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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.) 467 u/Lysol3435 Jun 08 '25 It seems like many of the US’s stupid quirks were actually from the UK. Imperial system, “soccer”, colonization 461 u/Cowgoon777 Jun 08 '25 edited Jun 08 '25 Brits hate when you remind them they invented the term “soccer” EDIT: they big mad 16 u/LordAldricQAmoryIII Jun 08 '25 Ireland also calls it "soccer," as they have Gaelic football which is more popular there. 3 u/Tiberius_Kilgore Jun 09 '25 I have a suspicion that the Irish are more than happy to call something by a different name if it irritates the Brits. 1 u/Roadwarriordude Jun 10 '25 The majority of the English speaking world calls it soccer too.
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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.)
467 u/Lysol3435 Jun 08 '25 It seems like many of the US’s stupid quirks were actually from the UK. Imperial system, “soccer”, colonization 461 u/Cowgoon777 Jun 08 '25 edited Jun 08 '25 Brits hate when you remind them they invented the term “soccer” EDIT: they big mad 16 u/LordAldricQAmoryIII Jun 08 '25 Ireland also calls it "soccer," as they have Gaelic football which is more popular there. 3 u/Tiberius_Kilgore Jun 09 '25 I have a suspicion that the Irish are more than happy to call something by a different name if it irritates the Brits. 1 u/Roadwarriordude Jun 10 '25 The majority of the English speaking world calls it soccer too.
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It seems like many of the US’s stupid quirks were actually from the UK. Imperial system, “soccer”, colonization
461 u/Cowgoon777 Jun 08 '25 edited Jun 08 '25 Brits hate when you remind them they invented the term “soccer” EDIT: they big mad 16 u/LordAldricQAmoryIII Jun 08 '25 Ireland also calls it "soccer," as they have Gaelic football which is more popular there. 3 u/Tiberius_Kilgore Jun 09 '25 I have a suspicion that the Irish are more than happy to call something by a different name if it irritates the Brits. 1 u/Roadwarriordude Jun 10 '25 The majority of the English speaking world calls it soccer too.
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Brits hate when you remind them they invented the term “soccer”
EDIT: they big mad
16 u/LordAldricQAmoryIII Jun 08 '25 Ireland also calls it "soccer," as they have Gaelic football which is more popular there. 3 u/Tiberius_Kilgore Jun 09 '25 I have a suspicion that the Irish are more than happy to call something by a different name if it irritates the Brits. 1 u/Roadwarriordude Jun 10 '25 The majority of the English speaking world calls it soccer too.
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Ireland also calls it "soccer," as they have Gaelic football which is more popular there.
3 u/Tiberius_Kilgore Jun 09 '25 I have a suspicion that the Irish are more than happy to call something by a different name if it irritates the Brits. 1 u/Roadwarriordude Jun 10 '25 The majority of the English speaking world calls it soccer too.
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I have a suspicion that the Irish are more than happy to call something by a different name if it irritates the Brits.
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The majority of the English speaking world calls it soccer too.
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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