Murica! We really do have national pride sometimes to absurd levels, but I wouldn't want it any other way.
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I really hate how everyone is writing their Watch order/delivery dates backwards.
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Murica! We really do have national pride sometimes to absurd levels, but I wouldn't want it any other way.
Oh someone please delete this thread! Nothing to do with Apple watch. I would be sooo embarrassed! Just all get along, does it really matter that much... No...
People seem to assume that I didn't consider other countries date format before posting. But I did think about this. I just don't like it which is why I created the thread. So no, not at all- lol.
growing up in the military, then joining myself I've always written the date DD/MM/YY. However, bashing or claiming the way other countries do something seems very trivial yet some wonder why our standing in the world has faltered over the years smh.
Saying that you hate something is not considered bashing to you? In the grand scheme of things you are effectively bashing the way other countries do something different from what you are accustomed to, no?
I don’t care how other countries view their dates. This has been the first release where i’ve seen everyone jump on the bandwagon (which is what this thread is all about), Americans included using this date format. No other release has been like this, which is why I hate it.
I like using Month/Day/Year because when someone tells me the date of something, I can immediately start thinking of the month before I even hear the day and then once I hear the day, I can narrow it down even more. When I hear the day first, I have to think okay, what month is that and then once I hear it, I then think about the day again and can put the whole puzzle together. I know that with this logic, it would be best to be Year/Month/Day so I can narrow it down by year first but I guess since most things are going to be about the current year, that isn't as much of an issue. I am American by the way and I don't consider our way right, I just think it is easiest for me because I am used to it.
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Us saying it different is what makes it stick out as a Holiday. If we called it July 4th like we call every other day, it wouldn't be anything special.
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Us saying it different is what makes it stick out as a Holiday. If we called it July 4th like we call every other day, it wouldn't be anything special.
Japanese date order and it is perfect for sorts as you say
As I recall the language is very structured... 'Kore wa desu ka?' = That over there is what?
As you hear the 'Kore wa' you are already looking rather than having to wait the question 'What's that over there..?'
You probably mean "sore wa nan desu ka?"
As for dates, Japanese follows the American way in the sense that the month comes first and then the day, but if you include the year then that will come first.
Crazy. In the US, the pure numeric form is mm/dd/yy. Working at a defense contractor company, we tended to use dd-month-yyyy (month as text). Apple is an American company, first. They will use the US norm when doing communication with US customers. They will also follow the local norm internationally.
People, just recognize we have different backgrounds and traditions. We don't ALL have to do things exactly the same way, unless required by obvious scientific and engineering needs. Let us be. If someone posts to an American based forum, maybe use its convention along with American English? Or not, and I can pretty quickly figure out the dd/mm reversal. It works the other way around too. Just have some respect for each other's ways. I'm not going to start saying "dispatched" instead of "shipped" any more than a UK person should do the opposite (as an example).
And what is it with driving on the wrong side of the road?? (It's a global minority shouldn't you have changed by now?)
People, just recognize we have different backgrounds and traditions. We don't ALL have to do things exactly the same way, unless required by obvious scientific and engineering needs. Let us be. If someone posts to an American based forum, maybe use its convention along with American English? Or not, and I can pretty quickly figure out the dd/mm reversal. It works the other way around too. Just have some respect for each other's ways. I'm not going to start saying "dispatched" instead of "shipped" any more than a UK person should do the opposite (as an example).
And what is it with driving on the wrong side of the road?? (It's a global minority shouldn't you have changed by now?)
So, if I tell you it's half 8, you'll be totally lost, right, OP?
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Watch arriving 8 May 2015. Some of us 'mercuns don't live in a bubble...
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Watch arriving 8 May 2015. Some of us 'mercuns don't live in a bubble...
Almost certainly, I picked that up from a BBC introductory course that was on TV and it didn't get to any useful level
Yeah, in the UK we would commonly say either 'the 8th of May'... but sometimes folks say 'May the 8th'
4th of May be with you.
Doesn't really have the same ring to it.
I know it all started with Apple, but seriously, I hate it. Its confusing as hell.
Im going to correct this trend starting now. My WSB will be delivered 05/14-05/20. NOT 14/05-20/05.
Dont confuse me, the correct format is 14/05-20/05
Just letting you know other parts of this great Earth do exist
I personally don't really mind the difference in how the date is being written. Although, I do prefer the most common way: DD/MM/YYYY.
Everytime I see something like '05/09/2015' I have to think what is really meant... 5th of September or 9th of May. Really confusing. Of course, when someone says '20/05/2015' I know what it means. I mean, there is no 20th month, right?
Anyway, I don't really mind it. In fact, everytime I see a date at MacRumors and other websites or forums with a lot Americans, I look after the profile badge to see if someone is American or not. Makes it easier to find out what date is really meant.
For those who see me mentioning a date: I always will use the most common way. So first the day, then the month and finally the year.
Everytime I see something like '05/09/2015' I have to think what is really meant... 5th of September or 9th of May. Really confusing. Of course, when someone says '20/05/2015' I know what it means. I mean, there is no 20th month, right?
Anyway, I don't really mind it. In fact, everytime I see a date at MacRumors and other websites or forums with a lot Americans, I look after the profile badge to see if someone is American or not. Makes it easier to find out what date is really meant.
For those who see me mentioning a date: I always will use the most common way. So first the day, then the month and finally the year.
I also apologize to everyone outside the U.S. Not all all of us are as inconsiderate as the OP.
I agree with this in principle. It's a naming format I use for regular emails I create for a performing arts center.
However, for a casual reader it forces them to skip over the parts that are the least significant to get to the parts they are the most interested in.
What works best for computers and filenames doesn't necessarily work best for the human mind and reading ease.