Quote Originally Posted by Maciamo View Post
Do you realise that the USA is about the only one out of some 230 countries in the world to use different measure systems (not just the metric, but also ISO, etc.). Well at least American scientists use them. But this obstination to resist international standards is one of the things that give a bad image to Americans around the world.
Who's to say whose system is better? Maybe the rest of the world is out of touch? Some businesses use them (auto repairers, etc.) in the U.S.

It gives a "bad image to Americans around the world?" Maybe you'd like to restate this? Frankly, I really doubt that this matters a whit to anyone else in the world. Have you seen any protests with people carrying signs saying, "Down with the U.S.A. They aren't on the metric system!"