<<suggests that most people are quite comfortable with metric units. >>
I don't deny that most people would be - my question would be more of whether its worth the costs - considering that at the end of the day its just numbers on a dial being matched with numbers in a big red circle. <<That, coupled with the fact that there has been a complete absence of *anyone* demanding that imperial be retained would suggest that there is a majority in support for it.>> I take your point and take that on-board. I've personally not heard of people being anti it. But there again I won't see the newspapers as much as someone from Ireland - as I don't live there. <<The opposition deputies [MPs] that criticised the government's handling of it were at pains to welcome the metric element of the change.>> That's an interesting point - were they 'at pains' because they didn't see the need to convert or because they didn't want to appear to agree with the govt? <<Also, unlike in the UK, nobody under the age of 46 has received any imperial units in his education. >> I agree - but its still 'talked' a lot. I don't just mean pints of guinness, but also descriptions of distances. Last time I was in Dublin (last year) I noted that most small delis, butchers and grocers displayed per pound prices. I could only imagine that if the cosmopolitan capital has that then certainly rural areas would? <<They were interested enough to correspond with our Dept of Transport and try to convince them it wasn't a good idea.>> Be fair, they reproduced the interview, but they didn't seek to bias it. They even show details of the exact changes. AND THEY EVEN provide links to pro-metric sites that are covering the changeover! Look here: http://www.bwmaonline.com/Transport%20-%20Irish%20Road%20Metrication.htm I thought it was pretty balanced.
