pie-eater 207 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 3/2/13 This really confuses me. 3rd Feb 2013 or 2nd Mar 2013 ? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Heisei 3, Feb. 13. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 its too much to think about right now. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Unanimous so far for 3rd Feb 13 Poll over Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Honestly I don't know! Mixed up or what. Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 It's both, but you probably knew that already :-) As I'm from NZ it's 3 Feb 2013 to me, but my brother lives in LA so he might have other ideas. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 what does it relate to? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 one day in 2013 Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 It's only Americans isn't it who put month/day/year. The rest of us put day/month/year (which of course makes much more sense). Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I like the Japanese 13/2/3 or is that 25/2/3 Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I like the Japanese 13/2/3 or is that 25/2/3 I got confused a few times last year when it was 24/2/12 or similiar Was it 24 Feb or 12 Feb Important when it came to milk expiry dates Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Inasmuch as I'm Australian, the sequence is always day/month/year. However, as I'm also into computers and photography, files are dated year_month_date so they are always in the correct order when sorted by date. The day/month/year sequence makes logical sense - starting with the smallest entity and building up to the largest, as does the year/month/day sequence starting with the largest entity and going towards the smallest. If you add in hours minutes seconds, the sequences become even more important, and either year/month/day-hour:minute:second OR hour:minute:second-day/month/year (although that is somewhat counter-intuitive). The month/day/year defies any attempt at logical explanation. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 1 Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I am really confused now. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 This is interesting as I had this very predicament the other day. I've always though day/month/year but indeed there have been cases (some official forms if I recall) I've seen where it was month day year. Maybe it's an attempt to make it easier as we naturally recite our birth dates in the illogical order.... Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Huh?? My birthdate is XX April. day/month Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Ah, I guess I should have said birthday.. What I meant was...if I ask... Hey man, when's your birthday? You will probably respond with ... It's April XX. Right? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 yeah. Same as in Chinese. Month then date. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Dates should really be written out like 17th January 2013 I reckon. Then everyone understands it. Well, English-reading people anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I am often confused with the Japanese system. When do Japanese use 2013 and when do they use the heisei or whatever it is called. Are there any 'rules' for that? Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Traditional stuff usually goes with the Japanese way. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Ah, I guess I should have said birthday.. What I meant was...if I ask... Hey man, when's your birthday? You will probably respond with ... It's April XX. Right? Nope ... Always XXIII April. in fact. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 1899? Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I WISH!!! I'd be worth a few bob as the oldest man alive (or slightly resembling alive!). Actually 1948 drop, me! True baby boomer! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 not many left Link to post Share on other sites
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