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Originally Posted by Bushie
young guys (around 30) that would have been metric all their life yet, ask how tall they are and you get 5' 10",
Martyn
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Perhaps that stems from two things,
1: Growing up they would have had their height measured by their parents, possibly using the imperial system.
2: Having to explain to old people who only 'understood' imperial measurements what their height in cm actually meant.
Incidentally, my Dad (an engineer of some repute) always used to drill mm into me, saying cm are for dress making
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