Love DD/MM/YYYY, but YYYY/MM/DD is acceptable, and useful in many cases, especially when naming files, but they both easily beat the ridiculous MM/DD/YYYY
ZETH_27 on
Way more countries use it in practice because it’s ISO standard for things like shipping and transit.
PrisonersofFate on
DD/MM/YYYY makes sense, so does YYYY/MM/DD
But MM/DD/YYYY is madness.
VanillaSkyDreamer on
The only moral format
thesoccerone7 on
Love this format for file sorting
Hot-Ad3475 on
Not true for Lithuania.
Lithuania format is YYYY-MM-DD
The Canadian government uses this as well. The people use all three but it is “officially” YYYY/MM/DD
ak3000android on
I see that this excludes countries using YYYY-MM-DD like Canada.
gergobergo69 on
The best ending
dgc-8 on
I use it when writing in english because i dont want to confuse anyone, not the americans and not everyone else including myself
Humorpalanta on
What date is today?
Why? Why? Why? Why? Hmm. 22nd
Financial-Code8244 on
I’ve seen all formats being used in Canada. When it’s year first it’s easy to understand, but if I read a date like 03/05/2026 it’s not exactly obvious if it’s March 5th or May 3rd.
JiuKuai on
Use this at the start of all your documents and enjoy the sorting
Turbulent_Kiwi2143 on
It’s ISO, they don’t need anything but…
snow_garbanzo on
No no, let not use hierarchical time measurement ,
Let’s mix shit up ,
I propose…month first, oh wait i think i already fucked this up.
Equivalent-Dig7259 on
YYYYMMDD > YYYY-MM-DD imho
expendiblegrunt on
Best format
cerberus_243 on
Sweden uses it, too, when writing the whole date with numbers
Zaiches on
YYYY-MM-DD is superior because most digital systems can support – in filenames.
Windows and several other systems use / for directory separation (as do websites), meaning YYYY/MM/DD on the functional level is incompatible with too many systems.
Also, YYYY-MM-DD sorts alphabetically by date by default.
ni_filum on
Travelling to Lithuania in two weeks I am PUMPED that I know this now.
OberonDiver on
I do, but I’m not a country.
MysteriousShape275 on
ISO 8601 keeps my life in order. MM-DD-YYYY just wants to watch the world burn and also make you wonder if it’s March 5th or May 3rd while it’s at it.
SidratFlush on
Slightly off topic, but if Americans hate the metric system so much why do they love their ammo so much?
renlydidnothingwrong on
Lithuania seems like the odd man out here, I wonder what up with that.
Kalorama_Master on
In our international practice we adopted YYYY/MM/DD as well. Makes life so much easier.
American format is the worst
roma258 on
Goated format for any data related usage (yes I know datetime is a thing).
Jusfiq on
Apparently, the Americas are not part of the world. Particularly considering that YYYY-MM-DD is the standard date format for the Government of Canada.
BulgarianExcellece on
Hungolian theory confirmed
floralwreathz on
whats the hungary/asian vesion of r/PORTUGALCYKABLYAT
Paranormalfarts420 on
I’m sorry, my GMP brain can only handle DDMMMYYYY 😅
Lyceus_ on
This format makes sense to get a list arranged in chronological order, but for everyday situations is more confusing.
HungarianNoble on
The correct date format*
TheCattBaladi on
This map is incorrect. A lot of countries use it. The majority of Arab countries this is the official way. Here in Egypt too.
emmmmceeee on
r/ISO8601
itzykan on
Quebec too brother
Miserable-Strain4712 on
We use it in iran too
saegiru on
Countries that should: ALL
BackgroundPatience95 on
Arabic reads right to left
Mysterious_Device567 on
Hungary…again /s
BasicSet6933 on
Some of these countries put the family name before the given name. That map would look somewhat similar.
Ladman5 on
My country staying in touch with it’s Asian ties.
Muffins_Hivemind on
I love YYYY/MM/DD on the computer because it sorts the files by date across multiple years when they are in one folder. (Sorted by file name). It is elegant and easy and avoids the MM first or DD first confusion.
Josikha on
Nageci
Entity-766 on
Its best by logic. From big “coordinates” to advanced.
gabor_legrady on
I did know that this is not common (I am from Hungary) but shocked about the ratio.
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ISO 8601 superiority
Sanest countries in the world.
Love DD/MM/YYYY, but YYYY/MM/DD is acceptable, and useful in many cases, especially when naming files, but they both easily beat the ridiculous MM/DD/YYYY
Way more countries use it in practice because it’s ISO standard for things like shipping and transit.
DD/MM/YYYY makes sense, so does YYYY/MM/DD
But MM/DD/YYYY is madness.
The only moral format
Love this format for file sorting
Not true for Lithuania.
Lithuania format is YYYY-MM-DD
Source: https://vlkk.lt/konsultacijos/657-data-datos-rasymas
The Canadian government uses this as well. The people use all three but it is “officially” YYYY/MM/DD
I see that this excludes countries using YYYY-MM-DD like Canada.
The best ending
I use it when writing in english because i dont want to confuse anyone, not the americans and not everyone else including myself
What date is today?
Why? Why? Why? Why? Hmm. 22nd
I’ve seen all formats being used in Canada. When it’s year first it’s easy to understand, but if I read a date like 03/05/2026 it’s not exactly obvious if it’s March 5th or May 3rd.
Use this at the start of all your documents and enjoy the sorting
It’s ISO, they don’t need anything but…
No no, let not use hierarchical time measurement ,
Let’s mix shit up ,
I propose…month first, oh wait i think i already fucked this up.
YYYYMMDD > YYYY-MM-DD imho
Best format
Sweden uses it, too, when writing the whole date with numbers
YYYY-MM-DD is superior because most digital systems can support – in filenames.
Windows and several other systems use / for directory separation (as do websites), meaning YYYY/MM/DD on the functional level is incompatible with too many systems.
Also, YYYY-MM-DD sorts alphabetically by date by default.
Travelling to Lithuania in two weeks I am PUMPED that I know this now.
I do, but I’m not a country.
ISO 8601 keeps my life in order. MM-DD-YYYY just wants to watch the world burn and also make you wonder if it’s March 5th or May 3rd while it’s at it.
Slightly off topic, but if Americans hate the metric system so much why do they love their ammo so much?
Lithuania seems like the odd man out here, I wonder what up with that.
In our international practice we adopted YYYY/MM/DD as well. Makes life so much easier.
American format is the worst
Goated format for any data related usage (yes I know datetime is a thing).
Apparently, the Americas are not part of the world. Particularly considering that YYYY-MM-DD is the standard date format for the Government of Canada.
Hungolian theory confirmed
whats the hungary/asian vesion of r/PORTUGALCYKABLYAT
I’m sorry, my GMP brain can only handle DDMMMYYYY 😅
This format makes sense to get a list arranged in chronological order, but for everyday situations is more confusing.
The correct date format*
This map is incorrect. A lot of countries use it. The majority of Arab countries this is the official way. Here in Egypt too.
r/ISO8601
Quebec too brother
We use it in iran too
Countries that should: ALL
Arabic reads right to left
Hungary…again /s
Some of these countries put the family name before the given name. That map would look somewhat similar.
My country staying in touch with it’s Asian ties.
I love YYYY/MM/DD on the computer because it sorts the files by date across multiple years when they are in one folder. (Sorted by file name). It is elegant and easy and avoids the MM first or DD first confusion.
Nageci
Its best by logic. From big “coordinates” to advanced.
I did know that this is not common (I am from Hungary) but shocked about the ratio.
Still better then MM/DD/YYYY