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cynique · **Joined:** Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:09 pm **Posts:** 237

paul wrote:

Here in the UK units are especially mixed up. We are sort-of metric, but we still use imperial for some things. I'm 5 foot 11, and weigh 90kg, drink pints of beer, drive at 70mph, and when I buy an 8 foot long piece of 2x4 pine it comes in 2.43 meter lengths

No, you drink 568 millilitreses of beer...
(I'm British, but I live in France, and I don't drink beer in any size serving. The cider here is good though - I was gobsmacked to see that some of the cider comes in Champagne-style bottles with *serial numbers* on them.)

paul · **Joined:** Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:43 pm **Posts:** 547

I'd get a very odd look if I asked for a 586ml of beer in the pub

There are specific exemptions from the metric laws for the sale of beer in pubs (however cans and bottles are sold in milliliters).

It's all a great big mess

kescah · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:48 pm

paul wrote:

I'd get a very odd look if I asked for a 586ml of beer in the pub

There are specific exemptions from the metric laws for the sale of beer in pubs (however cans and bottles are sold in milliliters).

It's all a great big mess

It's fun to discuss here though! As long as you get adequate beer, don't rock the boat.

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