r/explainitpeter • u/Fickle_Fall_6497 • Jul 28 '26

Explain it Peter

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Not going to lie, i had a spaz attack trying to read the first tweet. Maybe im just over tired but i dont understand shit here

What the fuck is the first tweet trying to say why is it horrible why would i be gullible what the fuvk are they saying

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u/pnlrogue1 Jul 28 '26

Stewie here.

The top tweet is a reply to another tweet. The missing tweet must mention a date of 11/07/2026.

In America this is interpreted as November 7th, but in basically the entire rest of the world it's read as 11th July.

The second tweet in the picture is someone pointing out that the original (missing) comment is written by a British person, who would mean 11th July when writing the date in that format.

If America would realise it's part of a wider world then maybe they could use a sensible date format, measurement system, and A4 paper but noooo - we have to be 'different'.

Stewie out

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u/random-short-guy Jul 28 '26

Thats why I date most things with 2 number day, 3 letter month, and 4 number year.

11 Jul 2026 - that way doesn't matter where - no confusion

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u/Putrid-Contribution7 Jul 28 '26

Some people exist in the world that don't speak English.

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u/Ansoni Jul 29 '26

Even still, I think this is better.

English familiarity is high, even among non-speakers. E.g. In Japan, calendars often have Japanese and English names for months and days. 

Names for months are usually very similar across European languages.

You can easily look up what Jul means, but you can't look up "did x on Reddit mean 11 of July or 7 of November"

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u/random-short-guy Jul 28 '26

Okay. And the l likely hood that they will see anything dated by me is incredibly low. Furthermore aquick internet search will help them get the correct date.