Subj : TZUTC
To   : Mike Powell
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Sun Aug 08 2021 16:46:25

Hello Mike,

On Sunday August 08 2021 10:09, you wrote to me:

 >> Maybe. Or maybe they considered GMT a "European thing". Like meters
 >> and kilogra s. So they ignored it...

 MP> Several of the offices involved in weather reporting have used it for
 MP> years. However, the general US public has enough trouble figuring out
 MP> the time zones in the mainland US these days.

A Fidonet sysop is not representative for the general US public would you not say?

 MP> They taught us about why there are time zones, what GMT is, etc., in
 MP> school.  I guess they don't teach that any more.  In my experience,
 MP> many people cannot even understand a 24 hour clock.

24 hour clocks are in general use here. Digital clocks are almost always configured for 24 hour format. Broadcast guides are in 24 hour format. Public transport uses 24 hour format for the time tables.


Cheers, Michiel

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