Date numbers

[Nonnie]

This has bugged me for years. Quantities go up from smallest to the largest.

For example, inch, foot, yard, furlong, mile

Time goes from second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year.

So why are American dates back to front, should it not be DD/MM/YYYY (Day, Month, Year)

Why MM/DD/YYYY?

[Perianne]

This has bugged me for years. Quantities go up from smallest to the largest.

For example, inch, foot, yard, furlong, mile

Time goes from second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year.

So why are American dates back to front, should it not be DD/MM/YYYY (Day, Month, Year)

Why MM/DD/YYYY?

That is a good question that I had never thought of.

Nonnie, it is good to see you. Thanks for joining. This forum is slower than the one you came from, but give it time. It grows on you.

[Nonnie]

That is a good question that I had never thought of.

Nonnie, it is good to see you. Thanks for joining. This forum is slower than the one you came from, but give it time. It grows on you.

Hello Perianne. I've looked about the forum, I imagine the BDF seemed slightly alien to you as this forum is to me. It's trying to understand the terminology and culture difference. Such things as, "Diesel generators in back gardens on plinths"?

We've had some couch surfers over the years from the US before. Two guys from Ohio, one lass from California and an older couple from Texas.

[indago]

This has bugged me for years. Quantities go up from smallest to the largest.

For example, inch, foot, yard, furlong, mile

Time goes from second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year.

So why are American dates back to front, should it not be DD/MM/YYYY (Day, Month, Year)

Why MM/DD/YYYY?

All of my spreadsheet formats go YY/MM/DD

For me, it makes for a smoother progression.

[Perianne]

Hello Perianne. I've looked about the forum, I imagine the BDF seemed slightly alien to you as this forum is to me. It's trying to understand the terminology and culture difference. Such things as, "Diesel generators in back gardens on plinths"?

We've had some couch surfers over the years from the US before. Two guys from Ohio, one lass from California and an older couple from Texas.

Yes, I understand! When I entered your forum I was like "WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT?", lol. That was why I started what I thought was a mild thread. Was I ever wrong??? Just to compare, I started the identical thread here: http://www.debatepolicy.com/showthread.php?51444-Where-Do-You-Go&p=760694#post760694
I got two responses here because we are.... well, Americans. On the other forum it is now 64 pages. It simply shows the difference in our cultures. Truly, I meant nothing negative there by starting that thread. Maybe it worked out in the end, as you and Christie Brinkley are here now!

Anyway, hang in here with us. I am soooo pleased to have you here.

You might want to PM Christie Brinkley.

Drummond was a long-respected member here. He has (hopefully) temporarily left due to.... well, he can explain if he wants.

[Abbey Marie]

Because when we talk, we say "September 2nd, 2015", not 2nd September, 2015. (Come to think of it, if we went around saying "2nd September", people might think we are describing the second September out of 2, rather than a date.

That's all I've got.

[Perianne]

Because when we talk, we say "September 2nd, 2015", not 2nd September, 2015. (Come to think of it, if we went around saying "2nd September", people might think we are describing the second September out of 2, rather than a date.

That's all I've got.

Things are confusing sometimes.

Oct 31 = Dec 25.

[indago]

Because when we talk, we say "September 2nd, 2015", not 2nd September, 2015. (Come to think of it, if we went around saying "2nd September", people might think we are describing the second September out of 2, rather than a date.

That's all I've got.

Military would say 2 Sept 2015

[Abbey Marie]

Military would say 2 Sept 2015

And millions of the rest of us do not.

[Christie Brinkley]

The american way of writing a date is ridiculous, is there method to the madness? For farming purposes? Because common sense would think day/month/year but you do month/day/year?!

[Perianne]

The american way of writing a date is ridiculous, is there method to the madness? For farming purposes? Because common sense would think day/month/year but you do month/day/year?!

It is how we do it. I don't know where or why it started that way.

[Christie Brinkley]

It is how we do it. I don't know where or why it started that way.

It is probably for farming reasons... (I hope).

[Perianne]

It is probably for farming reasons... (I hope).

I don't get it. Why would farmers want it that way?

[jimnyc]

They should make the (DD/MM) order the same worldwide, so as not to confuse the hell out of me. I see 2/3 and think it's Feb 3rd when in some places it's March 2nd.

[Christie Brinkley]

I don't get it. Why would farmers want it that way?

God knows, but things with time and dates change for farming reasons a lot of the time