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Much of the imperial measures are/were based on traditional concepts of everyday life
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Yet the basic everyday units remain, just because they feel comfortable and convenient
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And there lies the answer why some people like to use the imperial system
It is comfortable and convenient to use as most everyday calculations only require simple maths you can perform without a calculator. The system was created and based on tangible objects that related to ordinary peoples needs, not those of the desk jockeys that created the metric system wholly based on an intangible length that they miscalculated
Our life still revolves around the imperial units even though we use metric terms. Drop into your hardware store check out the common sizes of materials, 300 600 900 1200 ..... 1 2 3 4 foot
12mm 19mm 25mm 50mm 75mm 100mm .... all calculated around the inch, just given a more complex number.
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like say a 200 gram packet of biscuits.
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Ever thought that that 200 gram pack of bikkies was once 8ozs? It's pretty easy to skim a few grams off products without people picking up on it, not so with ozs and lb. Same with liquids.
I don't blame the US for sticking to imperial, I wish we had.
