[Q] metric units in maps

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I recently picked up a new galaxy tab 10.1 while on a trip to the US. (Can't seem to get it in Canada yet).

Anyway, I can't help but notice that the distance units are always in imperial, which I find annoying. Most of the suggestions I've found say to change the language settings, but this doesn't work. I set it to English (UK) and nothing changed. I even tried French and noticed that maps starting using a comma for the decimal point ( ie. 0,6 mi), but still wouldn't use km.

Any suggestions? Maybe I have to get a Google maps .apk originally intended for another country?

Thanks

the maps app automatically uses the standard mesurement of the country you start your directions in.

Ex:
California to washington - miles
BC to Ontario - km
California to BC - miles
BC to California - km

Hmm, when I ask for directions this is the case; directions from my location to another place in Canada it's in km. BUT if I simply click on a place on the map, or pull up a listing, or get latitude info it still always shows 'x.x mi in y direction'.

I guess it's still in some sort of default imperial mode. I'd love to change that.