Richard Caley MY_FIRST_NAME @ MY_LAST_NAME.org.uk wrote in message ...
In article , huge (h) writes:

h Who said anything about "UK".

Imperial measurements are UK measurements. The clue is in the name.

h Oh, and it's not a "well known fact". America works on miles, feet
h and inches and (their own) gallons.

But not the imperial system. They, for the usual bizzare US reasons,
call it the `English' system, but it is used only in the US. I think
because they were choosing between the then current English and French
(metric) systems at one point.

Interestingly, the English government voted on whether or not to drop
Imperial units and adopt the metric system. This was in the late 18th
century (I think). We decided to keep imperil units for a while
because the states were not able to make the change.

Okay .. pop quiz time ...
Only 5 countries (other than Britain) do not use the metric system.
America is one, anybody name the other 4.


James