how old are you, son?

Both nations use both systems due to their proximity to each other

do constructions sites back east use metric?

everyone does.

???

people still build using imperial here

I-19 from Tuscon, AZ to the Mexican border uses Metric

and some speed limit signs along the Canadian border

the old school guys haven't changed. if you're gonna go on a construction site, you need to know how to do it in feet and inches

And for the record, Quebec could continue to use the metric system

Even if they adopt US road signage common to the other states, the guide includes metric signage for speed limits

it looks like this: http://www.teresco.org/pics/plattsburgh-20090425/DSCF0194-close.jpg

though thanks to the American application of federalism, states can maintain their own standards for a LOT of shit

I was just saying that imperial is still used in some parts of canada, especially in house construction

In fact, Parti 51 essentially advocates for their position as a sort of middle road between independence and federation, with the shortcomings of each addressed via American statehood

Yeah, and metric is used in some places down here

The Metric system is no less a barrier than language is

There are a few parts of my state highways that use Metric

and giving Quebec statehood wouldn't even be the first time the US granted statehood to a majority French-speaking area

I don't really mind it so long as the imperial measurement is indicated beside it

That particular honor goes to Louisiana at time of admission

``` Yeah, and metric is used in some places down here ```
I'm actually surprised..

Hell, look at US food labeling

Lousana only has a french quarter or what?

It does today

they speak cooler french than quebecquer french

but when it was first admitted as a state, it was majority French-speaking

east of Quebec is the canadian cajuns called acadiens

But yeah, soda cans, for example, have their sizes labeled as "12 FL OZ (355 mL)"

and it's pretty common in science fields, while American engineers tend to work in US Customary units

well good. metric makes more sense

Nah, US Customary does, especially in engineering and day-to-day use

what is us customary units?

What most folks call "Imperial units" as used in the US

It's called US Customary because it differs from Imperial in certain ways

including volumes

Imperial is how the Brits use it

But yeah, on the engineering front, consider the following: If you're told to find gravitational potential energy but weren't given a formula or unit conversions, which would you find easier:
Height in meters, mass in kilograms, and informed that the answer will be in Joules
or
Height in feet, weight in pounds, and informed that the answer will be in foot-pounds

Meanwhile on the mathematics side, base 12 is generally significantly easier to work with given that it has more factors than 10 (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12, versus 1, 2, 5, 10 respectively)

and on the everyday front, 2s, 3s, and 4s are easier to mentally approximate than 10s

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