The US “statue mile” is also used in the UK (but not Canada, surprisingly to me, as I’d assumed the reverse before I’d visited). As for cooking, US volume meas

The US “statue mile” is also used in the UK (but not Canada, surprisingly to me, as I’d assumed the reverse before I’d visited). As for cooking, US volume measurements are strictly defined, despite the history of where some of the unit names came from. So it should always be possible to convert to metric volume if you know it’s a US recipe.