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[email protected] · December 29th 11, 05:52 PM posted to nyc.transit,uk.transport.london

On 29/12/2011 12:19, Richard Roberts wrote:
On 28/12/11 23:24, wrote:
On 28/12/2011 19:07, Phil Kane wrote:
On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:03:35 +0000, "
wrote:

They haven't used pre-decimal coins here since the early '70s.

In the 10 days that I spent in London in 1967 I had almost figured out
the British monetary system including the localisms, now mostly
forgotten. Do the kids growing up there recognize that at all?
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A system that hasn't been in use in over 40 years? No.

They might just understand "Bob" I suppose.

The UK government have (half-heartedly) been trying to remove old units
of measurement for about as long, and that's not going too well.
Arguably, non-metric units haven't been in full use for 30 years, and
people of all ages are still familiar with them.

Richard.

Speed limits continue to be posted in miles in the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as on the Isle of Man.

It is not uncommon to see fruit hawkers at markets sell fruit on the
premise: "A pound of weight for a pound sterling."

People are still weighed in stone, with 1 stone equalling 14 pounds.