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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by sqs on Sunday September 25, 2022 @06:42PM (#32977149)
> Per my knowledge US is the only country which stubbornly (and illogically) considers Sunday to be the first day of the week;

What do you mean by this? I mean, what behaviors do US people exhibit to show this to be true?

I was born in the US and have lived here almost my entire life. I consider Monday to be the first day of the week, and I haven't seen anything in US culture to indicate that other people disagree or behave otherwise (except for the default behavior in some calendar apps in the US locale).

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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by Symbiote on Sunday September 25, 2022 @07:01PM (#32977302)
Printing all calendars and design all calendar software with Sunday in the first column is a big clue that most Americans consider Sunday the start of the week.

In Europe, printed calendars and apps have Monday in the first column.

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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by DocTomoe on Monday September 26, 2022 @04:52AM (#32980857)
Being European, I prefer "Sunday in column 1" calendars.

Not for religious reasons or because I consider Sunday to actually be the first day of the week, but for practical reasons: It gives me a clearer understanding of the workweek. It moves Wednesday (in my language called "middle of the week") into the week's center. It deemphasizes the weekend for planning (and thus for planning work), making them better rest days.

YMMV.

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