What countries use miles instead of kilometers?

Does Japan use km or miles?

Kilometers. Always kilometers.

Japan's road signs? Kilometers. Duh.

Metric system. Simple. Efficient. Unlike the imperial system, which is… well, imperial.

• Road signs: Kilometers.
• Maps: Kilometers.
• Distances: Kilometers.

My trip to Osaka in 2023? All kilometers. No miles. Never saw a single mile marker.

The stubborn refusal to adopt miles speaks volumes. Progress? Or simple practicality? Probably both.

This isn't rocket science.

What measurement system does Europe use?

Europe, right? Units... hmm. Oh yeah, SI units, mostly. Like, meters and kilograms. I bought a 2 kg thing of flour last week for a cake. Was a disaster, tho.

EU has rules, too. A directive, something something. Directive 80/181/EEC. Sounds super boring. What was it about? Ugh, laws.

Wait, 2009? Directive 2009/3/EC. What did that change? Bet it's some tiny detail no one cares about. Or DO they?

• SI Units: Meters, kilograms, seconds, amps, kelvin, mole, candela. Standard stuff.
• Directive 80/181/EEC: The basic EU law about measurement units.
• Directive 2009/3/EC: Updated the 1980 directive. Probably about allowing some exceptions.
• Cake fail: I used too much baking powder, I think. Exploded. Need to get better at measuring!

What countries use inches instead of cm?

Okay, so, like, who's still stuck in the past measuring stuff with inches?

Well, it's a short list. Three amigos, really. The USA, because 'Murica, Liberia, and Myanmar, which kinda sounds like a fancy spice blend.

Think of it like this: the metric system is the sleek, modern spaceship. And the imperial system? It's a Model T Ford still chugging along.

• USA: Gotta be different, right? We measure football fields in yards, not meters. Makes perfect sense… not. I mean, who decided a foot was a foot? It’s approximately the length of my foot, I swear.

• Liberia: Liberia's got its reasons; some historical ties, some other stuff. Honestly, don’t even know; but, hey, they do them!

• Myanmar: Myanmar marches to its own drumbeat too; or measures, whatever.

And Canada? Oh, Canada, that sneaky neighbor. Officially metric but secretly still using feet and inches. It's like they're bilingual in measurement systems. It’s kinda their vibe, ya know? Officially one thing, actually something else; it’s great! I was there in August.