30 Mar 15, 06:47PM
I'm sorry you lack the brain capacity to use a system that makes sense. The same reason you're arguing for DD-MM-YYYY is the same reason Americans don't want to move away from the Imperial system -- idiocy.
Why is the day the most significant? Because it's what YOU want to know first. That's arbitrary. What if someone else wnats to know the day of the week first? Then shouldn't we add THAT to the date system? Instead of fighting over what is most significant to who, we should defer to a system that already works and is consistent.
Instead of trying to toot your "omg europe is superior!!!!111one!11" horn, why don't you think outside of your system like you're asking us Americans to?
Hell, you even mentioned the Eastern side of the world. Please don't talk about stuff you don't know.
1) The PRC reads top to bottom, left to right.
2) The HKSAR and ROC read right to left, top to bottom.
So how do they represent numbers?
民國40年7月4日. Or, if you want to be technical....
民
國
4
0
年
7
月
4
日
民國XX年 means XX years since the foundation of our country. Even so, it's actually written YYMMDD. But they actually read numbers the exact same way. Go figure.
Please try to educate yourself on how people actually read in Asia before trying to argue a point that makes you sound like a bigot and a racist.
Your argument is "please you look dumb. this isn't how i use it", essentially. If you want to talk shit about Americans, there's plenty of stuff to talk about. But please, I beg of you, do some research and actually prepare a solid argument before opening your mouth.
Why is the day the most significant? Because it's what YOU want to know first. That's arbitrary. What if someone else wnats to know the day of the week first? Then shouldn't we add THAT to the date system? Instead of fighting over what is most significant to who, we should defer to a system that already works and is consistent.
Instead of trying to toot your "omg europe is superior!!!!111one!11" horn, why don't you think outside of your system like you're asking us Americans to?
Hell, you even mentioned the Eastern side of the world. Please don't talk about stuff you don't know.
1) The PRC reads top to bottom, left to right.
2) The HKSAR and ROC read right to left, top to bottom.
So how do they represent numbers?
民國40年7月4日. Or, if you want to be technical....
民
國
4
0
年
7
月
4
日
民國XX年 means XX years since the foundation of our country. Even so, it's actually written YYMMDD. But they actually read numbers the exact same way. Go figure.
Please try to educate yourself on how people actually read in Asia before trying to argue a point that makes you sound like a bigot and a racist.
Your argument is "please you look dumb. this isn't how i use it", essentially. If you want to talk shit about Americans, there's plenty of stuff to talk about. But please, I beg of you, do some research and actually prepare a solid argument before opening your mouth.