I take it you're metric now, Alan, but how long ago was it that Australia went metric? What system did you have before?
How about coinage? I know you're on a decimal system now, but how long has that been, and what was your system before?
Besides all that, how did you come up with the size for the sheet of paper you sent me? Helen says it doesn't come out even in either meters or inches. It makes about as little sense as our standard 8-1/2 by 11 inches. By the way, until not too long ago, we U.S. Government workers had a different standard for paper - I think it was 8-1/2 by 10-1/2, just enough to cause confusion.
-Joe Offer-