"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>
>> I don't see any changes coming to the US kitchen in my
>> lifetime. Too many people just won't change.
>
> The only way for that to start is for them to start putting BOTH on
> containers and price tags.
> --
No, No, No!!
An example: When I left the UK for Australia in 1971, the weather
forecasters announced that they were going to change to Celsius. First they
would give the temp in F then in C. A while later they would give it in C
then in F and finally they would drop the F. When I visited 25 years later
they were still quoting both!
Shortly after arriving in Australia, it was announced that as from the
following Monday, Celsius would be used. No transition, just "cold turkey".
Most, except the elderly, adapted very quickly. The only residue was 38C
was still referred to as a century.
Graham