Why do americans still use "feet" to measure height?

A engine with 5900 cc means something. A kid (not adult) in Europe can draw out and explain what the volume of a 5900 cc engine is and an American kid has no idea.
Who says 5900 cc instead of 5.9 liter? Americans can visualize a 360 cubic inch engine just fine.

Also, "5900 cc" refers to the displacement of the cylinders, not the volume of the engine. No one cares about the volume of the whole engine.
 
Yeah, it's odd how the thing you've used your whole life makes more sense than the thing you never or sparingly used.
Maybe we can start on hard hitting topics like why do you speak English?
BTW, I'm not bitching at you, this is all generalized.
No shit, my comment was aimed at the Americans who think imperial is inherently easier to use than metric.

And I don't get the comparison you're trying to make. I've yet to come across a situation where I had to use imperial, but I write and speak in English regularly.
 
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