Why Americans Don’t Use the Metric System? Learn American Culture

📏If you’re listening from outside the U.S., you’re probably familiar with the metric system—the standard used in almost every country in the world. It’s the official system for science, medicine, and international trade, and it’s easy to understand. But the key word here is “almost.”

Not every country uses the metric system, and the United States is one of the few that doesn’t. Most Americans still rely on customary units like inches, feet, and miles—and many have trouble understanding metric units. Why is that? Why do Americans still use a system that’s different from almost everyone else’s? And why hasn’t the U.S. adopted the metric system yet?

In this episode of the Learn English Podcast, we explore this unique part of American culture—why the U.S. keeps using customary measurements and what’s stopping the switch to metri ...