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The UK is still in the transition stage of changing from the old Imperial system (pounds, ounces, feet, yards, pints, gallons etc) to the metric system of grams, kilograms, centimetres, metres and kilometres and litres. It can be quite confusing eg shops have to mark weights in the metric system and road fuel is sold in litres but milk and beer are sold in pints and most people work out their fuel in Miles per Gallon. Most people over 40 still think in the Imperial system but younger people are being taught metric measurements in school, but a poll was taken showing that the "Metric Generations" are the most opposed generation towards abolishing the Imperial system. The old temperature scale of Fahrenheit has been replaced by Celsius.

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http://www.theaa.com/public_affairs/aa-populus-panel/aa-populus-members-dont-support-going-metric-on-the-roads.html

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