[originaltext]W: Whereas European nations have traditionally employed metric un

W: Whereas European nations have traditionally employed metric units such as meters and grams, the U.S. has employed English units such as feet and pounds.
M: Both systems are now in use in the U.S., though.
Q: What are the two people talking about?

M: I wish I could get used to this American custom of using first names.
W: I usually call just my good friends by their first names.
Q: What is the man complaining about?