I am in the UK as well, and it confuses me when I see 1.001, as to me that means one point zero zero one, not one-thousand and one.
I have the hang of it now, but still need to do a double take sometime to be sure I have understood properly.
Given the importance of knowing the difference between the two figures it does seem strange that differing countries adopt differing standards.
An engineer in the UK asked to design something to withstand 1.001 tonnes by a person in a county using a "." instead of a "," will need to know for sure if it is one point zero zero one tonnes, or one-thousand and one tonnes, as there is a slight difference in what he might design..
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