Has anyone ever done a survey to find out if metric preference is divided by
sex?  I'd bet you'd find higher acceptance among men then women.  Might be a
reason the clothing industry in Australia lagged compared to the more
traditional "male" industries.

Euric





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Trusten, R.Ph." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, 2004-09-01 13:19
Subject: [USMA:30954] response from NannyState article author


> Lisa Fabrizio's response:
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Paul Trusten, R.Ph." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: 04 Aug 31,Tuesday 17:43
> Subject: RE: Nanny State article
>
>
> > Dear Mr. Trusten,
> >
> > I appreciate your well-reasoned brief in favor of the metric system. My
> > boyfriend has long lectured me along the same lines to no avail.
> >
> > Let's just say that I'm a curmudgeon who enjoys our small (but, as you
> say,
> > significant) bit of stubbornness in keeping our own flawed system.
> >
> > All that said, you are most probably correct in all you maintain.
> >
> > Thanks for reading and I hope you'll continue.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Lisa

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