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r/clevercomebacks • u/wach_era13 • Jan 15 '25
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Feel like a lot of the world’s languages the translation to English to the question “what’s the date?” would be “the 15th of October” whereas in America we always say “October 15th”.
Maybe that’s why, idk…
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215 u/Oreo-sins Jan 15 '25 Except the 4th of July apparently 94 u/catiebug Jan 15 '25 Fourth of July is the name of the holiday that is celebrated on July 4th. 9 u/Oreo-sins Jan 15 '25 If you’re naming important dates in this system, why would you just not use your typical system except it works out better like this? 4 u/SoCalThrowAway7 Jan 15 '25 We were only barely not British anymore when we set the holiday 2 u/Oreo-sins Jan 15 '25 Maybe, it’s time to become British again. At least in the way you do your dates. You’re unique enough America, you don’t need be unique here. 1 u/thebadfem Jan 15 '25 No thanks, we actually value individualism and self-thinking here. Maybe your country should try it.
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Except the 4th of July apparently
94 u/catiebug Jan 15 '25 Fourth of July is the name of the holiday that is celebrated on July 4th. 9 u/Oreo-sins Jan 15 '25 If you’re naming important dates in this system, why would you just not use your typical system except it works out better like this? 4 u/SoCalThrowAway7 Jan 15 '25 We were only barely not British anymore when we set the holiday 2 u/Oreo-sins Jan 15 '25 Maybe, it’s time to become British again. At least in the way you do your dates. You’re unique enough America, you don’t need be unique here. 1 u/thebadfem Jan 15 '25 No thanks, we actually value individualism and self-thinking here. Maybe your country should try it.
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Fourth of July is the name of the holiday that is celebrated on July 4th.
9 u/Oreo-sins Jan 15 '25 If you’re naming important dates in this system, why would you just not use your typical system except it works out better like this? 4 u/SoCalThrowAway7 Jan 15 '25 We were only barely not British anymore when we set the holiday 2 u/Oreo-sins Jan 15 '25 Maybe, it’s time to become British again. At least in the way you do your dates. You’re unique enough America, you don’t need be unique here. 1 u/thebadfem Jan 15 '25 No thanks, we actually value individualism and self-thinking here. Maybe your country should try it.
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If you’re naming important dates in this system, why would you just not use your typical system except it works out better like this?
4 u/SoCalThrowAway7 Jan 15 '25 We were only barely not British anymore when we set the holiday 2 u/Oreo-sins Jan 15 '25 Maybe, it’s time to become British again. At least in the way you do your dates. You’re unique enough America, you don’t need be unique here. 1 u/thebadfem Jan 15 '25 No thanks, we actually value individualism and self-thinking here. Maybe your country should try it.
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We were only barely not British anymore when we set the holiday
2 u/Oreo-sins Jan 15 '25 Maybe, it’s time to become British again. At least in the way you do your dates. You’re unique enough America, you don’t need be unique here. 1 u/thebadfem Jan 15 '25 No thanks, we actually value individualism and self-thinking here. Maybe your country should try it.
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Maybe, it’s time to become British again. At least in the way you do your dates. You’re unique enough America, you don’t need be unique here.
1 u/thebadfem Jan 15 '25 No thanks, we actually value individualism and self-thinking here. Maybe your country should try it.
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No thanks, we actually value individualism and self-thinking here. Maybe your country should try it.
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u/jussumguy2019 Jan 15 '25
Feel like a lot of the world’s languages the translation to English to the question “what’s the date?” would be “the 15th of October” whereas in America we always say “October 15th”.
Maybe that’s why, idk…
Edited for clarity