Robatoy wrote:
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> > > ...
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> > > > But what seems to be the reason for the US hold-out to stay with an
> > > > archaic system?
>
> > > Comfort...it's what people grew up with so it's what's natural. >
> > > --
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> > Interfacing easily with almost all other nations on earth would also
> > bring comfort, no?
>
> feet and inches are often far easier to remember than metric measurements as the
> numbers get larger , you also have the problem that different trades in different
> countries use different protocols , some use metres some centimetres others
> millimetres but they dont always identify which , leads to fun and games sometimes . >
> The other issue is that in the us as well as the uk most homes were built to
> imperial standard dimensions so you use 8 by 4 sheets of ply or plasterboard , in
> europe most plasterboard sheet material is now metric 1200 by 2400 , 1800 by 900
> which creates problems in refit works specs etc
>
> 6 feet /72 inches is often easier to remember than 1828mm
All valid points. Thanks for those.