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I'm one of the generation that grew up with inches, feet, yards and miles not to mention pounds, shillings and pence but during my lifetime have had to get to grips with centimetres, metres and kilometres and just pounds and pence. Thankfully we never had to convert our cash to Euros unless we were venturing abroad.
Fortunately I've been happy to embrace change and sometimes, especially when taking part in a quiz, or a blog challenge it's been quite useful to know my inches from from my centimetres.
Of course many of our measurements are quite quirky. An inch is based on the width of a thumb. So why not call it a thumb? After all we have a foot? And what was using schemes that relied on knowing your 12 times table all about?
I'm glad we're now using a metric system but must admit that I'm still happier using miles - unless I'm having to walk them where you'll find me inching along!
Yeah, I'm afraid the metric system is too confusing for me.
ReplyDeleteWas certainly not too difficult for you because of your children, they probably learned already cm and meters at school.
ReplyDeleteI had no difficulties to change to Euro, but there are still people who convert into Belgian Franks which is stupid, because the value of 2001 would not be the same, so of course for them everything becomes expensive. I always had the UK as an exemple, when I payed 5 pounds for a daily travel card in 1999, last time I was in London I payed 12 pounds and it's still the same money ! So it's not the fault of the Euro !
Had to chuckle at your last sentence!! Me too!
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