Jimmy Carter attempted to turn the US into “Metric” in about 1977, by replacing all the miles signs with kilometers, reporting temperatures in Celsius, selling fuel in liters, and generally trying a “ram-down”.
Jimmy was not that popular, and it was soundly rejected back then. But now all the whiskey is sold by metric measure, instead of “fifths” or “magnums”. 750 Milliliters is LESS than the “fifth” it replaced.
Look at the labeling on most of the food you buy. It is listed first in metric, then in ounces.
So what? WHY should we follow along to conform to the rest of the world? A British gallon is not the same as an American gallon! A British measuriung cup is not the same as an American measuring cup.The Brits don’t drive on the right side of the road like the MAJORITY of countries do world wide, yet their naval directions force them to reverse their thinking and adhere to the “Red, Right, Return” law of the sea.
I, for one, have no interest in doing what the so called “rest of the world” does. America was once unique and people followed the American Way in many things.
CONFORMITY is another word for COMMUNISM. This political joker is just another conformity pushing idiot leftie. Conformity is also another word for laziness. It is easy to learn their way and just as easy to learn our way of measurements. Just expand the lazy mind and learn the differences.
Nobody is insisting(YET) that the entire world should speak the same language and all others should be relegated to the trash heap. When I am in Europe I accept the metric and Celsius systems, but when I come home I appreciate MILES,POUNDS, YARDS, and Fahrenheit.
To each his own and I think it is what is called “diversity.” Funny how diversity is so desirable to some, but only depending on the subject.