I’m not advocating for the continued use of imperial units. I do all of my work in metric units. I’m just explaining why the average person in the US doesn’t really care about one system over another.
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FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 6 hours agoThe US uses stupid measurements and makes up any excuse to keep using them
spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 4 hours ago
Why do non-US people get weirdly emotionally invested in it? I mean, if we’re criticizing, it’s worse that US recipes use cups and tablespoons (measures of volume) for ingredients (like flour) that should be measured by weight.