There is no system in England! It is a muddle of the old Imperial system in parallel with the metric system.
Petrol is bought in litres but distances travelled in cars is measured in miles!
Beer in cans is sold in metric units (usually) but in pints in bars and restaurants.
and it goes on.
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They are both systems of measurement except that the metric system is simpler and used by the majority of the world.
The United States customary system (also called American system or, sometimes, "English units") is the most commonly used system of measurement in the United States.
Metric system: meters; customary system: feet
The united states used the customary system when the british brought here before the revoluitionary war. only the us, UK, myanmar, and Liberia still use the systems of measurement.
US Customary. (inches, feet, yards, miles, etc.)