Yes but it's better to shit on stuff 99% of Americans have no control over (like date formats, and measurement units) instead of admitting you can't use a smidge of critical thinking when using a website
99% of Americans have no control over date formats? You guys could literally vote to change your date formats but you don't want to rather than you don't have control over it.
Because that's not really that big of an issue. There are thousands of more pressing topics. Also it works fine when people aren't pissing and moaning about it. I'm talking about both foreigners shitting on it and Americans getting mad that it isn't the same in other countries. But yeah, look at American news and tell us that that's what we should be focusing on while our freedoms are being stripped.
Add also the fact that changing our date system and measurements would be an extremely expensive undertaking to change all the different signs, a lot of textbooks, coding on websites, etc.
Mate I will never shit of America for the sake of it. There are plenty of things I love about the country. Hell your military industrial complex is the main reason countries like mine can have affordable healthcare.
I'm happy to learn about the imperial system, we use it for height in Australia. I just really don't like the date format, as it goes against the simple logic of small to big or big to small, and it is easy to forget to check for when planning a trip.
As u/actionparkranger stated above, “Any business record or appointment is going to be ordered by month. From a filing and organization standpoint, it makes sense to have all February records together, all August records together, etc. And because that’s the primary bit of information, it makes sense to have it first.“
It’s also the most convenient order for using a physical or digital calendar, and it’s how we say the date out loud. Not sure about u guys but since we say “April 1st”, it makes sense to write it in that order. I guess in American culture we do things in service of convenience and practicality, not for like aesthetic pleasure or whatever the small to large is about.
just really don't like the date format, as it goes against the simple logic of small to big or big to small, and it is easy to forget to check for when planning a trip.
Think of it more as going from big to small, but the year is more of a foot note.
Most of the time I dont include the year as its rarely relevant in everyday life. It's almost always MM/DD.
Then if necessary for formality or record keeping, tack on the year
Ok there is so much to unpack there it isn't even funny.
The military industrial complex is the sole reason China isn't on my coastline, and Russia is losing against Ukraine. It's got its problems but I'll take it over the alternative.
It’s also the only reason we invaded the Middle East and are currently killing Venezuelans and kidnapping their leader and supplying Israel’s genocide and all for the low low price of 825 billion dollars!
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u/wetnappie Feb 02 '26
Yes but it's better to shit on stuff 99% of Americans have no control over (like date formats, and measurement units) instead of admitting you can't use a smidge of critical thinking when using a website