[tricolon]

Brits use pounds and miles. Australians use dollars and kilometres. I see no problem.

[justincormack]

No I think its that when it was built Australians used pounds and miles, now the international standard is dollars and kilometers.

[heyalexchoi]

Americans use dollars and miles.

[redthrowaway]

The article isn't about or written by Americans.

[twothamendment]

Then what is it doing online? We don't have room for this non-American stuff - it will clog the tubes!