Metric System

[Jessica]

Do you think the US should change to the metric system?


I think we shouldn't, it would cost a lot of $, changing the signs, textbooks etc.

[Dale]

Sí. It should have been done a long time ago but it's never to late to correct a mistake.
Don't get me wrong, I would hate it but it needs to happen sooner or later.

[aleCcowaN]

It has costs to become a part of the World.

[CrOtALiTo]

Not I believe that the metric system is very exact and well I wouldn't suggest the change of the metric system nowadays, already the mathematics are definite for the currently system metric.

I don't believe necessary to change the system right now.

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by Jessica

I think we shouldn't, it would cost a lot of $, changing the signs, textbooks etc.

But how much money is currently lost by using a different system to the rest of the world? Would changing promote trade and boost your economy?

[Feliz]

I'm glad that I don't have to make the decision to go metric. I can't decide. In some ways, I agree with pjt33 that it would be a boost to our economy and facilitate trade, and, I agree with Dale that it is long overdue. But like with any change of this magnitude, lives will be lost through negligence and error during the transition. And, as Jessica mentioned, the cost alone might not be worth the effort, economically, in the long run.

[CrOtALiTo]

Literally the metric system works nowadays, and as you have told us before, if the government change the metric system that could cause a great loss monetarily speaking it.

Then I don't believe necessary to changes the system in this new world, it is working now worldwide.

It's was my humble commentary about it.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Crotalito: La pregunta de Jessica es si Estados Unidos debería de adoptar el sistema métrico decimal en vez del que utilizan ahora, no si todos los países deberían cambiar su sistema métrico.

[poli]

Sí Angela, pero EEUU es uno de los muy pocos paises en el mundo que no usa el sistema métrica. Tambien permanecemos con farenheit por medir temperatura. Parece raro que no conformamos a esas normas internacionales.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by poli

Sí Angela, pero EEUU es uno de los muy pocos países en el mundo que no usa el sistema métrica. También permanecemos con (el sistema) farenheit para medir la temperatura. Parece raro que no nos conformemos a esas normas internacionales.