America still has feet and inches.
Uses miles instead of kilometres.
Come on embrace the metric system.
2007-01-04 18:38:17 · 18 answers · asked by spils 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Ok don"t all have a hissy fit. Money is counted in units of tens the imperial system was invented by a English king who walked one step and said its a foot then three then said its a yard etc. Americans don"t take constructive criticism very well. Also dickh*ead America is not the only country where refugees go to escape persicution.
2007-01-04 18:52:08 · update #1
People come here from all over to escape totalitarianism, outrageous taxation, religious persecution, political persecution, and ethnic persecution. They come for opportunities and sometimes they just come to get real medical care.
And all you can say is "Waa! Waa! Use the metric system!"(Note: crybaby sounds added by answerer.)
How's this: since America is one of very few countries that actually works well, how about you all switch over to our systems?
2007-01-04 18:44:18 · answer #1 · answered by meandlisa 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I think we're in the 21st century. But I don't understand why America has not embraced the metric system. It seems like it would be a good idea to know both.
2007-01-04 18:43:00 · answer #2 · answered by jodneko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The metric system is stupid. I mean, honestly, who measures things in hectiliters or decigrams? It's a lot easier to say "a foot", when you know that it's about the length of your own foot (my feet are big, and my shoe does measure just right about twelve inches long) than to say "30.48 cm".
2007-01-04 18:50:51 · answer #3 · answered by supensa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just like our great country we have a mix and we live in the 21st century here in America!
2007-01-04 21:02:50 · answer #4 · answered by Papa WILL 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let us have our metric system the way we want it.
My, you suddenly look 2 feet tall. :D
2007-01-04 18:40:34 · answer #5 · answered by Two Peas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thier is no reason to go to metric......none. We should bomb the rest of the world untill they convert to ours.
2007-01-04 18:50:18 · answer #6 · answered by Tropical Weasel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we're special and isn't it the 21st century now
2007-01-04 18:42:08 · answer #7 · answered by sunday girl 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Probably because it is the 21st century.
2007-01-04 18:44:15 · answer #8 · answered by Sarcastro 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
take the metric an stick it.
2007-01-04 18:45:20 · answer #9 · answered by scooprandell 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because that is how we like to live.
2007-01-05 00:57:20 · answer #10 · answered by ▒Яenée▒ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋