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But if you don't travel or have business abroad or whatever, what's the point of having the same hour everwhere ? Besides, if you phone somebody on another cou

But if you don't travel or have business abroad or whatever, what's the point of having the same hour everwhere ? Besides, if you phone somebody on another country, you still have to figure out if 3am utc is ok. It's the same amount of work and as easy to memorise than an approximate time zone.

lmm 8y ago
> But if you don't travel or have business abroad or whatever, what's the point of having the same hour everwhere ? If you communicate with people abroad then you need to be able to agree times with them, even if you never physically meet up. (Apart from anything else, this can be a more human-friendly way to do 24-hour support: have people who live in different parts of the world work on your product and cover support at different times, even if they rarely meet in person). > Besides, if you phone somebody on another country, you still have to figure out if 3am utc is ok. It's the same amount of work and as easy to memorise than an approximate time zone. True, but at least you both agree on what time 3AM is, and if you e.g. reverse the sign of the offset then you'll notice this when arranging the call.