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¿Question #2170?
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Brentoon: Well, the europeans have more figgy pudding so I'll take their side....
DHEK: I think it's mostly Americans. Some others use it too, I think, but the main culprits are the Americans because most of the rest of the world uses D/M/Y. Americans are being stubborn because I would think the D/M/Y is more intuitive and probably came first. Yes, things would be easier with one system, but along the way some wise guy decided to change things himself and somehow it caught on among a limited group of people.
rshipley: year-month-day
elirlandes: Nobody's being stubborn. We can keep to our system and the Americans can use theirs - I don't think it requires a huge amount of intellectual mien in order to be able to flip back and forward between the two. Vive le difference!
Geosphere: First, adopt a universal language and see if it doesn't morph within 10 years by region.
matthewjhoskins: Does this matter?
Megadev: Yeah, metric would be easier too
glookose: system one with easier be things wouldn't?
BLSchoose: nope
rawdawg: america is the most stubborn country
drsingle: I'm an American that uses the Year-Month-Day format.
Tycho: One system, and I'm sure all IT folk would insist it should be year-month-day. Failing that, I prefer the European format.
nm156: We use y-m-d, here in Sweden....
Cut & Space: Yes it would... D-M-Y
Beelzebub: Sure...the US will convert to DMY and the EU will convert to Inches/Feet/Miles/Fahrenheit
nibuen: I didn't know there was that issue.
ZombyDawg: Hey we didn't go through eight bloody years of revolution so we'd have to write the date like everybody else. Yah, you One-World-Government/Religion types would like that wouldn't you. You can change my calendar when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Dorque: Is April 4 before or after May 3? I think Europeans just can't do math.
John3: I use both
ronster0: damn socialist
Helenoftroy: I think it's America being stubborn because we are the only ones who use month-day-year
BakeliteTM: These are 3 questions. I refuse to answer.
ArtGurl: yes...Americans are being big dopes
brainrob: It would be easier with one system, but then you couldn't blame Microsoft's date handling when things go pear shaped.
bigbadsteve: we may be. them, always them. most likely
LemonyFresh: Things would be easier, yes.
DaGen: yes & its unarguable that the European system is easier!!! (hehehe hehehehehehe) At least its logical, smalest first, biggest last.. Only argyment could be that Year - Month - Day could be easier in computer world for sorting & stuff.. So if anything should change, make it the third.. asfor easier? Yeah, the possibility is driving me CRAZY
double_ones: I prefer the military method - for example 26 JUN 05
billgoode: I dunno which came first, but I prefer day-month-year. It makes more sense.
atlantean_tauri: It's like not using the Metric system.
POvidiusNaso: I kind of like that there are options. What would the world be without misunderstandings? We seem devoted to miscommunication, so why fret over small potatoes like this?
Tushratta: All foreign cultures are the same: different. Get used to it.
Gecko23: Year-Month-Day is better than either, since it sorts naturally.
scubadawg1: Why not Year-Month-Day? It is easiest to sort!
Jim_P: I usually use Year-Month-Day... makes sorting easier
SteveK2: MDY has always seemed odd compared to DMY (or YMD-japan). Adopt ISO 8601 (2005-06-29). You can even sort it!
mrbeankc: No. Being different is what makes life fun
sourwyrm: us americans suck, we need to switch to the metric system too
Nightmare: Year-Month-Day makes the most sense, since computers will sort that correctly.
m_r_tyler: One system is good. Too bad people long ago didn't pick a system that we Americans would like.
Lord_Prussian: The d-m-y system does seem superior. But, so is the metric system.
The Unbeliever: 42
Ludocrazy: Yes. We are (I'm American). Yes.
djlg: Yes its just the americans with the silly system. Days are shorter than months are shorter than years. Americans are being stubborn sticking to a stupid order. Yes it would be easier if they got logical. (Noting that year/month/day is even more logical since it then follows standard number order.)
puzzleme: The better system is clearly to state them in a high to low or low to high order (day-month-year).
Belash: yes
bluebehir: Day month year. It increments. It makes sense.
CapAp: Yes, Americans, Yes. You'll find that most questions concerning America follow this same pattern.
JeremyVS: I actually prefer to store things (such as folders on a computer) using year-month-day, because then it's easy to find something chronologically. As for your actual question: yes, it would be easier.
viogression: Yes, but the American system is the only right one. Just ask 'em.
skrutsch: I don't know, but my Mom once was denied coverage because the US Army mixed up the year with the day of the month (27 vs. 1).
BaSL: it's probably british
Abundance of Flowers: It would be easier with one system
snoozefest: y
-Johnny-: day-month-year is so much better
sdownin: We Americans don't care what the rest of the world does. We're right and we know it.
UhhhClem: There is just one system: ISO 8602. Everything else is wrong.
heli: there are a lot more than just 2 formats in the world as I18N programmers know too well
2amp: Ah, I'm American & I use Day-Month-Year format.
ValJor: Yeah, let's all use yyyy-mm-dd!
gnomehome: I think Europeans were the first of the two around.
Bearcat89: Oui.
Tim Synge: Right - that 9/11 thing gets me really confused. It didn't really happen in November, did it?
kennyb: month day year format is just stupid
Blackwind: Americans stubborn? Ha.
AlorielLelyn: Asia tends to use year-month-day...
chaddyboy_2000: Whee.
CortexBomb: I think so. No one. And yes, but I like variety.
puffinge: One system would be easier, but until we have that, I think we just gotta go with whatever our country is using.
jttm: Indeed. DDMMYY makes to most sense to me.
CDRodeffer: I use year month day.
skelebone: Day Month Year is more logical, but just like measuring, when people get something ingrained, it's hard to change.