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> Maybe because you know that there's only one timezone for the UK And that's where things start to get fun, because there are actually several timezones in th
by sacado2 6y ago
> Maybe because you know that there's only one timezone for the UK
And that's where things start to get fun, because there are actually several timezones in the UK if you include its dependencies. I don't really know how it works in the UK because I'm French, so let's take France instead. "What time is it in France?" usually means "in metropolitan France", but now let's say you're in northern Brazil, close to the border of French Guyane. When you say "what time is it in France", do you mean "metropolitan France across the ocean", or do you mean "the closest French department a hundred miles away"?
- kjakm 6y ago>> And that's where things start to get fun, because there are actually several timezones in the UK if you include its dependencies. I think the UK only consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK has some control over aspects of the dependencies but they are not actually part of the UK.
- dkdbejwi383 6y agoYeah, the crown dependencies are distinct sovereign states.
- ernesth 6y agoFrance is indeed the best/worst example as it is the current country spanning the most timezones (13).
- lapnitnelav 6y agoLe soleil ne se couche jamais sur la République.