If you were receiving a shipment of teak wood from Brazil that was cut and shipped by a French firm, would you necessarily expect English measurements?
>>>> If you were receiving a shipment of teak wood from Brazil that was cut and shipped by a French firm, would you necessarily expect English measurements? <<<<<
Then I would be paying in ‘reals’ or in ‘francs’, wouldn’t I?
I would also be negotiating for them to cut standard sized boards for my customers so that I would have a chance of selling them.