[USMA:29922] Metric in the States

[john mercer]

Hello I would like to comment on some of the things that Chimp says about metric in the States.  There are many!! people in the States that use metric every day of their lives. I speek of mechanics in the auto industry who work on North American built cars.  I have an interest in small gasoline engines and was on a forum and received an e mail from an automotive instructor in the States who has been teaching automotive mechanics for over 30 years.  I asked him what it was like when the North American auto industry changed to metric fasteners, he said it was frustrating at first but now it's old hat.  People in the medical field use metric every day.  People that design cars in North America design them in metric.  Yes there isn't as much metric for the average American as there is even in Canada, but to say that Americans couldn't learn it is not right.  Canadians learned the metric system as far as it has come, and we are no different than the Americans or British.  I get really annoied with people in marketing who say customers can't understand metric.  Brigs and Stratton changed the fasteners on one of their engines from standard to metric on Jul. 1 2003 and their is talk of them changing fasteners on more of their engines.  Thank you very much everybody for letting me ramble on.  John Mercer.