We're as devoted to our pound as you are to your pound sterling. ;)<br/><br/>We tried to convert back in the late 70's and you can still see the occasional road sign that has both what we term standard (yes, the proper term is Imperial) as well as KM.<br/><br/>We have also been slowly, subtlely switching for about 20 years. All of our meds are in metric, one of the most popular sizes in bottled beverages is the "1 liter" and nearly everything you get from a grocery or consumables producer has to have both listed on the label.<br/><br/>So, I don't think that we'll stay just imperial, but we'll never give it up. Personally, I prefer the metric system as it's much easier to work with and I've been dong conversions for years. but a 5.6cmx11.2cm wall stud just doesn't sound very comfortable to an old carpenter... although men would love to measure themselves in metrics. ;)