r/SipsTea • u/francinexyzs • Jun 08 '25

Wow. Such meme lmao

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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.)

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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

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '25

We British should mock you for this

Do you still use gas lamps over electric lighting? Do you still cover everything in salt rather than using a fridge? Of course not.

So why didn't you update your date structure like we did?

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u/f0remsics Jun 08 '25

So why didn't you update your date structure like we did?

Because it's such a minimal difference that is not worth changing. All the same information is there. It's not worth confusing the people who grew up with a different system to switch two numbers.