what the rest of the world uses. As an immigrant raised on the
>>> metric system, I wonder if I'll ever be smart enough to figure out this
>>> "standard" system of measurement.
>>>
>>> And you're right, the fact that it's all mixed up helps nobody.
>>>
>>> ed
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 3:39 PM, William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tuesday 26 January 2016, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>>>> So did the coffee packers. Used to be a 1lb package that turned into a
>>>>> 12oz package at about the same price.
>>>>> We don't use metric now because the auto industry yelled it bankrupt
>>>>> them to convert. Hmm. Didn't we bail out a few? Don't they all use
>>>>> metric now anyway? My "Made in the USA" Saturn Vue has lots of metric
>>>>> bolts.
>>>>
>>>> Absolutely despise working on cars that are mixed! Foreign cars are
>> metric
>>>> and antique Detroit iron is standard, but many modern American cars are
>>>> both
>>>> and require two sets of tools. <muter, muter son of a duck!>
>>>> --