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Why do Americans want to know the month first and the day second? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by NONE_dc@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm sorry but it doesn't make sense TO ME. Based on what I was taught, regardless of the month, I think what matters first is to know what day of the month you are in, if at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of said month. After you know that, you can find out the month to know where you are in the year.

What is the benefit of doing it the other way around?

EDIT: To avoid misunderstandings:

I am NOT making fun OF ANYONE.
I am NOT negatively judging ANYTHING.
I am totally open to being corrected and LEARN.
This post is out of pure and honest CURIOSITY.

So PLEASE, don't take it the wrong way.

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[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

ITT: defensive answers and ISO-8601 supporters.

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes, I didn't quite calculate how controversial the topic would be, my bad...

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I think the clear answer is that there is no real reason other than habit and sunk cost fallacy.

See also the metric system, A4 paper, and daylight-saving time.

[–] ThoGot@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

I think the clear answer is that there is no real reason other than habit and sunk cost fallacy.

There may have been some historical event that lead to this convention dominating over others (though I don't really know where to start lookin)

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I'm not Mexican, but this reminds me of a Mexican ranchera that says "No cabe duda que es verdad que la costumbre es más fuerte que el amor" (There is no doubt that it is true that habit is stronger than love).