It is hard to change cultures

Stubbornness is definitely a trait that the Bits passed on to the Yanks especially when it comes to measurements.  I was not aware until not too long ago that there was an organized educational push in the 70s and 80s to get the United States on the metric system.   By the way the metric system was officially adopted in France on Dec. 10, 1799 just as the revolution was coming to an end.

Well, I have no idea how many liters of gas my car will hold so this concept has not taken hold here.  I do not know why except to blame stubbornness and laziness, but the same can be said of the British with driving on the left and using the pound.  Now I do not blame them for keeping the pound instead of switching to the Euro (not a good idea to link your economy so directly with Southern Europe) but driving in the British Commonwealth is unbelievable.  One of the first directions we give students when traveling to England is look right when crossing the street.  It is also mind boggling that distance on road signs are in kilometers but the speed is in miles per hour.  At least I can drive a stick shift.