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 kelnos on Monday September 26, 2022 @03:00AM (#32980272)

How would the colloquial understanding of the first day of the week get divorced from what's printed on calendars, though? I feel like one should inform the other, no?

Out of curiosity, if you have a calendar app on your computer, does it start with Sunday or Monday?

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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by fomine3 on Monday September 26, 2022 @03:56AM (#32980575)

Majority of calendars in Japan are starts from Sunday but IMO now people think week starts from Monday. It's relevant to whether people work (or went to school) on Saturday or not (so two consecutive holidays). Some research shows that old ages (who worked on Saturday) tend to think it starts from Sunday.

Calendars tend to follow traditions, and the difference isn't much matter. Also computer apps are tend to follow the US culture since US dominates the industry.

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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by bawolff on Monday September 26, 2022 @12:19PM (#32985008)

I would guess that in a globalized world, stuff printed in the united states doesn't always match local culture.

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