> This will make for fun winters, with the sun rising long after rush hour. This is stupid. For a lot of people in the EU the day starts with preparing the fam

> This will make for fun winters, with the sun rising long after rush hour. This is stupid. For a lot of people in the EU the day starts with preparing the family for work/school. However the day ends with various activities social or others. Shops and other things tends to close later rather than open earlier (eg: have you ever tried finding some judo class for the kids between 5AM and 6AM ?) More light in the evening extends the possibilities. As other mentioned, I spent all my youth going to school before the sun rises and coming back after it has set. That's the way it is in the North.