#gometric — Public Fediverse posts
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Looking to boycott US based stuff?
Start with the cultural imperialism: don't buy anything marked in gallons, feet, pounds etc. Even if it's dual marked.
Send a message that it's time to stop bending the rest of the world to the desires of the USA.
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In the 70's, we learned both the Imperial and Metric Systems of Measurement and consequently are unfamiliar with either system.
"The battle of the standards: why the US and UK can’t stop fighting the metric system"
Metric units have conquered the globe, but in the US and the UK, their presence has become part of a culture war between ‘traditional’ and ‘progressive’ values.
#GoMetric #SellingEnglandByThePound #EU #MatterOfInches #UnitsOfMeasurement