Because you can't spell "America" without "stubborn". Our English classes are also pretty bad over here...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

australia uses the metric system.. our math is wayy easier

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yea, so does the rest of the world, besides the US.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And Myanmar. And Liberia.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

While we are at it, why can't they call soccer football. Our football is more football than theirs, the american football players rarely use their feet anyway!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

We use them. That's how we stay upright and move across the field.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

2 years ago it may be, but I feel it's necessary to explain why you're totally wrong. American Football is fine to be called football, just as the full name for Rugby is Rugby Football. It's just that in the UK we don't use the term "football" when we talk about Rugby. But if we're being technical and official then we should too!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's not called football because they use their feet. It's called football because they're ON their feet.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Whenever I bring this up in school, they give me no reasonable answer, they just say, "'cuz we don't want to!".

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm American, and I'd rather use the metric system. It's so much easier!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's because it would cost too much money. Think how much would be spent converting speed limit signs and stuff. But I wish they did, our system is pretty much like random numbers

by Anonymous 13 years ago

FYI, you could be more like the UK in fact. Despite what your media tells you, the UK isn't all metric at all. Our speed limit and distance signs are ALL in miles. And miles take precedence over km per hour on the speedometer. As do miles on the milometer. Also, I was taught both metric and imperial at school. There's no reason not to teach the other one, especially when our parents were schooled exclusively in one and so use it all the time. The vast vast majority of British people will tell you their height, weight and other measurements in imperial, not metric. And old measures take precedence over metric in most people's daily lives. Britain only appears metric because according to EU laws, we have to display some things as metric, like gas price/liter, grocery weight/500g etc. But most people still will ask their butcher or grocer for stuff in pounds and ounces

by Anonymous 11 years ago

one of my high school teachers said if we ever did switch, people would be confused for a little bit and it would take some conversions, but then everyone would see that its a lot easier and feel dumb for not switching earlier

by Anonymous 13 years ago

We pretty much only use metric in the sciences, like in physics class and such. It's so much easier to use and, quite frankly, ours doesn't make a whole lot of sense if you really look at it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't think anyone realizes how much money that would cost...speed limit signs, rulers, every single nutritional facts label...plus, we already use metrics for things like science and communicating data or suchlike to other countries, I mean what does it matter if we don't use to for simple things like speed limit signs?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Because we're stupid like that

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's the rest of the world that should change. America has it right.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Retard

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In terms of architecture, the idea of metric system is HORRIBLE. Inches, Feet, Yards, and other increments of length are much easier to make into each other because they divide easily. Also, that is what America is know for, their engineering and architectural design. Hardly seems worth it to change.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The US thinks they are sooo great. Why? public schools there suck, the standard system sucks. They think they are the biggest country. I had to correct my American social studies professor that Canada and Russia are bigger. I'm not saying all, but slot if Americans dint have a brain.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wow, man. You had a PROFESSOR who thought that the US was the largest country physically in the world?! That's insane! haha. Also, country size rank depends on definition - China ranks higher by certain definitions

by Anonymous 11 years ago

wow, i was actually JUST doing my chem homework on S.I. units like an hour ago...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

For those who cite 'it would be too hard' as an excuse, Australia converted to the metric system in the 70s and most young people nowadays don't have any idea how long a mile is. I certainly don't, although my parents grew up with imperial units so I have some idea about them. Yes, Australia has a much smaller population than the US, but according to Wikipedia (credible source, I know), China and India have almost entirely converted to metric. I used Australia as an example because I am familiar with it.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

All we have to do is start introducing it slowly. Have street signs with with mph big on top and km/h smaller on the bottom. Make it a 5 year project.

by Anonymous 11 years ago