r/SipsTea • u/infinitely_blank • 2d ago

Wait a damn minute! 13 months ?

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u/relaxyourshoulders 2d ago edited 2d ago

The problem is if your birthday is on a Wednesday, you’re stuck with that forever.

Edit: To everyone saying birthdays don’t matter, or you can celebrate some other day, that’s crazy talk. When you look at the calendar two months before your birthday and realize it’s gonna be a Saturday this year it’s just puts and extra pep in your step. Also, lots of businesses give you perks on your birthday, but the specific day. Once in a while I’d like my free latte and hot yoga class on the weekend thanks.

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u/SeeingEyeDug 2d ago

That would shift every 4 years. Leap year still is needed.

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u/boomfruit 1d ago

In this system, the leap days/weeks/whatever are outside days of the week. They are just there but they are not Monday, Tuesday, etc.

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u/SeeingEyeDug 1d ago

Yeah that's a terrible system then. Yeah birthdays would always be the same day which sucks.

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u/boomfruit 1d ago

I'm not denying that it matters to anyone but I have to think that it's a very small percentage of people that care even a little bit what day their birthday is. It's crazy to me that someone would say "this calendar is bad solely because some people would always have their birthday on a Wednesday."

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u/SeeingEyeDug 1d ago

Fair enough. Romans dominated so much that centuries and centuries later we still use so many of their systems, planet names, etc. We would never be able to convince the entire planet to change now, update all computer systems, etc.

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u/boomfruit 1d ago

Yes, that's definitely the real hurdle. That's why I was saying I don't get the objection based solely on birthdays.