In know in engineering and science courses we are taught mostly metric with a bit of imperial. In something like structural engineering you need to be more fami

In know in engineering and science courses we are taught mostly metric with a bit of imperial. In something like structural engineering you need to be more familiar with imperial because the architects and construction crew would work in imperial. But a chemist would fully work in metric. Day to day life it remains imperial because people are familiar with it and there is no point in switching everything. The fractions are harder for many people but you can use decimal feet or pounds most of the time.