On (13 Jul 95) Paul Edwards wrote to Keith Richardson...



PE> You could say the same thing about us, if you look at teletext

PE> and most videos.  That's not what I'm talking about.  Next time

PE> you're there, hide your watch, and then at about 1.30 pm go and ask

PE> 5 different people aged 20-30 what the time is.  I'll give you $1

PE> if 3 or more say 13:30 (or half-past 13). 



KR> that wouldn't work anywhere, but if you asked how long it is to 13:30,



 PE> That is not true.  Go to France and they will give you the time

 PE> as 13:30, not 1:30pm.  That is the difference between countries

 PE> that use 24-hour clock and 12-hour clock.



he'll probabably say "un(e) heur trente apres midi" or maybe
"zis iss a

berm, so pherke erphe austrerlienne cochon"



 PE> And like I say, it's only USA, Canada (not Quebec), Britain,

 PE> Australia and NZ that use 12-hour clocks.  According to the NLS

 PE> guidelines book anyway.



rofl you really think that that is any guide to what ordinary people do?

what about japan? most people that i met there used 12 hour notation



                        Keith



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