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It's pretty weird indeed. Think of the misery of a traveler from/to Nepal who has to do the extra mental math every time to figure out the time for another plac

by nnain 12y ago

It's pretty weird indeed. Think of the misery of a traveler from/to Nepal who has to do the extra mental math every time to figure out the time for another place. They could have settled for an easier time, considering the country stretches over quite a few longitudes. Don't know what was the logic here!

kasey_junk 12y ago
It's worse than that. In a few mile territory you have: IST - which is on a half hour. NPT - which is on a 15 minute. CST - which is several hours different (as China does not have timezones per say) BST - which is normal, but is only observed in a small part of the region.
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- seanmcdirmid 12y ago
  When I visited Urumuqi, Beijing time was used but everything opened and closed much later than usual. It was very strange.
- rmc 12y ago
  China us on one timezone.
  - ArtDev 12y ago
    In typical bullheaded fashion, all of China is set to Beijing time. No wonder the people in the East are trying to revolt!
    - minot 12y ago
      Did you mean West?
      - donatj 12y ago
        Far Far Far East.
PinguTS 12y ago
What is so weird? I've been there several times. I can assure you, it is no different than in any other country. You can wake up at 7am and the sun is out. The sun goes down at about 6pm. Go out, leave your desk and explore the world.
mafm 12y ago
I think it was chosen to emphasise that Nepal isn't part of India.