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It's not a matter of "being able" to use both, it's a matter of having to use both. For Europeans it's mostly a humorous footnote, unless they travel to an affected area, at which point it becomes a minor inconvenience. Other than that, they really don't care. For Canadians, it's a bit more of an issue, because the American influence is part of the reason why imperial units are still so common here. Dive course are still taught in imperial for this reason.I think that's why myself and other American's on here don't really get all the Euro ranting and caring about America and the metric system. Many of us can use both systems. Really don't see why some of you are so upset that we are able to use both.
Right, which brings us to the second part of my question. Children are a blank slate. Why are you opposed to making things easier for them and generations to come? Is it because it would inconvenience you personally?The metric system is probably easier to learn if you were a blank slate starting from nothing, sure.
I never suggested that "going metric" were easy, I said that the system itself is easier, and everybody here seems to agree with that. The transition would undoubtedly require considerable effort. The fact (if it is a fact) that metric thread sizes come in more varieties than imperial threads is hardly a fault of the system. It merely suggests that it is more used, resulting in more varieties. On the other hand, testing someone whether they can correctly read a tape measure as an assessment of their skill level is serious cause for facepalm.A lot of people do things because they are convenient or expedient. Your suggestion that going metric would be overall easier is wrong headed. A previous poster who ran the car repair business confessed it wasn't easier.