surely this is a backwards step?
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surely this is a backwards step?
https://twitter.com/thetimes/status/...636556800?s=19
Wind-up, shirley?
Or maybe Boris doesn't understand the metric system
A gimick to appeal to a certain type of Tory voter
Not entirely sure it ever went completely away, market stalls anyway.Originally Posted by Rjk
We have never gone completely metric.
The road signs are still shown as miles not kilometres.
Expressing ones weight is usually stones and pounds.
Joe blogs is "six foot two".
We might as well go the whole hog and go back to imperial
It’s truly pathetic and confusing for kids. Very BritishNot entirely sure it ever went completely away, market stalls anyway.
We have never gone completely metric.
The road signs are still shown as miles not kilometres.
Expressing ones weight is usually stones and pounds.
Joe blogs is "six foot two".
We might as well go the whole hog and go back to imperial
I don't think they're suggesting we revert to the old systems, just that people can use it if they want to.
I doubt we'll change back to buying petrol or diesel in gallons though.
Its not prescriptive it’s just allowing a choice.
Most will continue to work in metric and imperial will die out within a few generations
I can see why the regulation came in but this is a hullabaloo about nothing
Can we go back to using actual cash as well, youngsters might not get into debt then, when they’re spending real money
No. Card is king.
No, card is spending what you can’t afford.
I was brought up, if you can’t afford it, you save up for it
Have you ever heard of a debit card?
It’ll change your life
As Splott Parker has pointed out numerous times, if you go out with say £60 in your pocket, when £60 is spent, you go home.
If you go out with a debit card, you will most probably carry on spending.
Who has stopped you using cash?
Certain football clubs, certain hotels when attending weddings and certain pubs after lockdown
Really? what is their excuse? Is it covid related?
God knows, ask Peterborough and Cardiff City, not me
You still can not use cash in Starbucks
the manager ( also the franchisee ) of my local one said he has been told head office has made sounds about never going back to accepting cash
Cardiff Airport as well, always like to take a bit of airport cash before flying, not now though.
I have no idea how tall I am in metres. I know I'm 5ft 11.
I know how far 100 miles is but don't in Kilometres. Also the premier inn in putney is 1000 yards to craven cottage, don't ask me what that is in new money.
I glad he's reverting back as for me it never went.
You must be close to buying your first house now then.
Bought the first one for £700 cash in Spring Gardens Terrace .
I was working 4 market stalls at the time
Well that clinches it...no one should have a mortgage ��Bought the first one for £700 cash in Spring Gardens Terrace .
I was working 4 market stalls at the time
Do you need decimals??
TV inches
Burger Qtr pounder (pounds)
I'm´! like i've said before 1000% sure that if you went back to pounds shillings and pennies a pint would cost half a sixpence
instead of the ten euros you are paying today
As a carpenter I was taught by the old boy teaching me to use Inches, then in college it was mm
I jump between them both even now, if I am working with anyone, it drives them mad
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