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I'm happy to be told I'm wrong but it seems like Australia and New Zealand are some of the few countries that have pretty much totally changed. I'm a kiwi old e
by ztetranz 4y ago
I'm happy to be told I'm wrong but it seems like Australia and New Zealand are some of the few countries that have pretty much totally changed. I'm a kiwi old enough to have been at high school when we changed.
Absolutely everything has officially been metric for many years of course but the real test is when there's a big news event and some random person tells their unprepared story on TV. From recent news events, it seems like even older people really do naturally think distances in meters now. I don't think that was quite true when I left NZ 22 years ago. I suspect GPS driving directions helped with that change.
- anotherevan 4y agoAustralian anecdote. Still occasionally hear baby weights in lbs. Height is about the only one you still hear in feet and inches. I think the rubric that anything over six foot is quite tall and anything under five foot is really short is just too handy. Usually specified in metres or centimetres on official forms though.