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>
>> The US was supposed to go metric back in the 70s along with most of its
> > trading partners. It has gone the way of most other international
> > agreements.... down the tubes. It's a damned shame that so many people
> > are so resistant to changing to a more sensible system of measurement,
> > especially considering that so many of them are only partially familiar
> > with the one they insist is better.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> If anybody cares:
> >>
> >> http://www.metric-conversion-tables....easurement.htm
>
> Isn't Canada somewhat resistant to metric also... I have some (though
> certainly not all) Canadian friends who refuse to think in Celsius, but
> prefer Fahrenheit when it comes to temps. Same seems to be true for recipes.
>


Yes.... somewhat. Many of us who grew up with the Imperial system tend to
be more comfortable with what they learned in school and used for years.
People of my son's generation were taught only the metric system in school
and have adapted to it quite well. I worked in a field that used metric and
became quite comfortable with it. Personally, I prefer it. I find that
temperatures make a lot more sense for weather, though recipes and ovens
still use F. The problem is that most people seem to be convinced that
they have to convert everything, which is unnecessary if you just stick to
the one system.