*** Quoting Sam Alexander from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

 > Bjorn, I dont know what he is talking about but it's not accurate.
 > is a commonality of 'metric is wierd' in the USA but it's not that
 > average USA person has a basic grasp of it but falters on weather t
 > badly (as he says and is right) and distance markers on a highway over long
 > (past walking) trips.
 > 
 > The final gap though is in cooking styles.  USA folks cook by 'volume' not
 > 'weight' so metrics dont really function to convert a recipe.  Tell a USA
 > person '100g shredded potato' and they will be clueless.  Had a jok
 > abit ago in a cooking echo on 100g being 100 gallons and it must ha
 > recipe to feed whales ;-)
 > 
 > The average USA person is quite able to by 'petrol' by the liter, s
 > ML, or a 1/2 caraffe (1/2 litre) of wine with no trouble. The measu
 > got from my mom when I moved out from home back in 1977 (and still have) is
 > marked in metrics on one side and USA cup measures on the other and
 > seen anything that isnt in a very very long time.
 > 

SA> Hi Carol,

SA> Actually metric is quite uncommon in my area, and where metric does pl
SA> into it most folks grumble over it, like when working on cars and some
SA> bolts are metric (like 10mm) and others standard (like 1/2 Inch).  Our
SA> is in gallons, our milk in gallons and half gallons, our roads in mile
SA> notebook paper is measured in inches, and so forth.  You say folks in
SA> US can buy gas (or petrol) by the liter, but not in my area... I've ne

Sorry, I didnt mean it's sold that way, but that adaption wouldnt wierd you
out ¨too much.  I must have not phrased it right.  You'd still figure out
how to ¨fill the tank with metric litres (or liters, sorry my dyslexia
insists litres ¨is right).

Miles to KM is a bit harder for most of us to adapt to but temps are
¨particularily hard for almost all.

SA> are in ounces.  Some products will list the metric measurement on the
SA> now asside the standard, but few products list metric alone.

I'm living outside the US and am used to just metrics on the label from
some ¨places or things.

SA> my area 95% of what you see is Standard not Metric.  This might differ
SA> the part of the US you're from, but here in Texas this is a fact.

I'm used to seeing both on aot of stuff, but the metric is in smaller
lettering ¨so often not as noted.
                                       xxcarol

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