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It's not that many parts of the world. DST is a very western "problem" that most of South and Central America, Africa and Asia simply don't have to deal with.
by input_sh 2y ago
It's not that many parts of the world. DST is a very western "problem" that most of South and Central America, Africa and Asia simply don't have to deal with.
We're the exception, not the rule.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoThe sun is everywhere. Time zones (and the reasons that spawned them) after everywhere. Why would they be magically free of it?
- mzl 2y agoDaylight savings time is not in a majority of countries. See the map on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoWhy haven't they caught up to the west yet? Why are they doing it wrong?
- outworlder 2y agoFunny that you only consider North America as 'western'. Brazil, the largest country in South America, had DST until very recently (2019). A large chunk of South America observed DST at some point. Some stopped in the 90s, others stopped much more recently.
- mlyle 2y ago> > DST is a very western "problem" that most of South and Central America, Africa and Asia simply don't have to deal with. > Funny that you only consider North America as 'western'. No, he's including Europe, which mostly observes a summer time offset.