2000-11-25
This is not really the same thing. Americans who live in Europe or
elsewhere and have adopted local customs will eventually feel comfortable
with them. This does not apply to Americans who never leave the country, or
those that go overseas on bus tours. People who are chauffeured around in a
bus are not exposed to SI. The tour operators explain everything to them in
FFU. They may see metric road signs when they look out the window, but I'd
bet they equate them with miles.
The ones you meet most likely live in Europe, or do extensive business in
Europe and know the advantages of SI. They have to use SI in order to
survive there. Next time you meet someone from the US, ask them if they are
there as tourists or for business, long term or short? See which makes
difference.
John
Another brother had taken an American girl home who lived in Amsterdam.
She was very different. And when she expressed a measurement she used
metric.
She said to me: "Metric is easier than English count". I now wonder
whether she was a member of the USMA. I have met more pro-metric Americans
in Europe.
Han
