Metric System

**LDB** · 02-18-2010, 07:52 AM

Sometimes I watch Antiques Roadshow on BBCA. They'll talk about Bob, Quid etc. for what they paid for something. Some of the terms seem official like our dollar and some seem slang like our buck although I'm not certain what any of them are.

**jaminjim** · 02-18-2010, 10:28 AM

My original complaint with going 'metric' was the fact that I would need to replace at least $10 thousand dollars worth of tools for no real reason.

**layoutshooter** · 02-18-2010, 04:30 PM

The pound was on the decimal system when we were there. I don't remember when they switched that over.

**FIS53** · 02-18-2010, 07:24 PM

I can't remember either about the decimal changeover. I'll ask. Re the bob and quid part both are slang like buck as quid was used for pounds. There were several other slang words as well for different denominations. The French used some colourful words for other countries Francs. Where I lived they used both German and French and when counting out change they would switch languages as they counted. Unless you could count in both languages it could get confusing. Similar problem near the Belgian border as many spoke Flemish as well as French. Now in northern Belgium they combined French and Dutch. Less German and French mixing in eastern Belgium though.
Rob