The UK doesn't want the Imperial system back.

[AlBrew]

https://www.gov.uk/government/consu...on-units-of-measurement-consultation-response
I didn't think for a minute that it would be any different but I'm surprised at the proportions, the metric system won by a mile! I think I'll have a pint to celebrate.

What the responses said
17) The results of our analysis showed that 98.7% of respondents were in favour of using metric units when buying or selling product, either as the primary unit of sale (maintaining status quo) or as the sole unit of sale (purely metric). 1.3% of respondents were in favour of increased use of imperial units when buying or selling products, either by increased choice between using metric and imperial units or moving to a purely imperial system.

18) The breakdown of responses into the 4 categories is as follows:

Overall preferenceNumber of responsesPercentage of responses

Status quo (keep metric as primary unit of measurement)81,86781.1%

More choice (open to increased use of imperial measures)8700.9%

Purely metric (completely metric system)17,79817.6%

Purely imperial (completely imperial system)4030.4%

Total100,938100%

 

[Sneedhearn]

18) The breakdown of responses into the 4 categories is as follows:

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[Chippy_Tea]

I can see a purely metric system becoming a thing as us older folk who still think in gallons, pints and pounds etc die out, i asked SWMBO how she orders meat in our local butcher and she still asks for a pound of sausage etc, i dont do shopping so was under the impression it was all priced in kg.

 

[Rodcx500z]

So the imperialists have been cancelled ( this is tongue in cheek stuff)

 

[Agentgonzo]

i asked SWMBO how she orders meat in our local butcher and she still asks for a pound of sausage etc, i dont do shopping so was under the impression it was all priced in kg.

I would guess that it's still priced per kilo. I have never seen a butcher where it's priced in imperial.

Probably that happens it's that your SWMBO orders a pound of sausages, and the butcher gives her 500g of sausages, priced in metric

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I would guess that it's still priced per kilo. I have never seen a butcher where it's priced in imperial.

Yes its priced in metric only so as you say he converts it.

Do members think we will eventually see imperial measurements die out?

 

[Rodcx500z]

and the butcher gives her 500g of sausages, priced in metric

If you get 500g and pay for a pound your in pocket .1 of a pound as a kilo is 2.2 pound

 

[dad_of_jon]

Yes its priced in metric only so as you say he converts it.

Do members think we will eventually see imperial measurements die out?

most imperial (weights and volumes, but not distance) I'd say, heaven help Wales if they ditch miles for KM, I can see it now, well we've spent all our money on 20 signs lets just make the speed limit signs refer to kilometers

 

[Rodcx500z]

I can see the sign makers rubbing their hands

 

[Rodcx500z]

I can see a purely metric system becoming a thing as us older folk who still think in gallons, pints and pounds etc die out, i asked SWMBO how she orders meat in our local butcher and she still asks for a pound of sausage etc, i dont do shopping so was under the impression it was all priced in kg.


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Jeez remember when oxtail was almost for free

 

[Jim Brewster]

Base 10 system works best for most things but a lot of historic measures will stay, pints, gallons, PPG etc

 

[Agentgonzo]

Do members think we will eventually see imperial measurements die out?

I think so. Almost everything is metric now and the younger generation 'thinks' in metric. So imperial well gradually die out as the older generations depart this world.

I'd say, heaven help Wales if they ditch miles for KM

Oh yeah. Good point. I think miles and mph are here to stay. There is to much already invested in miles (signs as mentioned) to make any switch to metric anywhere near practical. You'd have to have a dual measurement system for new signs which would just be too confusing and it would take literally decades to do. I don't see us ever moving from miles to km.

 

[Clint]

Decades? It took the Welsh government a couple of weeks.

 

[Sneedhearn]

I think so. Almost everything is metric now and the younger generation 'thinks' in metric. So imperial well gradually die out as the older generations depart this world.

Oh yeah. Good point. I think miles and mph are here to stay. There is to much already invested in miles (signs as mentioned) to make any switch to metric anywhere near practical. You'd have to have a dual measurement system for new signs which would just be too confusing and it would take literally decades to do. I don't see us ever moving from miles to km.

I drive down to Dublin on a regular basis. The road signs are in mph until I get to the border then they change to km/h. I've never found it to be a difficult transition to be honest. I've never mistakenly gone from 70mph to 120mph when I get to Dundalk.

I'm of the generation that was initially taught imperial weights and measures at school then switched to metric later on. Perhaps for that reason I can use either system with reasonable comfort, as I'm sure many people can.

When I was an apprentice I had a journeyman that randomly read from both sides of his tape rule. He regularly gave me instructions like, "make a piece of conduit two feet and three and a half centimetres end to end".

 

[WillFrites]

I must say I use imperial and metric interchangeably. I mean as previously noted my conversions may not be to the exact gram or ounce. At 37 I have grown up with imperial and metric so I guess it is much the same.
The only thing that irks me is in France when you order a pint it is neither a British imperial not American imperial pint but 500ml. But that is just me being me!

 

[Clint]

I use both.
I cook in metric but beer is measured in pints and carp are weighed in lbs. Also if you weigh yourself...stones are definitely less than kgs!

 

[Bosch]

Republic of Ireland changed from mph to kph in 2004.
For the life of me, I don't even remember it happening.
Completely natural though most older people would still think in imperial measurements

 

[samale]

Republic of Ireland changed from mph to kph in 2004.
For the life of me, I don't even remember it happening.
Completely natural though most older people would still think in imperial measurements

I run and cycle a fair bit. I still use miles but I am in the minority now. It's all km

 

[Clint]

Wonder if days,months, weeks and years will be changed just to suit some idiots who have run out of things to bleat about?

 

[AlBrew]

Wonder if days,months, weeks and years will be changed just to suit some idiots who have run out of things to bleat about?

Many manufacturing operations run on decimal time, makes it easier to work out how many widgets you can make in a deciminute.

https://zistemo.com/convert-time/#:~:text=For example, 12:30:,and minutes for everyday usage