Since you're replying to a Brit, I'll point out the irony that > "A pint's a pound the world around" only applies to the American meaning of "world", i.e. the

Since you're replying to a Brit, I'll point out the irony that > "A pint's a pound the world around" only applies to the American meaning of "world", i.e. the USA and maybe Canada. "A pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter," when it's an Imperial pint.