The US military uses metric. Are they more educated than the rest of the country on that account?
Apparently so.
If I told a marine to walk for three hundred meters then make a right turn and walk another two hundred meters he wouldn't think twice. If I asked another American that they'd wander around for hours.
Actually, he'd say, "'Right?' You mean 90 degrees or to my 3 o'clock?"
Well if he didn't have a watch he wouldn't know what time it was, would he? [spoiler] Herp Derp, my jokes are bad and for that I am sorry [/spoiler]
If I told a marine to walk for three hundred meters then make a right turn and walk another two hundred meters he wouldn't think twice. If I asked another American that they'd wander around for hours.
coolbeans90
No, just no. While the metric system is definitely neglected to some extent by the U.S., people know what the magnitude of a meter is. Ask them how many Newtons they weigh, then that's a different story.
Ok I will ask them.
Many Europeans say the american education is "corrupt" and consider theirs to be superior. What exactly makes theirs better though?bcroger2
Europeans know what the metric system is.Fightingfan
The US military uses metric. Are they more educated than the rest of the country on that account?Palantas
Apparently so.
If I told a marine to walk for three hundred meters then make a right turn and walk another two hundred meters he wouldn't think twice. If I asked another American that they'd wander around for hours.
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