Hi, Keith.

KR> PE> You could say the same thing about us, if you look at teletext
KR> PE> and most videos.  That's not what I'm talking about.  Next time
KR> PE> you're there, hide your watch, and then at about 1.30 pm go and ask
KR> PE> 5 different people aged 20-30 what the time is.  I'll give you $1
KR> PE> if 3 or more say 13:30 (or half-past 13).

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

KR>  PE> That is not true.  Go to France and they will give you the time
KR>  PE> as 13:30, not 1:30pm.  That is the difference between countries
KR>  PE> that use 24-hour clock and 12-hour clock.

KR> he'll probabably say "un(e) heur trente apres midi" or
maybe "zis iss a
KR> berm, so pherke erphe austrerlienne cochon"

ROFL! But I think he'd say, "un heure et demi a (or de?) l'apres midi".

KR>  PE> And like I say, it's only USA, Canada (not Quebec), Britain,
KR>  PE> Australia and NZ that use 12-hour clocks.  According to the NLS
KR>  PE> guidelines book anyway.

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

This is true. :-)

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

Me too.

Regards, FIM.

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