Do you prefer metric or English units?

Contributor: mlmac mlmac
I prefer the English units. Although I have to deal with both at work, I always end up converting the metric units into English. Just what I'm used to I guess.
03/10/2013
Contributor: Hummingbird Hummingbird
English units but if had to could get used to metric
03/10/2013
Contributor: Rory Rory
I prefer the standard measurements since thats what I grew up with.
03/10/2013
Contributor: Living Doll Living Doll
I prefer English units because I live in the US and that's what I'm used to.
03/10/2013
Contributor: Martiniman Martiniman
English because i live in America, but it would be so much simpler if we were all on the metric system.
03/10/2013
Contributor: DustBunny DustBunny
Metric weight when cooking and baking (it's more accurate), but since I was born and live in the US I'm comfortable with English units.
03/10/2013
Contributor: spiced spiced
I wish we'd switched over to metric a long time ago, like we started to do years ago. Metric makes more sense.

Since I live in the US, I'm well used to English units, but I have relatives overseas, so I'm constantly needing to translate ("it's about 70, er, 20 degrees").
03/10/2013
Contributor: Mrs.Tee Mrs.Tee
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Originally posted by laflauta
The United States has tried to switch to using metric units before but it didn't catch on. I would love for the US to use metric units. First, it makes it simpler to work in a global market. Second, converting metric units is so much easier than ... more
Really doesnt make me any difference
03/10/2013
Contributor: ~BabyCakes~ ~BabyCakes~
I really don't care.
03/10/2013
Contributor: SecondStory SecondStory
I think metric units are better but I didn't grow up using them so they're not natural to me.
03/10/2013
Contributor: potstickers potstickers
I use metric units at work but prefer English units for ambient temperature (weather) and for food recipes. 2.4 deciliters of sugar doesn't have the same ring as a 1 cup of sugar.
03/10/2013
Contributor: big b big b
old school
03/10/2013
Contributor: tami tami
Quote:
Originally posted by laflauta
The United States has tried to switch to using metric units before but it didn't catch on. I would love for the US to use metric units. First, it makes it simpler to work in a global market. Second, converting metric units is so much easier than ... more
I prefer the way the U.S. does its measurements feet, pounds and so on
03/10/2013
Contributor: Allstars316 Allstars316
English units!
03/12/2013
Contributor: Chastity Darling Chastity Darling
Metric confuses the crap out of me and yet it is a much simpler system.
03/12/2013
Contributor: table38792 table38792
Metric makes more sense when I sit down and think about it but I'm more familiar with English units, especially temperatures in Fahrenheit.
03/12/2013
Contributor: Gone (LD29) Gone (LD29)
I use a little bit of both systems, depending on what I'm doing at the time.
03/12/2013
Contributor: ViVix ViVix
Quote:
Originally posted by laflauta
The United States has tried to switch to using metric units before but it didn't catch on. I would love for the US to use metric units. First, it makes it simpler to work in a global market. Second, converting metric units is so much easier than ... more
English units because I was raised that way!
03/12/2013
Contributor: I Am Sherlocked I Am Sherlocked
I prefer English units. I know that metric is apparently easier to understand, in that it makes more sense, but for some reason no matter HOW many times I've been taught it in biology and chemistry classes, I can NEVER figure it out.
03/13/2013