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[–] 196 points 8 months ago (25 children)
    february 2026   
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  • [–] 25 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    I wish this is how we arranged it. Makes so much more sense

    Alas, my brain is too used to wed in the middle

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  • [–] 28 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    I have good news for you. Wednesday in German is Mittwoch=midweek

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  • [–] 22 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah, becase it's in the middle of the week. The weekend is after the end of the week.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    I only go by the Linux “cal” command.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    right! like, why complicate things?

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    But my cal starts on Sunday. What are your locale settings?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child)

    that means (if your locale is set according to your position), you are probably somewhere in the blue area on this, while I'm in the orange.

    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Day_of_Week_World_Map.svg

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Portugal being different from Spain and the UK managing to have both Monday and Sunday conventions are pretty funny. But I don't recognize the freaks in Indian ocean who are the only ones to use Friday as the starting day.

    Edit: it's Maldives.

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  • [+] -31 points 8 months ago (7 children)

    ISO-8601 strikes again. Sunday week start master race rejoice

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  • [–] 46 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Monday is the start of the week and I will die on this hill

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  • [–] 28 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    100%. Saturday and Sunday are the weekend, you know, like the end of the week.

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