Shrek nah to imperial then shrek yah with metric.
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[โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Probably. Because their understanding of metric is next to none. So they don't even know what to convert it to. We also often take for granted with that we grow up with.

It wasn't until I was 25 that I realized woodworking and sewing, isn't part of the normal elementary school curriculum abroad.

It's far from easy for someone that grew up in a different system to get a good reference of what different units feel like. It's the kind of change you need multiple new generations for.

The only reference Americans have for metric is 9mm

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