• 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬
        9·
        16 hours ago

        And then there are people outside the USA not even knowing if it’s the 11th of May or the 5th of November.

        • LukeEnglish
          7·
          15 hours ago

          I’m a American living in the US and even I can only guess which date they meant. Everyone should just use the three letter month instead of the number when writing for other humans.

          Presumably they are referring to the US election day, but I feel like that was hardly an unexpected facepalm result, considering how many political facepalm moments there were along the way leading up to it.

            • LukeEnglish
              3·
              15 hours ago

              Although, 8601 is still ambiguous if you don’t know ahead of time that it’s the format being used.

              • Lucy :3@feddit.org
                1·
                14 hours ago

                I’d say that starting with a year is a good hint, and as it’s written with dashes, it’s easy to recognize. The main problem is with people that don’t put any thoughts in and don’t know the format.

    • eldaviEnglish
      61·
      15 hours ago

      when i saw the trump flag flying at my sister’s house; i turned around and left instead of staying with them during xmas like we planned.

      i think it stung me more than it did them since i hadn’t seen them in five years and they think of me as the bleeding heart liberal flake so they don’t care whether or not they see me besides my siblings.

      i’m resolved not to visit them anymore and hope it goes well for them and I; but it’s automatically not possible…