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(This is a bit weird) 50 year old Brit here. I lived in a land called West Germany for several years in the '70s and '80s. Pfund (pound) was routinely used i
by gerdesj 6y ago
(This is a bit weird)
50 year old Brit here. I lived in a land called West Germany for several years in the '70s and '80s.
Pfund (pound) was routinely used in markets ie street markets but not generally in supermarkets but it was understood. If you asked for ein pfund pfeffer salami you got 400g or so of peppered salami. Back then Germany was pretty much fully SI and decimalized but just like any other country had some old units still left hanging on.
- johannes1234321 6y agoYes, they are hanging around, while values typically have been rounded to bears "round" SI number. A more traditional pound is 454g, nowadays it's understood as 500g. The reason why you don't typically see it in supermarkets etc. is that law requires SI units and written language often differs from spoken.