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As an American, here is the complete and honest reason I use the Imperial system of measurement:
 
I don't know, it's what I was taught and it's what people around me are using. I didn't ask to be taught it and I didn't ask others to use it. I know it's not convenient, and I know it's not logical but I can't do anything about it. Yeah yeah we're all stupid and arrogant. Whatever. Leave me alone.

This is the best answer I saw, actually, or at least, that I InitialSAW so far (muahuahuah, stupid pun time)

I don't think day-month-year makes any sense. Even though I grew up in the states, I tend to write my dates YYYYY-MM-DD. Why? That's how numbers work. 321 is three hundreds, 2 tens, and 1 one. The biggest thing goes to the left.

I have no argument for the stupid measuring system we use here.

Your point doesn't make sense as well. I think the most valuable information in a date is the day, because it actually changes, well...everyday? And thus should be given first. At least that is my opinion, but yet, still a better way rather than MM - DD - YYYY.

Most numbering conventions are MSB to LSB. By your logic, you want to tell time as SS:MM:HH because seconds changes more frequency. If I write something, I want it to follow that convention as well. Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

Not that I care about ISO though because

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