Why can't the U.S. use the metric system???

Question

PLEASE TELL ME WHERE YOU FOUND YOUR FACT.

OR TELL ME WHY WE SHOULDN'T USE THE METRIC SYSTEM....
NO OPIONS!!!!!!! ONLY FACTS!!! TELL ME THE RESOURCE!!! NOT JUST THE BRAIN THE WEBSITE.

Answer 1

To this point, the U.S. standards have not caused any great difficulties in our dealings with the rest of the world so the notion of spending a great deal of money and effort just to convert is not really a necessity for America. It was tried in the 80's and was refused.
The biggest difference would be in automotive speedometers and all cars produced here have mile and kilometer increments. I'm not driving in Canada anyway.

BTW: drug dealers already use the metric system, 9mm, grams and kilos.

Answer 2

They can, they just refuse to, even after they attempted to adopt the metric system in the mid- twentieth century by teaching it in schools. You might as well ask "Why do most U.S. citizen's insist on calling the sport known as football in every other country "soccer"?" I say people should start referring to baseball as some silly name, such as "podkin", to teach them a lesson. "Oh, those silly Americans and their podkin."

Answer 3

Think about it, it would be a massive operation America is a whole continent. Kudos to our (irish) goernment making the change over a day or 2

Answer 4

we can use the metric system, we chose not to because of the cost conversion. btw do your own homework, opinions are what this site is based on.

Answer 5

They don't do it because they want to be different from the rest of the world, they think it makes them stand out.

Answer 6

it would cost so much in just road signs alone but it would be good to do so

Answer 7

Because they are stubborn. It is also a lot of work.

Answer 8

Because we don't want to change. It's as simple as that.