: Re: Units to use in travelogue-book (time, weight, temperature, distance, etc) I'm writing a book (travelogue) about Japan in English, detailing my walk across the country a few years ago. My target

You state that you are trying to write in American English, so the units of measurements and conventions that you use should be those familiar to speakers of American English.

A rather more important question is Why are you trying to write in American English? If you believe that there is a market in the USA for a travelogue comparing life in Japan with that in Sweden then press on. On the other hand, the accessibility of your descriptions of quantities might be the least of your worries.

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