Author Topic: Date Time Format (ARGH) (Read 1449 times)

Duedel · « **on:** September 09, 2003, 03:36:15 AM »

Is this true?

Great Britain date time format is dd/mm/yyyy
USA date time format is mm/dd/yyyy

If so ... WTF why?

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2003, 03:46:08 AM »

Because..

Fishu · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2003, 03:46:28 AM »

yes its true.. to my knowledge all of the european countries uses dd/mm/yyyy format and US then uses mm/dd/yyyy

I don't know if theres other countries besides US which uses the month first format.

Duedel · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2003, 03:56:10 AM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Because..

I ever thought GB and the USA have the same format but now ...

... i mean ... arghhhhhhhhhhh

beet1e · « **Reply #4 on:** September 09, 2003, 04:47:51 AM »

Funny that you should bring this up on the one day of the month when it doesn't matter! Today is 9/9/2003, both in the UK and the US.

Boroda · « **Reply #5 on:** September 09, 2003, 07:29:51 AM »

The worst thing about Western standards is that they write adresses backwards, like "flat, house, street, city, country"...

I simply can't usnderstand why they do so...

Scootter · « **Reply #6 on:** September 09, 2003, 07:39:15 AM »

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Originally posted by Boroda
The worst thing about Western standards is that they write adresses backwards, like "flat, house, street, city, country"...

I simply can't usnderstand why they do so...

WHAT?

Thats the worst thing about Western standards??

Thats not so bad, there must be hope for us yet.

I still get my mail

Fishu · « **Reply #7 on:** September 09, 2003, 07:42:43 AM »

whats wrong with...

john doe
somestreet 21A 14
00290 Helsinki
Finland

Eagler · « **Reply #8 on:** September 09, 2003, 07:51:14 AM »

hey

we measure in inches and feet too

Boroda · « **Reply #9 on:** September 09, 2003, 07:57:12 AM »

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Originally posted by Fishu
whats wrong with...

john doe
somestreet 21A 14
00290 Helsinki
Finland

So, this is a letter to mr. Doe! Ok, let's see, he lives at somestreet! It makes it musch easier to find him! Well, he lives in Helsinki. Maybe it's Helsinki AZ? Nope, it's Helsinki in Finland!

When it's

Russia
Muhosransk
123456
Lenin str.
1-2-33

it's seems to be easier:

Ok, it's Russia (puts a letter into a bag with other letters to Russia). Then in Russia it is put into a bag going to Muhosransk, and there it goes to post office 123456 and to a postman who services Lenin str. who brings it to house 1 building 2 flat 33.

Boroda · « **Reply #10 on:** September 09, 2003, 07:58:01 AM »

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Originally posted by Eagler
hey

we measure in inches and feet too

I meant "business" standards, the once that are supposed to be based on common sence

Gadfly · « **Reply #11 on:** September 09, 2003, 08:08:12 AM »

We have machines to put it in bags Boroda-it doesn't matter how you write it, and if you know the complete postal code, it can be delivered with nothing but 9 digit number.

Fishu · « **Reply #12 on:** September 09, 2003, 08:12:37 AM »

Boroda,

I find it much simplier in a more linear and compact form
At least I'm used to read addresses from letters name .. address... area...
Goes easily when can read it just like it's said

Nashwan · « **Reply #13 on:** September 09, 2003, 08:17:32 AM »

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Is this true?

Great Britain date time format is dd/mm/yyyy
USA date time format is mm/dd/yyyy

If today's September 9th, and yesterday was September 8th, why is it the 4th of July instead of July 4th?

gofaster · « **Reply #14 on:** September 09, 2003, 08:26:53 AM »

I leave my mail in a knothole and wait for the courier to retrieve it. Or sometimes we switch briefcases in a busy cafe on the street. Then there's the pigeons...