RAMROD 117,983 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 The UK government has released a 23-item list of things it will pursue now that it’s no longer part of the European Union. And one item in particular is raising quite a few eyebrows. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government says it wants to let retailers list goods solely in imperial measurements rather than metric. Britain officially converted to the metric system in 1965, but just like the commonwealth countries of Canada and Australia, there’s still a mix of measurements—both metric and imperial—in everyday usage throughout the UK. When the UK was part of the European bloc, EU rules meant that British retailers could only list imperial measurements as long as metric measurements were given as well. But Johnson wants to let stores list things in just feet and ounces again, rather than grams and liters. https://gizmodo.com/british-government-wants-to-bring-back-imperial-measure-1847693806 (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ✧*:・゚ ⁱᵐ'ᵐᵃ ʰⁱᵗ ᵈᵉᶠʳᵒˢᵗ ᵒⁿ ʸᵃ, ˡᵉᵗ'ˢ ᵍᵉᵗ ⁱᵗ ᵇˡᵃᶻⁱⁿᵍ﹗ (*´艸`*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruelty 6,173 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 We are such a moronic country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat 6,162 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Bitch 10,513 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 But the metric system is so much better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy scheisse 23,072 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 The US says welcome to the club of idiots y'all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVEDRUG 11,339 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 plainly stupid. "through all the tears and all the lies, i'm gonna dance until i feel alright" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roseblud Kisses 685 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 But 17cm sounds better than 6.5 inches Skinni Pussi ConfirmedT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSUNAMI 21,303 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Oh God. I think they should invent their own system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke78619 23,560 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 …. Why insta: good_lukeing | I have nothing else to promote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradleyCooper 2,318 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, SkinniPussi said: But 17cm sounds better than 6.5 inches Same here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusel 1,111 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 nationalism breeds stupidity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 31,486 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Gosh... when priority should be fighting global warming, people really decide to waste time & money for the most useless and senseless reasons possible... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomdsgn 1,916 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I like litres and grams 🥺 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,718 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 ''EU'' metric system.. more like ''entire world besides US, Liberia and Myanmar'' system Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Why does the UK insist on teleporting back to the 1800s? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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