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KL27x:
At the end of the day there are a lot of reasons people can hate on America. And I suspect this is a part of the reason for the animosity towards America's continued use of the old imperial system.

If this is the reasoning, a US change to metric is only a symbolic gesture. If this is a good enough reason, then America could change. Is it?

Or would all of the America-haters complaining about imperial still hate America for the actual good reasons, of which there is no particular shortage?

Zero999:

--- Quote from: KL27x on December 09, 2019, 09:44:15 pm ---At the end of the day there are a lot of reasons people can hate on America. And I suspect this is a part of the reason for the animosity towards America's continued use of the old imperial system.

If this is the reasoning, a US change to metric is only a symbolic gesture. If this is a good enough reason, then America could change. Is it?

Or would all of the America-haters complaining about imperial still hate America for the actual good reasons, of which there is no particular shortage?

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The US using the imperial system is a pretty stupid reason for the hate. The US have done some pretty bad things over the course of its history, as have the Brits, the Portuguese, Spanish, Germans, French etc.

KL27x:

MT:
This thread are prime example why standards cant be properly formulated and installed by multinational committees as everyone eventually will resort to pompousness and arrogance while feeling butthurt. :o

SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: Zero999 on December 09, 2019, 10:07:53 pm ---[...] The US have done some pretty bad things over the course of its history, as have the Brits, the Portuguese, Spanish, Germans, French etc.

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