Post #60162 by Bonzabazza on Sat, Nov 15, 2003 11:28 PM

On 2003-11-15 01:22, Rattiki wrote:

On 2003-11-15 00:16, Shipwreckjoey wrote:
Bonzabazza - We here in the U.S.A. almost suckcummed to the metric system in the late '60's. It was touch 'n go for awhile until a leader with wisdom & insight arrived upon the scene to save us from this obvious commy plot. Long story short...I can still buy my gas by the gallon, but my wine comes in ...litres.

RATTIKI,
I agree, when I say it was stupid, I meant changing at all, especially the money, no more deena's, florins, trays, zac's etc. All gone. You don't hear Mate, Cobber, Feller, Bloke, any of the old Aussie slang any-more, our youth are/have become Americanised, inevitable I suppose. Could have been worse, Japanese. But for you blokes, (Battle of the Coral Sea), we would be. God bless America is right.

Bazza.

I worked in OZ for 3 years as a chef and the once you get used to it, the metric system is SO much easier to use than our nonsense! The only thing I stand by the English system is the knotical mile, and that is STILL used on every ship on the sea to this day.

Thanks for the cocktail receipes Bonzabazza, I am surprised you could compile so many with the Aussie barkeeps mostly just mixing Bundy and cokes or drawing schooners of Tooheys, Reches and VB! :lol:

SHIPWRECK JOEY.
Yes metric is much easier all round when it comes to money and measures, but,!!!...Man, you lose so much more than that when you change, the character of everything you grew up to love and respect seems to go with it.

Not all us Aussies just hung out in the local bar, nope, some of us better types (LOL) :)), hung out in the more posh joints and Clubs, (Well!!...sometimes, OK).
That's where I acquired over 90% of them.
The other 10% from who knows where, Who cares, I was mostly pissed anyway.

Bazza.
Gone from money to plastic, active to spastic.