Comment Same in Australia (Score 1) 1487
Everything you mention about Canada is the same in Australia.
Everything is metric except Imperial Units are popular for the weight of new born babies and height.
Even though kids are getting taught metric at school here, parents are still talking about their height in Imperial Units (but never weight it seems). I asked a couple of 13 year olds a few months back how many centimetres they were (as a bit of a test). They had no idea.
I know myself my cm height for passports and licenses etc. However, every adult I speak to about my height knows what 6' 3" is ;).
I am a bit of a Gridiron fan (excuse the Australianism - we have too many football codes to call it all "football") and so it is interesting to talk yards about the statistics. Rugby League (big in my state of Queensland) used to measure things in yards, but haven't for a loooooonnngggg time.
Everything is metric except Imperial Units are popular for the weight of new born babies and height.
Even though kids are getting taught metric at school here, parents are still talking about their height in Imperial Units (but never weight it seems). I asked a couple of 13 year olds a few months back how many centimetres they were (as a bit of a test). They had no idea.
I know myself my cm height for passports and licenses etc. However, every adult I speak to about my height knows what 6' 3" is
I am a bit of a Gridiron fan (excuse the Australianism - we have too many football codes to call it all "football") and so it is interesting to talk yards about the statistics. Rugby League (big in my state of Queensland) used to measure things in yards, but haven't for a loooooonnngggg time.
