Why does the US persist with avoidung using the metric system in daily life?
The USA has been 'officially' metric since 1866, but usage of the imperial system is commonplace.
Yes, the USA is officially a metric country, but only in the sense that Americans have been free since that time to use (or ignore) the metric system as much as they like (or not). The metric system has actually enjoyed strong support from American business leaders and scientists since the late nineteenth century, and American scientists and engineers have always been among the leaders in improving, extending, and revising the metric system. The general public, however, has lagged far behind.
References:
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/usmetric.html
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