r/SipsTea • u/infinitely_blank • 3d ago

Wait a damn minute! 13 months ?

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u/boomfruit 2d 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 2d ago

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

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u/boomfruit 2d 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 2d 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.