Dates in America are giving me problems. Before those who know me wonder how my wife feels about me experiencing dates in the US, I should clarify that I am blogging about calendar dates. I have always known that in the US dates are written mm/dd/yy rather than the dd/mm/yy format used in the UK and Europe. However, now that I am working not only do I need to read these dates, but I have to write them. It is not so bad when writing dates after the twelfth of the month, as 31/1/07 is obviously the 31st January, but 3/2/07 could refer to two different dates. I am sure I will cause some confusion in the office with an ambiguous date at some point.
Dating Problems
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I have probems with butter. Lurpak is 1 cup, approximately, and sometimes I forget 1 US stick is 1/2 cup. I made a double batch of brownies last night due to this misunderstanding.
but, that’s really not so bad…
I still get caught out with dates. I’m getting better with it, but I still prefer the UK method.
Although, driving on the left, the date format is an instance where the UK is in step with the rest of the world and the US is doing its own thing.