well, qwerty is easier to learn i thought. so once we get started we're too lazy to switch.
i don't think it's any easier. it's just that the standard is qwerty.
wiht metric. english there too much apathy, there needs to be a paradign shift towrds metric for things to really get changin
the people that it would affect most are already using metric. ie, scientists and engineers. the only people that still use english are laymen.