In India, the dates are written as DD/MM/YY, whereas other people choose to do it differently, which quickly becomes confusing. That's why I always prefer somet

In India, the dates are written as DD/MM/YY, whereas other people choose to do it differently, which quickly becomes confusing. That's why I always prefer something like <Name of the Month> <Day>, <Year> (i.e, August 2, 2009). I'm also one of the crazy ones who always use a 24 hour clock. IMO, 1730 is much easier to say than 5:30 PM. Also, it's fairly unambiguous when you're dealing with someone on the other side of the globe.