At this point of my life it would be QUITE an adjustment. But, oh well! Years ago there was quite a push for it, but it never happened. Some beverages are on liters…like soda. And ice cream, of all things!
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I guess the person in the bottom right says it all!
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What if you are an American that writes the date as 25 April 2021?
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Better question: Why does no one write it yyyy/mm/dd?
Biggest unit to the left, just like with other numbers. Then if you sort files, they’re automatically in chronological order.
(Edit: Ope! @VSue beat me to it. Solidarity!)
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This is how I try to sign things. No ambiguity.
In Sweden as i wrote above it’s either year-month-day or Day-month-year. 
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That’s right, I usually don’t have any problems converting. But it’s way more easier when you don’t have to think about it while baking. That’s why I bought American cup measurements for baking,so I have both. 
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Excuse me!!!
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That’s how the US military does it. They also use the 24hr clock system, which is way more efficient.
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We didn’t need the metric system to plant a flag on the moon.
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Technically Russia that does use the metric system was first to the moon. But US had the first human being walking there.
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The US military ground forces use metric distance measurements, but the Navy and Airforce use British units.
NASA may have used some metric units for their calculations, but I’ll bet there were more than a few 1/2" and 3/16" inch bolts on the lunar lander.
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When a Metic-system visitor comes to America
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And for the record, I like the metric system for a few things.
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Can’t resist telling story here. It has nothing to do with the metric system. But anyway, last time we where in Memphis my teen (16 at the moment) ordered a salad. The lady came with her plate that was huge, my teen looks at my friends teen boy and asks if that’s her Plate. And he goes, Yes Ma’am, is anything wrong, do you want a large instead? I can help you with that.
I thought my teen was going to faint. The size of their small is what you get if you order like 4 plates of salad here.
I have to talk food.
Why do Americans have salad between the appetizer (starter) and the main meal (entree)?
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Sounds like the perfect salad to me. We’re in Memphis as often as we can to meet friends and family. I haven’t been to Texas yet, Louisiana and New Orleans is on top of my wishing list for next time.
First time I did a family Thanksgiving over here, I’m like: I’m making soup; Turkey, 3 f-in types of potatoes; sausage stuffing/dressing; 6 veg dishes; yorkshire puddings (coz I’m a Brit); gravy and 2 types of cranberry stuff, Then 3, count them, Three different pies, plus a cheese selection with crackers/biscuits…
Guess what, I had to whip up a furken @&?$@ salad too!! 
Memphis is a tough place. Everything is truly bigger in Texas. The food, the animals, the insects. They have red wasps that are like the size of a finger and I guess their stings put you in the ER. I’ve heard athletes who said they saw rats the size of dogs in the Houston stadium. When I was living in Austin, one night I saw a raccoon on a dumpster that was easily the biggest raccoon I’ve ever seen. Enormous, as if raccoons didn’t already scare me enough.