2001-12-22 I don't think we can ever know the answer to your first question. In order to do so, we would have to be able to read inside their minds. I'm sure rough estimates can be given.
The only problems American society sees is what is presented to them in the media. If the media would report that not being a metric country is costing us jobs and good pay and increasing our poverty, then maybe they would listen. Unless a strong connection between job loss, poor exports, etc, can be directly linked to the metric issue, then no problem can or will be seen. For the most part, Americans are measurement illiterate. It is easy to say most Americans support FFU, but more realistic to say they are just familiar with the unit names. Say inch with any number in front of it gets a positive response. The number doesn't have to be correct, all that has to be said is the word inch. When someone says they don't know what a millimetre is , they are really saying they are not familiar with the word, or the word sounds strange to them. Sometimes when I give info in millimetres, the person listing will then ask if that is equal to nnn inches? I always just answer yes, even if I know it is way off. I want them to be confused with inches and get the wrong feel for the values. I want others to make mistakes and have it cost something. To me this a punishment for not moving forward. But, I guess to most of these people, they don't see the damage being done. Ignorance is truly bliss. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2001-12-22 15:46 Subject: Re: [USMA:16769] Re: Fw: Watches [Yahoo! Clubs: Metric America] > How many o us are out there? > Is your number increasing? > Does american society see this problem? > > > >From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [USMA:16769] Re: Fw: Watches [Yahoo! Clubs: Metric America] > >Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 15:40:19 -0500 > > > >2001-12-22 > > > >That is the only way. Boycott companies and businesses that don't do > >metric. And don't be afraid to tell them you are not buying their products > >for that reason. And it may not hurt to inform them that for everyone of > >you who does write to tell them why, there are hundreds who don't bother to > >write. > > > >Hit them where it hurts most, in the cash register. And in this time of > >economic decline, businesses might be more attentive to customer quirks. > >So, now is as good a time as any to push the issue. > > > >John > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Saturday, 2001-12-22 14:54 > >Subject: [USMA:16768] Re: Fw: Watches [Yahoo! Clubs: Metric America] > > > > > > > I either do, I reject every non metric company! > > > > > > > > > >From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Subject: [USMA:16767] Fw: Watches [Yahoo! Clubs: Metric America] > > > >Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 14:49:57 -0500 > > > > > > > >2001-12-22 > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "skywatchbob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Sent: Saturday, 2001-12-22 14:45 > > > >Subject: Watches [Yahoo! Clubs: Metric America] > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am shopping for a watch(one I can wear when camping or in other > > > >outdoor > > > >activity). Timex and Casio give water resistance in meters depth of > > > >water(as > > > >do most companies). However, I did notice that Armitron(maker of cheesy > >$15 > > > >watches) gave water resistance depth in feet. Are there a lot of > >Armitrons > > > >out there that still stick to feet? I thought that this rating switched > >to > > > >meters years ago. I hope that this isn't the start of a trend to > >reverse > > > >out > > > >a metric rating. Regardless, I won't be buying an Armitron watch. > > > > > I like the Casio Forester because it allows for a 24 hour format for > > > >time. > > > >Some Timex watches do, but not all. Of those that display date do any > >allow > > > >something other than MDY format? > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE BY EMAIL! > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > You have chosen to receive messages from "Metric America" by email. > > > > > > > > > > Reply to this message: > > > > > > > > > > >http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica/bbsfrp?action=r&tid=metricameric > >a > > > >&sid=12177109&mid=1087 > > > > > > > > > > Unsubscribe from the Club mailing list: > > > > > http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica/config/change_mb_list > > > > > > > > > > Return to "Metric America": > > > > > http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > Not a member? 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