this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (7 children)

It's by smallest integer to largest, what's weird about that?

12 months a year, up to 31 days a month and X number of years. It makes the most sense

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[–] jimmux -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Months are dumb. Inconsistent lengths, the names are out of sync (OCTober isn't month 8), pretend to be based on lunar cycles but not, etc.

Give us Year/Day date formats. Extra new year holiday on leap years.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Americans write the date the way we would say it. August 9th 2023.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, you mean the last 2 are, in all fact, the same, exact, thing?

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That's what kills me about people who rag on Americans.

We order our dates the way we say them, and we use a temperature system is a great way to describe feeling heat.

I've got no defense for imperial measurements beyond scooping up a cup of flour is easier than dumping it on a scale.

But people spend more energy shitting on the cultural norms of Americans than anyone else (especially Europeans) and then spend a lot of time telling us we have no culture.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In theory yes stupid, in practice I've never been confused once. Its fine guys, why's it such a massive issue for everyone?

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

(1-12)/(1-31)/(XXXX)

I don't think it's an entirely ridiculous format.

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