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British measures and monetary systemThe British are proud of the fact that much different from any other nation in the world. They still cling to the strange customs, such as a drive on the left or the game of cricket. They reluctantly switched to the decimal system of measures, changing their adorable pint in liters and inches to centimeters." And while the rest of Europe measures the distance in kilometers, the British still cling to their miles, although now they are buying fabric meters, not yards. In its commitment to the traditions of the British is not always governed by logic. If we look at English weights and measures, we can be convinced that the British are very conservative people. They do not use the internationally accepted measurements. They have conserved their old measures. There are nine essential measures. For general use, the smallest weight is one ounce, then 16 ounce is equal to a pound. Fourteen pounds is one stone. The English always give people's weight in pounds and stones. Liquids they measure in pints, quarts and gallons. There are two pints in a quart and four quarts or eight pints are in one gallon. For length they have inches, foot, yards and miles. If we have always been used to the metric system therefore the English monetary system could be found rather difficult for us. They have a pound sterling, which is divided into twenty shillings, half-crown is cost two shillings and sixpence, shilling is worth twelve pennies and one penny could be changed by two halfpennies. . Prior to 1971 they operated a strange three-level non-decimal monetary system, under which the bill for lunch could look like “four pounds six shillings and seven and a half pence.”
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