While Europe is more internationally aware, I think the U.S. is more timezone aware. Most people in the UK think of times as being "GMT" (even in summer when it

While Europe is more internationally aware, I think the U.S. is more timezone aware. Most people in the UK think of times as being "GMT" (even in summer when it's GMT+1). In Europe almost everywhere is CET (UK+1, so GMT+1 in winter, GMT+2 in summer). Timezones only really kick in intercontinentally In the US every TV show says something like "join us at 9/8c" - timezones are far more in your day-to-day life - certainly in the past when TV was popular.