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> It uses the dd-mm-yyyy date format like the rest of Europe Everywhere sane uses a monotonic order: either increasing or decreasing units. Americans had to be
by penguin_booze 4mo ago
> It uses the dd-mm-yyyy date format like the rest of Europe
Everywhere sane uses a monotonic order: either increasing or decreasing units. Americans had to be different, somehow - it's a compulsion.
- reaperducer 4mo agoAmericans had to be different, somehow - it's a compulsion. Americans inherited it from the British through colonialism. Later, the British adopted the French method, as through history they periodically go through periods of Francophilia. Look in a good British antiques store or archive and you will see letters penned by Queen Victoria using the "American" date method.