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Deedaa Thu 23-Mar-23 21:45:20

I was working in a cafe in Cornwall about 20 years ago and a 16 year old girl was having problems with the till. It turned out that she didn't know where the decimal point went in decimal coinage. This was a girl who had only ever known decimal money, seemed reasonably bright, and was supposed to be going on to some sort of further education!

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Jackiest Thu 23-Mar-23 21:35:47

They told me the imperial system was being phased out when I was at school. It is about time we got rid of it.

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CanadianGran Thu 23-Mar-23 21:29:11

A young person at work asking someone else if lbs were different from kgs.

She didn't ask if pounds were different from kilograms, it was
l.b.s. and k.g.s.... spelled out.

This is a young worker appox 19 or 20 keying in hazardous goods info into a tracking system. What on earth are they learning in school?

I'll be checking in with my grandchildren if they are learing weights and measures at school.

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