LOL. I was told the same thing in 4th or 5th grade in the 1970s. Teachers were hopeful, but they didn't realize how damn stubborn Americans would be about switching from a measurement system based on nothing that still exists (Kings' body parts, oxen plow teams, etc). 😄
I understand the metric system; it is simple, in its way. But the issue for me is that I didn't grow up with it; I know what an inch, mile, gallon, etc. look like. Converting it in real time would be a pain in the butt...lol...if I had grown up with it, it would be different....
You've been in the States awhile, so when you ask this question, please don't take offense when I ask you:
Have you met us?
Hahaha 😆
I was told when I was ten years old, in the fifth grade, that we would be going metric. I am now 75. Aarrgh.
LOL. I was told the same thing in 4th or 5th grade in the 1970s. Teachers were hopeful, but they didn't realize how damn stubborn Americans would be about switching from a measurement system based on nothing that still exists (Kings' body parts, oxen plow teams, etc). 😄
I understand the metric system; it is simple, in its way. But the issue for me is that I didn't grow up with it; I know what an inch, mile, gallon, etc. look like. Converting it in real time would be a pain in the butt...lol...if I had grown up with it, it would be different....