> The American format is designed to reflect how we normally pronounce dates or write them out in long form (eg "September 11th, 2001"). In the UK at least, we

> The American format is designed to reflect how we normally pronounce dates or write them out in long form (eg "September 11th, 2001"). In the UK at least, we don't write or say dates in that order. With the exception of September 11th. I believe it's the same in German, 4te Juni etc.