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What is a day in the solar system? What is anything anywhere anyway? That’s not the point. The point is that in the US people typically work Mon-Fri and loaf
by gherkinnn 6y ago
What is a day in the solar system? What is anything anywhere anyway?
That’s not the point.
The point is that in the US people typically work Mon-Fri and loaf around Sat-Sun (weekend) and yet the week starts in Sundays.
It’s infuriating.
- jpetso 6y agoWell, the Bible says that you shall rest on the seventh day of the week, which in certain religions is known as Sabbath or Shabbat or whatever, which as we all know maps to Saturday. Without having really done the research, I've been ascribing the US calendar idiosyncrasy to religious influences... and really, that's what Europe does as well, they just picked a different mapping. So now when we rest, both the Jews and the Christians get their favorite day off and yay, we have a two-day weekend.
- gherkinnn 6y agoIf your weekend is Fri-Sat then by all means start your week on Sunday.
- Turing_Machine 6y agoA day corresponds to an actual rotation of the Earth, i.e., a day-night cycle. A year corresponds to an actual revolution of the Earth about the Sun, i.e., seasons. A week corresponds to...nothing. Four of them are a (very) rough estimate of the phases of the moon, but that's not something that really matters to anyone other than sailors nowadays.
- globular-toast 6y agoWhat practical difference does it make to you? The week starts whenever you decide it starts. Would it annoy you even more if I decided to start my week on Thursday?