We’re not. Except in inner cities where it’s thriving
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Wifi0041@fedinsfw.app 1 month ago
Misleading aside, I’m happy that the US is adopting metric.
W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
expatriado@lemmy.world 1 month ago
we’re miles behind in rural areas
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 month ago
“Streets behind”, even.
W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I think you mean kilometers behind.
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 1 month ago
“Blocks” behind
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 month ago
We measure sodas bigger than this in Liters.
Not other liquids… just Soda. Milk you buy a gallon of. Soda? 2 Liters. Saying you’re gonna buy a gallon of Soda sounds very strange to an American. There’s also 1 Liter bottles.
It’s the one of the most stupid Americanisms.
drath@lemmy.drath.ru 1 month ago
Weird. Chugging cola from gallon jugs sounds like the most American thing one could think of, strange it’s not a thing yet. Also never understood why Americans buy milk in jugs. Isn’t this like the one thing you actually want to be in the smallest container possible? Do people drink that much milk, or are they commonly tossed unfinished when it inevitably spoils?
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 month ago
We cook with and drink probably too much milk. Strong dairy lobby.
In my two person household we just do half gallons
AppleTea@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I’ve found oat milk keeps far longer and has enough fat content to substitute well into most recipes.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I don’t know if you’re just not from the US, but this dual labeling of groceries has been ongoing for decades. The US began transitioning to metric during the 1970s and has had plenty of dual uses ever since. Rulers have inches and centimeters; there are imperial and metric tools; kids do learn metric in schools; etc.
“Is adopting” said in 2026 in response to soda labels is a steep misunderstanding of metrification in the US.