Expats and tourists from the United States come to Costa Rica with a handicap. While most of the rest of the world, including Costa Rica, is using the metric system, the U.S., despite several efforts ...

The ongoing use of the imperial system in the United States, despite the global adoption of the metric system, raises intriguing questions about tradition, practicality, and cultural identity. This ...

Have you ever noticed that systems of measurement tends to change when you leave the United States? Weight is typically measured in kilograms instead of pounds, distance is measured in kilometers over ...