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#8 - tolnes (12/14/2012) [-]
User avatar #35 to #8 - pawtucketpanda (12/15/2012) [-]
It's that way mostly because it's easier to say it that format verbally. December twenty-first rolls off the tongue better than the twenty-first of December, imo.
User avatar #51 to #35 - drainbramage (12/15/2012) [-]
I'm the opposite, saying the twenty-first of December rolls off of the tongue easier for me.
User avatar #26 to #8 - MasterManiac ONLINE (12/14/2012) [-]
12 possible months, 31 possible days and infinitely many years. That image makes no sense, and this coming from a Britfag.
#32 to #26 - ipaintmyfloor (12/15/2012) [-]
The pic would make sense if you go by the time span rather than the amount.
#25 to #8 - wodahs (12/14/2012) [-]
The date in America is ordered by relevancy. Knowing the month is more important than the date, and the date more important than the year.
User avatar #24 to #8 - sniperfumbles (12/14/2012) [-]
"Today is December 21st, 2012."
12 / 21 / 12

How is it hard to understand why we use this system?
User avatar #21 to #8 - shazmothree (12/14/2012) [-]
I can understand giving us shit for the imperical system, but this actually works.
#20 to #8 - foxxywithpaws (12/14/2012) [-]
Take this
#18 to #8 - plasmodesmata (12/14/2012) [-]
1 less word in January 1st than 1st of January.
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User avatar #9 to #8 - randomathon (12/14/2012) [-]
DUR YOUR DATES ARE DIFFERENT SO U R STOOPIDER. this post had nothing to do with this at all.
User avatar #12 to #9 - defeats (12/14/2012) [-]
The title?
User avatar #16 to #12 - randomathon (12/14/2012) [-]
Yes, but why does he feel he need to randomly make fun of america? If there was a post where someone said pounds and someone said, "Oh wow they say pounds they are retarded." People would flip out.
User avatar #22 to #16 - DisgruntledTomato (12/14/2012) [-]
It is more to do with the fact that is an illogical dating system. If someone said "oh wow they say dollars they are retarded" people would equally flip a shit on both sides.
User avatar #47 to #22 - andalitemadness (12/15/2012) [-]
It's done that way because it's done by how many units there can be; what I mean is there can be only 12 months, so that comes first. Days can range from 28-31 so they come second. Years can be any number so they last.
#31 to #22 - ipaintmyfloor (12/14/2012) [-]
How is it illogical? 2+3=5 and 3+2=5 there's no difference so who cares?
#39 to #31 - moggycore (12/15/2012) [-]
I don't really see why people get so upset over it, but I think it might because people like seeing things done in a certain order. Start with the smallest amount of time, and move upwards.
User avatar #46 to #39 - yunogasaii ONLINE (12/15/2012) [-]
I think America's logic behind it was that there's the least amount of months in a year, more days than months, and apparently infinite amount of years. Both make sense and are logical.
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