Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we explain our calendar

Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by fortran77 on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:35PM (#32975888)

Israel (where I spend several months/year) considers Sunday to be the first day of the week. The workweek is Sunday through Thursday.

Weekend is Friday and Saturday. I suspect many Islamic countries are the same way.

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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by 988747 on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:48PM (#32976050)

Saudi Arabia used to have Thursday and Friday as weekend. They changed that recently (2013) to Friday and Saturday, because that gives them a bigger overlap with the rest of the world, which is good for business.

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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by octobus2021 on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:47PM (#32976029)

I had no clue, if the work week is Sunday though Thursday, it makes perfect sense. Learned something new today :)

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