EU shows an ounce of sense

EU shows an ounce of sense

The EU has given up its plan to force Britain to go metric. Britons can carry on using imperial measurements such as pints, pounds and miles. Is this a victory for British tradition or is it time the country conformed with Europe? With imperial measurements abandoned in school lessons decades ago is a metric Britain inevitable? Have your say.

 

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  1.  
    PSH from STAFFORD says:
    Oct 4, 19:58

    I LIKE IMPERIAL AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE EU TELL US WHAT TO USE. THIS countRY HAS MANAGED TO USE IMPERIAL FOR YEARS WITHOUT DIFFICULTY WHY DOESNT THE EU MIND THEIR OWN BUSINESS

  2.  
    Alexandra Wood from Derby says:
    Oct 4, 18:15

    I much prefer imperial, I don't understand metric all that well.

    I'm ok with liquid measurements but Kilogrammes and kilometers forget it, anyway I'm taller in imperial 5ft metric I'm 1m 20cm (ish) My weight? let's not go there. ;)

  3.  
    Rog from Bristol says:
    Oct 4, 17:26

    So when are we going to have the proper gallon back at the petrol pumps that the majority of this country understand. Gallons per mile or litres per mile.

    I am a gallon man myself.

  4.  
    Paul from Bristol says:
    Sep 30, 13:09

    I'm happy to have both, it's not difficult to convert between the two

  5.  
    Jackie from Birmingham says:
    Sep 29, 22:40

    Hooray for commonsense at last people who want to use imperial can and those who want to use metric can - where's the problem. The only problem I can see was created by our MP's who are dim wits.

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