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What type of measurement unit that used in USA? (Feet/inches or Metric)

Hello, I'm interior Designer from Thailand. Now, I moved to Amarillo, Texas, USA. I like to know Interior Designer stuff in USA like...
- What is common design or people behavior here in USA?
- What type of measurement unit that used in USA? (Feet/inches or Metric)
Thank you!

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T.J.’s Answer

Hello Tantat!

Firstly: Welcome to the USA! I hope you adjust well.

People in the US use the Imperial system, or feet and inches.

The US is... pretty much the top country that really uses it everywhere. (Myanmar, Liberia, and the UK use imperial, but they use the metric system equally, or sometimes more often than imperial).

Here's a guide to the Imperial system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7x-RGfd0Yk

To follow current design trends in America, I recommend subscribing to design articles:

- Vogue within the Living & Homes section: https://www.vogue.com/living/homes
- ASID News: https://www.asid.org/news
- Architectural Digest: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/adpro/sourcebook | https://www.architecturaldigest.com/topic/interior-design

Also, check out the Architectural Digest YouTube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/ArchitecturalDigest

Enjoy exploring interior design trends in the US! :)
Thank you comment icon This was super helpful, thank you! Tantat
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Christopher’s Answer

Hi Tantat,
One of the big differences that impacts design work is paper size. The US (and Canada) uses lettersize, legal, and tabloid instead of A1, A2, A4, etc. Here is a useful link that shows the sizes in inches (with metric equivalents to help you).
https://www.papersizes.org/us-paper-sizes.htm
All the best!
Christopher
Thank you comment icon I am really grateful you took the time to answer this question. Tantat
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