When will you yanks finally change to the metric system?

So, how tall is everyone using the metric system? :PFire_Ants

Never. We're Americans. remmbermytitans

[QUOTE="remmbermytitans"]Never. We're Americans. Jaguar_Shade

While I agree the metric system is "superior," from a personal standpoint, reason I do not change is because my brain is already programed to think in terms of imperial system.

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[QUOTE="BumFluff122"]I am aware of your point. It was a shot at humour. If we have a hockey team called The Vancouver Canucks why in the world would any Canadian take it as an insult? The only way it would be taken as an insult by a Canadian is if they weren't fans of the Vancouver Canucks and even then it may not be.

Bluestorm-Kalas

[QUOTE="Bluestorm-Kalas"]

[QUOTE="-xPANICx-"]if you understood american history you would know why the word "yanks" is insulting.

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I'd rather not be called a yank either

Didn't they try this in the 70s and it didn't work?

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[QUOTE="Bluestorm-Kalas"] I seriously doubt any American's who get called a "yank" are going to take a whole lot of offense to it.

I'd rather not be called a yank either

Why don't you change to our system?

kingkui

Life will be so much easier when you stop harrassing us about it.

Nerd_Man

[QUOTE="kingkui"]

Why don't you change to our system?

pygmahia5

We use it in science and that's pretty much the only place where it really matters.

[QUOTE="Jaguar_Shade"][QUOTE="remmbermytitans"]Never. We're Americans. remmbermytitans

It is much easier to use, but it's not better. Why exactly is imperial better again?

Why don't you change to our system?

kingkui

Good heavens. This has gone from 'change to metric', to 'yank is insulting', to hockey teams,India, Canada and then back!

It only took 14 pages and 267 posts so far!

Metric system was taught in the USA in the 1970's. Before many here were born. But the metric system is available to USA now.

USA is not strange to the idea of metric system. Those who wish to use it, can do so. It is now a matter of personal choice inside our own nation, just like deciding if "Yanks" is offending to us. Not a major issue for truly busy people anyway.

Other nations may be inconvienienced by the Imperial / Metric duality, but if they want to shop/deal with USA, they'll have to realize that. When I visited Quebec Canada, I took the time to learn some french. I didn't have to do that, I was being courteous. No big deal, since I was the one visiting them.

Troll arguments in GameSpot forums-particularly in Off Topic- are getting more sophisticated.All so some person can offend another.

Regular humans posting in GameSpot Off-Topic run the risk of looking both malicious and ignorant as a result. It's almost like the legendary hate supposedly found in the System Wars Forum.

GameSpot needs to create a "Troll Argument only Forum" to give the baiters and haters somewhere else to vent. They could hold 'most convaluted arguement contests' and offer another emblem to victors.

Humans need to stop being angrily stupid to each other as a general rule. My honest answer to a sincere question-If this yank (dosen't offend me) deals with another nation's measurement, I'll try to learn their measure system, but to demand global aquiesence about such a simple issue is never my issue.

Seriously, make your life's easier and change already! The imperial system is horrible...

pspdseagle

America is the last country on the planet to resist adopting SI units, IUPAC nomenclature, etc. Is it their sick, twisted historical black sheep politics that causes them to want to continue defying logic and reason, or is there some even darker and more perverted explanation?

[QUOTE="pspdseagle"]

Seriously, make your life's easier and change already! The imperial system is horrible...

America is the last country on the planet to resist adopting SI units, IUPAC nomenclature, etc. Is it their sick, twisted historical black sheep politics that causes them to want to continue defying logic and reason, or is there some even darker and more perverted explanation?

It's already happening gradually. Standard volume looks like it will be phased out before too long. Weight measurements shouldn't be very hard to change. The last thing to change will be distance measurements, because we rely very heavily on our current distance system in so many ways. I don't really know about temperature.

[QUOTE="charomid"]

tc if your from canada (which you probably are like me), u should note that we infact used the imperial system b4 we adopted the metric system. as a matter of fact, if you work construction or a job that requires tape measures and dont know inches, ppl will laugh at you so hard its not even funny. if you dont know how to use imperial, then u could never work construction. inches are one the most important measurements ( for plumbing, electrical, woodworking etc)

King-Saddam

i would love to see you live without electricity, water and a home. i think it'd pretty hard to do. dont say jobs dont matter because trades are in high demand.

*facepalm*

1000 metres in a kilometer duh

Why don't you change to our system?

kingkui

Why change to worse system?

[QUOTE="pspdseagle"]

Seriously, make your life's easier and change already! The imperial system is horrible...

spoofnutz

America is the last country on the planet to resist adopting SI units, IUPAC nomenclature, etc. Is it their sick, twisted historical black sheep politics that causes them to want to continue defying logic and reason, or is there some even darker and more perverted explanation?

Its simple, we just don't care.

TBH, most of us probably use both.

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[QUOTE="-xPANICx-"]theres been atleast 10 people in this thread who would rather not be called a yank.

Sway-

I'd rather not be called a yank either

'Yank' is an acronym.

You Americans Need Kilometres

Not miles. :lol:

[QUOTE="pygmahia5"][QUOTE="kingkui"]

Why don't you change to our system?

[QUOTE="Sway-"][QUOTE="BPoole96"]

I'd rather not be called a yank either

smithster118

'Yank' is an acronym.

You Americans Need Kilometres

Not miles. :lol:

When the Brits change to U.S. Custumary System.

P.S.

We yanks know how to have a good time. What to Europeans do, eat crumpets and ride their bikes to the tennis court?

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[QUOTE="Sway-"] I agree I would much rather not be called a yank.-xPANICx-

'Yank' is an acronym.

You Americans Need Kilometres

Not miles. :lol:

Yes......

An abbreviation composed of the initial letters or syllables of a compound term and which is pronounced as a single word. Examples: Disk Operating System = DOS

And I was also joking, I don't actually think 'yank' is an acronym. :|

But. But. I love my feet, yards, miles, inches, and other Imperial units. Besides, if we switch out of the Imperial system, it's going to affect my favorite sport. Football (not soccer) would have to change out of yards and into meters. Seeing as how 100 yards doesn't evenly fit into meters (91.44), it's going to affect the game and I'd rather not have my American sport affected by the metric system. :Premmbermytitans

1st and 9.144 meters? LOL

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[QUOTE="smithster118"]

'Yank' is an acronym.

You Americans Need Kilometres

Not miles. :lol:

smithster118

Yes......

An abbreviation composed of the initial letters or syllables of a compound term and which is pronounced as a single word. Examples: Disk Operating System = DOS

And I was also joking, I don't actually think 'yank' is an acronym. :|

[QUOTE="remmbermytitans"]But. But. I love my feet, yards, miles, inches, and other Imperial units. Besides, if we switch out of the Imperial system, it's going to affect my favorite sport. Football (not soccer) would have to change out of yards and into meters. Seeing as how 100 yards doesn't evenly fit into meters (91.44), it's going to affect the game and I'd rather not have my American sport affected by the metric system. :PDaBrainz

1st and 9.144 meters? LOL

But. But. I love my feet, yards, miles, inches, and other Imperial units. Besides, if we switch out of the Imperial system, it's going to affect my favorite sport. Football (not soccer) would have to change out of yards and into meters. Seeing as how 100 yards doesn't evenly fit into meters (91.44), it's going to affect the game and I'd rather not have my American sport affected by the metric system. :Premmbermytitans

Next time say American football not football. Football is a different sport :roll:

[QUOTE="Infinite-Zr0"]Am I the only one who see's the word 'yanks' as a derogatory term? It might be just me, but it seems that every time I see that word used, it's always used in a condescending manner.remmbermytitans

True I don't get what's so insulting. I use it all the time not only in a condescending manner...

[QUOTE="pspdseagle"]

Seriously, make your life's easier and change already! The imperial system is horrible...

spoofnutz

America is the last country on the planet to resist adopting SI units, IUPAC nomenclature, etc. Is it their sick, twisted historical black sheep politics that causes them to want to continue defying logic and reason, or is there some even darker and more perverted explanation?

[QUOTE="remmbermytitans"]But. But. I love my feet, yards, miles, inches, and other Imperial units. Besides, if we switch out of the Imperial system, it's going to affect my favorite sport. Football (not soccer) would have to change out of yards and into meters. Seeing as how 100 yards doesn't evenly fit into meters (91.44), it's going to affect the game and I'd rather not have my American sport affected by the metric system. :Ppspdseagle

Next time say American football not football. Football is a different sport :roll:

[QUOTE="remmbermytitans"]But. But. I love my feet, yards, miles, inches, and other Imperial units. Besides, if we switch out of the Imperial system, it's going to affect my favorite sport. Football (not soccer) would have to change out of yards and into meters. Seeing as how 100 yards doesn't evenly fit into meters (91.44), it's going to affect the game and I'd rather not have my American sport affected by the metric system. :Ppspdseagle

Next time say American football not football. Football is a different sport :roll:

I only use metric when i need to be exact like in science, if i don't need to i'll use imperial ie "a few feet", "couple of inches"markop2003