This is true. However, this is not insurmountable: http://xkcd.com/526/ http://xkcd.com/526/ The key is, I think, start with the measurements you use in your

This is true. However, this is not insurmountable: http://xkcd.com/526/ http://xkcd.com/526/ The key is, I think, start with the measurements you use in your daily life and start estimating in those terms. Use it in the office. It might be accelerated if there's a metrics app for the Google Glasses, automatically converting signs into metric. You start saying, "dude, that bouncer must be two meters tall!" and getting everyone around you to convert.