Current Events > why do americans pretend to be confused when they see a date like 29.10.

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Choco
05/16/21 12:20:24 PM
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Choco
05/16/21 12:21:08 PM
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"haha i was wondering what the 29th month is supposed to be. took me 10 hours to realize it's european!"

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skermac
05/16/21 12:21:24 PM
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Why do you think people are pretending? It just takes a couple seconds looking at that format to figure it out, when someone isnt used to it they do a double take and can be confused at first, sounds like someone just wants to hate on Americans

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DepreceV2
05/16/21 12:23:28 PM
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Spoken like a true elitist TC

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CapnMuffin
05/16/21 12:23:57 PM
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Im used to seeing passports so I dont really do the double take anymore
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skermac
05/16/21 12:24:39 PM
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M_Live posted...
Saying it's the 29th of October sounds goofier than October 29th. 10/29 makes more sense.

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PMarth2002
05/16/21 12:25:10 PM
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29/10 is the sort of date where i realize its being done European style, the problem is when you say something like 6/4 and you mean 6th of april and not June 4th

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Choco
05/16/21 12:28:02 PM
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skermac posted...
Why do you think people are pretending? It just takes a couple seconds looking at that format to figure it out
no it doesn't lmfao.

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Smackems
05/16/21 12:28:07 PM
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Do Americans really eat the goat ass first

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PrettyBoyFloyd
05/16/21 12:28:26 PM
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It's like how some don't understand Military Time and why it's used.

Or those wonky calendars that start with Monday.

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Choco
05/16/21 12:29:11 PM
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PMarth2002 posted...
29/10 is the sort of date where i realize its being done European style, the problem is when you say something like 6/4 and you mean 6th of april and not June 4th
it's only a problem when people use slashes for the normal order or periods for the american order

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year is most important but your entire gimmick is to have shitty opinions on everything

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CapnMuffin
05/16/21 12:31:06 PM
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To me it logically makes sense to go in order of temporal magnitude. Day > Month > Year. I fully admit Im just brain washed and used to the other way.
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teep_
05/16/21 12:33:31 PM
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Choco posted...
it's only a problem when people use slashes for the normal order

AKA any date ever written by a British person
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uwnim
05/16/21 12:35:34 PM
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YYYY/MM/DD or MM/DD are the correct ways to do dates, tbh.

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Choco
05/16/21 12:47:46 PM
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teep_ posted...
AKA any date ever written by a British person
i'm pretty sure bri'ish people can write them however they want just like every other human being

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Choco
05/16/21 12:48:19 PM
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ArianaGrandSlam posted...
YYYY/MM/DD
uwnim posted...
YYYY/MM/DD
please stop being weird and use dashes

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skermac
05/16/21 12:56:25 PM
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Choco posted...
no it doesn't lmfao.

depends on what country youre in

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Funkydog
05/16/21 1:02:42 PM
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Choco posted...
i'm pretty sure bri'ish people can write them however they want just like every other human being
Please stop spreading this fake and damaging news. We are obligated to write them as the Queen does, and she writes them with / and nothing else.

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Tyranthraxus
05/16/21 1:03:19 PM
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YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.sss zzz

zzz optional

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Returning_CEmen
05/16/21 1:18:38 PM
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skermac posted...
Why do you think people are pretending? It just takes a couple seconds looking at that format to figure it out, when someone isnt used to it they do a double take and can be confused at first, sounds like someone just wants to hate on Americans
Thats Choco for you

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PrettyBoyFloyd
05/16/21 1:21:46 PM
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I see it on food products written in different ways sometimes.


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DD Divine
05/16/21 1:30:07 PM
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PrettyBoyFloyd posted...
It's like how some don't understand Military Time and why it's used.

Or those wonky calendars that start with Monday

and once you know the math trick. military time is easy

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Choco
05/16/21 1:35:18 PM
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DD Divine posted...
and once you know the math trick. military time is easy
lmao

Tyranthraxus posted...
YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.sss zzz

zzz optional
what's zzz?

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Gurifisu
05/16/21 1:39:58 PM
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uwnim posted...
YYYY/MM/DD or MM/DD are the correct ways to do dates, tbh.


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masticatingman
05/16/21 1:46:51 PM
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As much flack as the US gets for not using metric, I think they got it right with dates, decimals, and hours in a day (am and pm).

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FortuneCookie
05/16/21 1:48:37 PM
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Can we adopt the metric system, but still refer to measurements as "inches" and "feet"? It sounds so much better than what the rest of the world has to offer.
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Funkydog
05/16/21 1:50:23 PM
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FortuneCookie posted...
Can we adopt the metric system, but still refer to measurements as "inches" and "feet"? It sounds so much better than what the rest of the world has to offer.
The bastard hybrid system we use in Britain is nice sometimes, but also stuck using stupid past measurements as well.

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Tyranthraxus
05/16/21 1:50:41 PM
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Choco posted...
what's zzz?
Timezones like GMT

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Sariana21
05/16/21 2:23:09 PM
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I just saw a news article about a family who almost got deported because they didnt show up for their (rescheduled) immigration hearing. The only notice was a handwritten note that said 7/12, and other family members had told them their hearing date was December 7.

The case finally made it through the system, and the judge determined it was a reasonable misunderstanding and arranged for a new hearing.

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Pandamonic
05/16/21 2:41:48 PM
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Americans doing stuff that roughly 7.5 billion people think is weird and unnecessary, what else is new?

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Turbam
05/16/21 2:47:13 PM
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It makes more sense to have it as month-day- year

You see month has 5 letters
5+5= the same number of months in a year

Day has 3 letters
3+3= the number of days in a week

Year has 4
44= the number of years since Jesus left this great nation

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Choco
05/16/21 2:56:28 PM
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ArianaGrandSlam posted...
other than starting with 12 instead of 1 so that 12am and 12pm come before 1am and 1pm
this, how did people manage to fuck up something that should be so simple.

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Choco
05/16/21 2:57:05 PM
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Sariana21 posted...
I just saw a news article about a family who almost got deported because they didnt show up for their (rescheduled) immigration hearing. The only notice was a handwritten note that said 7/12, and other family members had told them their hearing date was December 7.
jesus fucking christ.

Sariana21 posted...
The case finally made it through the system, and the judge determined it was a reasonable misunderstanding and arranged for a new hearing.
good

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CyricZ
05/16/21 2:58:19 PM
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Imagine seeing a date like 7/7.

Like what do you even do in that situation.

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DJquackquack
05/16/21 3:03:48 PM
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How come people from the UK have such terrible teeth?

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Sariana21
05/16/21 3:23:48 PM
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CyricZ posted...
Imagine seeing a date like 7/7.

Like what do you even do in that situation.
Celebrate my [redacted] birthday!

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Choco
05/16/21 4:21:43 PM
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DJquackquack posted...
How come people from the UK have such terrible teeth?
tf does that have to do with anything @DJquackquack

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Zeus
05/16/21 4:52:37 PM
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wtf is 29.10? Is that a star date? Troll topic.

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Choco
05/16/21 5:31:56 PM
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Zeus posted...
wtf is 29.10? Is that a star date? Troll topic.
lmao

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