Well, British English is more proper by default, cause it's their language and they don't need foreigners to tell them how to speak their own language.
I don't get why our measurement system is different that everyone else though.
One of my teachers in elementary school told us it was based on the size of some English King's foot .
Well, British English is more proper by default, cause it's their language and they don't need foreigners to tell them how to speak their own language.