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The UK is far closer to metric and will be even more so shortly, for anyone unaware most kids in the UK aren't even taught imperial units at school any more. Th

The UK is far closer to metric and will be even more so shortly, for anyone unaware most kids in the UK aren't even taught imperial units at school any more. There really are only vestigial units left; feet / inches for human height (but not for buildings for example), pints for liquids that are drunk (but not for hot water tanks for example), stone for human weight (but not for boxed items), etc. And for places like N. Ireland it's even less so, milk is sold in litres, etc because of the proximity to (Ro) Ireland (which now has its speed limits in km/h for example).

Gordonjcp 4y ago
Milk is sold in litres in the UK, it's really only beer that's sold in pints.
- avvt4avaw 4y ago
  The most common sizes for milk to be sold in are 1.136 litres and 2.272 litres (i.e. 2 pints and 4 pints)
  - Gordonjcp 4y ago
    Where is that sold? I've never seen anything other than 500ml, 1l, and 2l.
    - Symbiote 4y ago
      Normal supermarkets. If you only buy milk in multiples of 500mL, you're buying a luxury brand or from a corner shop -- both situations use the slightly smaller (vs 568mL) size to make the price seem lower. You can see at Tesco [1] that Yeo Valley, Arla, Cravendale, Finest, Tesco Filtered are all 1 or 2 litres. "Normal" milk is 2 or 4 pints. (The EU used to have regulations around this sort of thing, but I think they've unfortunately been repealed for most products. It's why bread was only sold in multiples of 400g -- it meant the merchant couldn't discreetly reduce the size of some/all products.) [1] https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/milk-butter-and-eggs/milk?shelf=Whole%20Milk&viewAll=shelf https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/milk-b...
      - Gordonjcp 4y ago
        Asda only has it in 500ml and 1l containers. I couldn't be arsed walking to Tesco, and the nearest Morrisons or Sainsburys is a 20-minute drive away. The dairy that delivers here does 500ml, 1l, and 2l, as does the one I bought milk from before I moved, and the one before I moved the time before that.
        Symbiote 4y ago
        https://groceries.asda.com/aisle/chilled-food/milk-butter-cream-eggs/fresh-milk/1215660378320-1215339432024-1215339434886 https://groceries.asda.com/aisle/chilled-food/milk-butter-cr... The normal milk is all in pints.
joshcoleuk 4y ago
This is true, I have friends 10 years younger than me who were never taught imperial units at school. These people are in their early 20s now, give it another decade or so and they'll start to be the people making decisions. We'll finally be able to rid ourselves of the anachronism of imperial measurements.

Gordonjcp 4y ago

Milk is sold in litres in the UK, it's really only beer that's sold in pints.

avvt4avaw 4y ago
The most common sizes for milk to be sold in are 1.136 litres and 2.272 litres (i.e. 2 pints and 4 pints)
- Gordonjcp 4y ago
  Where is that sold? I've never seen anything other than 500ml, 1l, and 2l.
  - Symbiote 4y ago
    Normal supermarkets. If you only buy milk in multiples of 500mL, you're buying a luxury brand or from a corner shop -- both situations use the slightly smaller (vs 568mL) size to make the price seem lower. You can see at Tesco [1] that Yeo Valley, Arla, Cravendale, Finest, Tesco Filtered are all 1 or 2 litres. "Normal" milk is 2 or 4 pints. (The EU used to have regulations around this sort of thing, but I think they've unfortunately been repealed for most products. It's why bread was only sold in multiples of 400g -- it meant the merchant couldn't discreetly reduce the size of some/all products.) [1] https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/milk-butter-and-eggs/milk?shelf=Whole%20Milk&viewAll=shelf https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/milk-b...
    - Gordonjcp 4y ago
      Asda only has it in 500ml and 1l containers. I couldn't be arsed walking to Tesco, and the nearest Morrisons or Sainsburys is a 20-minute drive away. The dairy that delivers here does 500ml, 1l, and 2l, as does the one I bought milk from before I moved, and the one before I moved the time before that.
      - Symbiote 4y ago
        https://groceries.asda.com/aisle/chilled-food/milk-butter-cream-eggs/fresh-milk/1215660378320-1215339432024-1215339434886 https://groceries.asda.com/aisle/chilled-food/milk-butter-cr... The normal milk is all in pints.

joshcoleuk 4y ago

This is true, I have friends 10 years younger than me who were never taught imperial units at school. These people are in their early 20s now, give it another decade or so and they'll start to be the people making decisions. We'll finally be able to rid ourselves of the anachronism of imperial measurements.