Immigrants may have a strong desire to "fit in" to American life, and part
of doing that is accepting the colloquial American way of measuring things.
Carleton
-Original Message-
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf
Of Paul Trusten
Sent: Saturday, Jun
Great question and a longtime question of mine, Martin. I wonder if immigrants
to the U.S. have been discouraged by the status quo from asking for
metrication. It may be a commentary on the lack of popularity of the subject
in some circles, yet there is an advocacy among some in favor of it, us
I was pleased to hear this morning a syndicated financial program on many
U.S. radio stations used square meters and kilograms to describe a new
farming technique in Kansas. No Customary units, no apologies.
(www.edelmanfinancial.com).
One factor in metrication that I haven't heard discussed
