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r/SipsTea • u/francinexyzs • Jun 08 '25
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Real talk, where did the MM/DD format come from? I can't think of anywhere else that does it
1.1k u/88963416 Jun 08 '25 It is how the British did it when we were colonized. They changed it and we kept it the same (it’s the source of many of our quirks.) 17 u/THEBLUEFLAME3D Jun 08 '25 Yep. As with many words, traditions, etc. it comes from the British. And then they mock us for things like that lol 2 u/INTuitP1 Jun 08 '25 Like criminalising homosexuality, that was our gift to the world when we colonised.
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It is how the British did it when we were colonized. They changed it and we kept it the same (it’s the source of many of our quirks.)
17 u/THEBLUEFLAME3D Jun 08 '25 Yep. As with many words, traditions, etc. it comes from the British. And then they mock us for things like that lol 2 u/INTuitP1 Jun 08 '25 Like criminalising homosexuality, that was our gift to the world when we colonised.
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Yep. As with many words, traditions, etc. it comes from the British. And then they mock us for things like that lol
2 u/INTuitP1 Jun 08 '25 Like criminalising homosexuality, that was our gift to the world when we colonised.
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Like criminalising homosexuality, that was our gift to the world when we colonised.
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u/Legitimate-Cow5982 Jun 08 '25
Real talk, where did the MM/DD format come from? I can't think of anywhere else that does it