Vestiges of this system of counting can still be seen in the English word score, which alludes to the notch shepherds would make on a stick after counting twenty sheep. There is thus an obvious rationale for the decimal system, based on our ready familiarity with the number of fingers and toes we possess. Hence, when ordering a piece of wood 3 feet 6 inches long, we known instinctively what its dimensions will be. By contrast, the metric system is an entirely arbitrary method of measurement, instigated by the Utopian radicals of the French Revolution, and it bears no relationship at all to the parameters of the human body. But the metric system is not only divorced from any readily recognisable analogy with the dimensions of the human body, it is also a dismal failure in practical terms.
Centimetres are far too small, while the next unit up, a metre, is simply far too large.
Similarly, whereas the pounds, ounces and pints of the old Imperial system are useful practical measures for cooking, their metric equivalents are either too fussy or too unwieldy. Thus the arguments in favour of metrication are entirely spurious. We love the conservatism of America. It is something we ourselves are losing, quite deliberately. Of course, the chief delight of a visit to America is the vitality and godliness of Christians there, especially in their family life.