Yeah
@Coen I knew it was political in some way. Back in the early 70s, when I was in school, there was some half-hearted attempt to teach metric. I think they went about it the wrong way though. Essentially they taught conversion, which I think is a mistake with children who don't necessarily have a firm grasp on the Imperial system yet anyway. They certainly are engrained in it, like the adults who have only ever know that.
I think the concern was that there would be a generational disconnect? That only lasts for a little while though and then the next generation never really even knows about it. Sure there is some peripheral older examples still around for some time, but eventually it becomes so minimal that it doesn't matter.
From what I understand, the UK is struggling with some of it too? They have holdouts for some things?
The thing is, it's already happening in the background of nearly everything already, people just don't know it. Almost everything you buy by volume or weight has been converted to more "even" metric sizes, yet is still called something point whatever ounces. Gasoline, milk, and that kind of thing, still come in gallons, half gallons, etc. but most other things are liters or milliliters. Almost nothing is an even pint, quart, or ounce anymore.
It's kind of an underhanded way to get by with "shrinkflation" too. Is that happening in Europe too? Where the portion sizes of items are getting smaller, but the price stays the same. Then later the price goes up too and they do it again.
As far a work goes? I don't see it happening any time soon. It is hard enough to hire people now, adding the perceived difficulty of dealing with metric, game over.
