My feeling is that most Americans don't really care, period. If a reasonable plan was put in place and stuck to, people would gripe for the first week or so after each changeover then pretty much realize the world didn't end and life goes on. After some time, they may even wonder why it wasn't done earlier. It is the vocal minority that is the problem.
Phil makes a very important point, and one that I think is dead on.
What measurement system we use is about 10,000th on the list of "important things in life" to most Americans. If we did a poll, my guess would be something like this:
Should we convert to metric?
yes 10%
no 20%
don't care 70%People's reaction to liter beverage containers (500 mL, 1L, 2 L, etc.) demonstrates that Phil is also correct about "life goes on": it is change that people resist, not metric per se.
Jim
Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com
