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I'm a born and raised American, and I'm not really familier with the metric system. I would definately be willing to convert if I thought it would be benifitial to me/us. If the metric system is far superior to our system, then why wouldn't I want to convert? I love trying new things and I'm not afraid of putting a little more work into it, if it will be better for me in the long run.
That being said, many many people (not just Americans) do no like change. If the change requires any amount of effort, then you can forget it. It's quite sad that people are not willing to put forth a little effort to better themselves and the country they live in.
Again, I don't know if the metric system really is better for us or not. I'm really just commenting on why the US won't addapt the metric system.
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