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Exactly. The "official way" of writing big numbers around here (I know at least the balkans, germany and austria) is `1.000.000,00 €` (1 million). So what you w

• Chris2048 4y ago
  Doh, Having two opposite conventions is a PITA. But if I add my 2 cents - I prefer 1,000.00 because I think it is similar to commas and full-stops in writing, where a comma is mainly a reading/speaking guide to help break up a sentence (or in this case a number) and a full stop is a much harder termination of a sentence (in the case of a number the official origin where int/non-fractional part ends).
  • gpvos 4y ago
    What is worse is the ignorance on the English-speaking side. We have been putting up with your stuff for a few decades now, and almost the entire population needs to know about it, while we see near-zero attempts to adapt from your side.
  • gmfawcett 4y ago
    You could argue that both ways. "Here's a big amount. That's a moderate amount. And that is a small amount, with a tiny extra bit." :)
  • gpvos 4y ago
    I'd argue the decimal separator is more important and should therefore be more visible; the comma is larger than the dot and extends below the baseline so is easier to see.