tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463269822096475204.post-83390066273307233482007-07-23T04:53:00.000-07:002007-07-23T05:00:03.749-07:00<p>The French have always kept their old ways. They take on the new but keep the old. Why can't we do that? </p><br /><br /><p>They still use the 'pound' for weighing - called la livre, for instance. It comes from the same roots as our word - Libra - which we still abbreviate to an L for the pound sign. Look at the Euro sign and notice how it's almost exactly the same as a pound sign! La livre is used nowadays for half a kilo, roughly the same as an English pound. You see, we're not so different after all. Luv 'em!</p><br /><br /><p>Clever how they adopt the new - until you find they've fiddled it and kept the old, too. Bit like the EU - fighting for new laws and standards, and then ignoring them themselves. You have to admire them really.</p>Wizard Wonkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07950217680369286521noreply@blogger.com