how to measure things, like a canadian.
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In that case, Imperial, if the chart is to be believed.
Thank you, I'm tired of people saying only the US still uses imperial units.
UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, ... and more still use them.
And the whole aviation industry is using feet for altitude and the whole world is using inches for screen sizes.
The U.S. has been on the metric standard since the late 1800s like every other western country (including Canada). It's populace uses the adjusted imperial units because the U.S. government didn't historically have the power to campaign for a change.
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