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

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