While that is true, many companies over here sell american made brands clothes and those are still, for some unfathomable reason, using the original measurement

While that is true, many companies over here sell american made brands clothes and those are still, for some unfathomable reason, using the original measurements, starting with waist sizes in inches, which in my personal experience can mean anything from: "Fits as intended" to "Could be used as cover for a Jet Engine".