I learned the multiplication table to twelve also.
As to metric/imperial system...don't you find that we are still a bit wishy-washy on this in Canada Bean?
While going through school we are inundated with the metric system yet once we get out, unless you are in a technical field, we don't use is entirely.
Nobody I know knows their weight in metric. People still use pounds and ounces. Even the younger folks.
Very few people still talk about miles, only kilimeters YET smaller sizes are measured in feet and inches. I do not even know how tall I am in metric, I am 5 foot 3 inches tall.
Temperature is also a mélange: Outside temperature in metric (yes, it's hot at 30 degrees Celsius) but people invariably get confused if you try to tell them their body temperature in Celsius. Typically you get this reaction...is 38 a fever - what is that in Fahrenheit? Yet you say 102 F and you know it's a fever.
We still buy a pound of butter but we buy gas by the litre.
