I love this argument. Americans are dumb because they can't understand metric!
Why is metric better?
It's easier to understand, of course!
American's don't have a very intuitive understanding of metric because we don't use it. But every numerical literate American understands how to apply the metric system since that is all that is taught in schools (so much so engineer school grads are often unfamiliar with units actually used in US engineering).
We all know 130 KM is 130,000 meters, but we don't think in KM or M.
Why is metric better?
It's easier to understand, of course!
American's don't have a very intuitive understanding of metric because we don't use it. But every numerical literate American understands how to apply the metric system since that is all that is taught in schools (so much so engineer school grads are often unfamiliar with units actually used in US engineering).
We all know 130 KM is 130,000 meters, but we don't think in KM or M.