They need to change cleanly to metric units. Ireland has a crazy situation with road signs. Distances on modern signs are in KM while speeds are still in MPH as the UK specification for cars is with MPH speedometers (or at least it was when we converted)

Shops all sell in metric units and have done for years but will serve an approximation if you ask for a pound.. if you ask for X ounces prepare to get a very rough approximation.

I fail to see why some manufacturers have stupidly stuck to 1lb packs and just converted the units to some ridiuculously unfriendly number in grammes.. no wonder people think it's complicated. Why not 500g or 1/2 KG. At least most irish manufacturers have switched to round metric units. Sugar comes in 5KG, 1Kg (normal) or 500g, milk is all liters..

The only weird one is the pint glass in a bar.

you can sell beer in whatever volumes you like but if someone asks for a half pint or a pint it MUST be in an approved glass and filled to a mark so that pints don't vary from place to place.

Spirits are also sold by a standard measure, non metric. (VERY strict regs)

We still have old ladies converting from 2 shillings to "new pounds" to Euros [Linked Image]

Not to mention my grandmother's cooking!

She first converts from Gas Mark VI to Degrees F and finally to celcius before setting the oven!




[This message has been edited by djk (edited 09-02-2003).]