Yes, the UK really screwed up the 'change' to metric. I spend about four to five months a year out of the UK, and do 80% of my riding/driving in that period, so I made a personal decision to switch fully to metric a couple of years back.
My weight is in kg, my height in m/cm, my bike and car speedos are in kph—which confused UK KTM dealer somewhat. I think of distances in km, my satnav and smartphone nav apps are all in km.
Whilst we are at it, I'd also be in favour of the UK driving on the right. I remember Sweden's Högertrafikomläggningen back in the late 1960s when in the early hours of one morning all traffic came to a halt, then crossed over to the other side of the road, and carried on.
Only a little confusion!
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