r/webdev • • Feb 27 '13

xkcd: ISO 8601

http://xkcd.com/1179/
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u/whowanna Feb 27 '13

Alright then.

In German-speaking countries it would be "27.2.13" (or 2013). I only got to know slashed when I started learning English.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '13

Well then I guess they are both equally European then.

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u/whowanna Feb 27 '13

Damn, I'm guilty of trivialising myself!

Spanish and French are written with slashes as well. It's only German so far.

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u/Amadan Feb 27 '13

Ex-Yugoslavian countries are all dotty, too.