On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:15:38 +0800, "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Chris, > >I would expect tourist areas would be 100% metric for exactly the same >reason that you would expect tourist areas in foreign countries to be >English-speaking. To get the dollars. Fair point, Mike; but this was an ordinary store. OK, they will get tourists in buying some things, but the vast bulk of their fruit & veg would be going to the locals. I doubt if their concern for tourists would stretch as far as not including lbs at all. Chris -- UK Metric Association: http://www.metric.org.uk/
